diff --git a/src/lib/datepicker/datepicker-trigger.scss b/src/lib/datepicker/datepicker-trigger.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 10c049130d78..000000000000
--- a/src/lib/datepicker/datepicker-trigger.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-$mat-datepicker-trigger-icon-size: 24px !default;
-
-
-.mat-datepicker-trigger {
-  display: inline-block;
-  background: url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24px" height="24px" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor"><path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"/><path d="M19 3h-1V1h-2v2H8V1H6v2H5c-1.11 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L3 19c0 1.1.89 2 2 2h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V5c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 16H5V8h14v11zM7 10h5v5H7z"/></svg>') no-repeat;
-  background-size: contain;
-  height: $mat-datepicker-trigger-icon-size;
-  width: $mat-datepicker-trigger-icon-size;
-  vertical-align: middle;
-}
diff --git a/src/lib/datepicker/datepicker-trigger.ts b/src/lib/datepicker/datepicker-trigger.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 473dc07fd3dd..000000000000
--- a/src/lib/datepicker/datepicker-trigger.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import {ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, Input, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
-import {MdDatepicker} from './datepicker';
-
-
-@Component({
-  moduleId: module.id,
-  selector: 'md-datepicker-trigger, mat-datepicker-trigger',
-  template: '',
-  styleUrls: ['datepicker-trigger.css'],
-  host: {
-    '[class.mat-datepicker-trigger]': 'true',
-    '(click)': '_open($event)',
-  },
-  encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
-  changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
-})
-export class MdDatepickerTrigger {
-  @Input('for') datepicker: MdDatepicker;
-
-  _open(event: Event): void {
-    if (this.datepicker) {
-      this.datepicker.open();
-      event.stopPropagation();
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/lib/input/input-container.ts b/src/lib/input/input-container.ts
index eeefcf2155bc..97f779417c99 100644
--- a/src/lib/input/input-container.ts
+++ b/src/lib/input/input-container.ts
@@ -383,8 +383,4 @@ export class MdInputContainer implements AfterContentInit {
 
     this._mdInputChild.ariaDescribedby = ids.join(' ');
   }
-
-  getPopupConnectionElementRef(): ElementRef {
-    return this._underlineRef;
-  }
 }