diff --git a/api/tests/test-mount.js b/api/tests/test-mount.js
index 86ae3835..8791724e 100644
--- a/api/tests/test-mount.js
+++ b/api/tests/test-mount.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ o.spec("mount", function() {
 			o("throws on invalid `root` DOM node", function() {
 				var threw = false
 				try {
-					mount(null, {view: function() {}})
+					mount(null, createComponent({view: function() {}}))
 				} catch (e) {
 					threw = true
 				}
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ o.spec("mount", function() {
 			})
 
 			o("renders into `root` (POJO component)", function() {
-				mount(root, {
+				mount(root, createComponent({
 					view : function() {
 						return m("div")
 					}
-				})
+				}))
 
 				o(root.firstChild.nodeName).equals("DIV")
 			})
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ o.spec("mount", function() {
 			})
 
 			o("mounting null unmounts", function() {
-				mount(root, {
+				mount(root, createComponent({
 					view : function() {
 						return m("div")
 					}
-				})
+				}))
 
 				mount(root, null)
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ o.spec("mount", function() {
 
 				e.initEvent("click", true, true)
 
-				mount(root, {
+				mount(root, createComponent({
 					view : function() {
 						return m("div", {
 							oninit   : oninit,
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ o.spec("mount", function() {
 							onclick  : onclick,
 						})
 					}
-				})
+				}))
 
 				root.firstChild.dispatchEvent(e)
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ o.spec("mount", function() {
 					m("#child1")
 				])
 
-				mount(root.childNodes[0], {
+				mount(root.childNodes[0], createComponent({
 					view : function() {
 						return m("div", {
 							oninit   : oninit0,
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ o.spec("mount", function() {
 							onclick  : onclick0,
 						})
 					}
-				})
+				}))
 
 				o(oninit0.callCount).equals(1)
 				o(onupdate0.callCount).equals(0)
 
-				mount(root.childNodes[1], {
+				mount(root.childNodes[1], createComponent({
 					view : function() {
 						return m("div", {
 							oninit   : oninit1,
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ o.spec("mount", function() {
 							onclick  : onclick1,
 						})
 					}
-				})
+				}))
 
 				o(oninit1.callCount).equals(1)
 				o(onupdate1.callCount).equals(0)
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ o.spec("mount", function() {
 
 				e.initEvent("click", true, true)
 
-				mount(root, {
+				mount(root, createComponent({
 					view: function() {
 						return m("div", {
 							oninit: oninit,
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ o.spec("mount", function() {
 							}
 						})
 					}
-				})
+				}))
 
 				root.firstChild.dispatchEvent(e)
 
@@ -227,14 +227,14 @@ o.spec("mount", function() {
 				var onupdate = o.spy()
 				var oninit = o.spy()
 
-				mount(root, {
+				mount(root, createComponent({
 					view : function() {
 						return m("div", {
 							oninit: oninit,
 							onupdate: onupdate
 						})
 					}
-				})
+				}))
 
 				o(oninit.callCount).equals(1)
 				o(onupdate.callCount).equals(0)
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ o.spec("mount", function() {
 				timeout(200)
 
 				var i = 0
-				mount(root, {view: function() {i++}})
+				mount(root, createComponent({view: function() {i++}}))
 				var before = i
 
 				redrawService.redraw()
diff --git a/render/tests/test-component.js b/render/tests/test-component.js
index bd369faa..516cd2e8 100644
--- a/render/tests/test-component.js
+++ b/render/tests/test-component.js
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ o.spec("component", function() {
 				o("calls oninit before view", function() {
 					var viewCalled = false
 
-					render(root, {
+					render(root, createComponent({
 						tag: {
 							view: function() {
 								viewCalled = true
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ o.spec("component", function() {
 								o(viewCalled).equals(false)
 							},
 						}
-					})
+					}))
 				})
 				o("does not calls oninit on redraw", function() {
 					var init = o.spy()
@@ -661,13 +661,13 @@ o.spec("component", function() {
 				o("initializes state", function() {
 					var called = 0
 					var data = {a: 1}
-					var component = {
+					var component = createComponent({
 						data: data,
 						oninit: init,
 						view: function() {
 							return ""
 						}
-					}
+					})
 
 					render(root, [{tag: component}])
 
@@ -679,13 +679,13 @@ o.spec("component", function() {
 					var called = 0
 					var body = {a: 1}
 					var data = [body]
-					var component = {
+					var component = createComponent({
 						data: data,
 						oninit: init,
 						view: function() {
 							return ""
 						}
-					}
+					})
 
 					render(root, [{tag: component}])
 
diff --git a/render/tests/test-onremove.js b/render/tests/test-onremove.js
index e6e40f55..4def776e 100644
--- a/render/tests/test-onremove.js
+++ b/render/tests/test-onremove.js
@@ -119,16 +119,16 @@ o.spec("onremove", function() {
 
 			o("calls onremove on nested component", function() {
 				var spy = o.spy()
-				var comp = {
+				var comp = createComponent({
 					view: function() {return m(outer)}
-				}
-				var outer = {
+				})
+				var outer = createComponent({
 					view: function() {return m(inner)}
-				}
-				var inner = {
+				})
+				var inner = createComponent({
 					onremove: spy,
 					view: function() {return m("div")}
-				}
+				})
 				render(root, {tag: comp})
 				render(root, null)
 				
@@ -136,15 +136,15 @@ o.spec("onremove", function() {
 			})
 			o("calls onremove on nested component child", function() {
 				var spy = o.spy()
-				var comp = {
+				var comp = createComponent({
 					view: function() {return m(outer)}
-				}
-				var outer = {
+				})
+				var outer = createComponent({
 					view: function() {return m(inner, m("a", {onremove: spy}))}
-				}
-				var inner = {
+				})
+				var inner = createComponent({
 					view: function(vnode) {return m("div", vnode.children)}
-				}
+				})
 				render(root, {tag: comp})
 				render(root, null)
 				
diff --git a/render/tests/test-updateNodes.js b/render/tests/test-updateNodes.js
index 2d11533a..93860e1f 100644
--- a/render/tests/test-updateNodes.js
+++ b/render/tests/test-updateNodes.js
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ o.spec("updateNodes", function() {
 			var createComponent = cmp.create
 
 			o("fragment child toggles from null when followed by null component then tag", function() {
-				var component = {view: function() {return null}}
+				var component = createComponent({view: function() {return null}})
 				var vnodes = [{tag: "[", children: [{tag: "a"}, {tag: component}, {tag: "b"}]}]
 				var temp = [{tag: "[", children: [null, {tag: component}, {tag: "b"}]}]
 				var updated = [{tag: "[", children: [{tag: "a"}, {tag: component}, {tag: "b"}]}]
@@ -925,8 +925,8 @@ o.spec("updateNodes", function() {
 			})
 			o("fragment child toggles from null in component when followed by null component then tag", function() {
 				var flag = true
-				var a = {view: function() {return flag ? {tag: "a"} : null}}
-				var b = {view: function() {return null}}
+				var a = createComponent({view: function() {return flag ? {tag: "a"} : null}})
+				var b = createComponent({view: function() {return null}})
 				var vnodes = [{tag: "[", children: [{tag: a}, {tag: b}, {tag: "s"}]}]
 				var temp = [{tag: "[", children: [{tag: a}, {tag: b}, {tag: "s"}]}]
 				var updated = [{tag: "[", children: [{tag: a}, {tag: b}, {tag: "s"}]}]
diff --git a/tests/test-api.js b/tests/test-api.js
index 6a7d7ef4..e206b8af 100644
--- a/tests/test-api.js
+++ b/tests/test-api.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ o.spec("api", function() {
 			o.spec("m.mount", function() {
 				o("works", function() {
 					var root = window.document.createElement("div")
-					m.mount(root, {view: function() {return m("div")}})
+					m.mount(root, createComponent({view: function() {return m("div")}}))
 
 					o(root.childNodes.length).equals(1)
 					o(root.firstChild.nodeName).equals("DIV")
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ o.spec("api", function() {
 				o("works", function(done) {
 					var root = window.document.createElement("div")
 					m.route(root, "/a", {
-						"/a": {view: function() {return m("div")}}
+						"/a": createComponent({view: function() {return m("div")}})
 					})
 
 					setTimeout(function() {
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ o.spec("api", function() {
 					var root = window.document.createElement("div")
 					m.route.prefix("#")
 					m.route(root, "/a", {
-						"/a": {view: function() {return m("div")}}
+						"/a": createComponent({view: function() {return m("div")}})
 					})
 
 					setTimeout(function() {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ o.spec("api", function() {
 				o("m.route.get", function(done) {
 					var root = window.document.createElement("div")
 					m.route(root, "/a", {
-						"/a": {view: function() {return m("div")}}
+						"/a": createComponent({view: function() {return m("div")}})
 					})
 
 					setTimeout(function() {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ o.spec("api", function() {
 					timeout(100)
 					var root = window.document.createElement("div")
 					m.route(root, "/a", {
-						"/:id": {view: function() {return m("div")}}
+						"/:id": createComponent({view: function() {return m("div")}})
 					})
 
 					setTimeout(function() {
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ o.spec("api", function() {
 				o("works", function(done) {
 					var count = 0
 					var root = window.document.createElement("div")
-					m.mount(root, {view: function() {count++}})
+					m.mount(root, createComponent({view: function() {count++}}))
 					setTimeout(function() {
 						m.redraw()