diff --git a/docs/content/cookbook/advancedform.ngdoc b/docs/content/cookbook/advancedform.ngdoc
index 37c5da0d377f..1501f955609f 100644
--- a/docs/content/cookbook/advancedform.ngdoc
+++ b/docs/content/cookbook/advancedform.ngdoc
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ detection, and preventing invalid form submission.
          <input type="text" ng-model="contact.value" required/>
           [ <a href="" ng-click="removeContact(contact)">X</a> ]
        </div>
-     <button ng-click="cancel()" ng-disabled="{{isCancelDisabled()}}">Cancel</button>
-     <button ng-click="save()" ng-disabled="{{isSaveDisabled()}}">Save</button>
+     <button ng-click="cancel()" ng-disabled="isCancelDisabled()">Cancel</button>
+     <button ng-click="save()" ng-disabled="isSaveDisabled()">Save</button>
    </form>
 
    <hr/>
diff --git a/src/directive/booleanAttrDirs.js b/src/directive/booleanAttrDirs.js
index 10c6eee892a8..7da52db0c005 100644
--- a/src/directive/booleanAttrDirs.js
+++ b/src/directive/booleanAttrDirs.js
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
     <doc:example>
       <doc:source>
         Click me to toggle: <input type="checkbox" ng-model="checked"><br/>
-        <button ng-model="button" ng-disabled="{{checked}}">Button</button>
+        <button ng-model="button" ng-disabled="checked">Button</button>
       </doc:source>
       <doc:scenario>
         it('should toggle button', function() {
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
     </doc:example>
  *
  * @element INPUT
- * @param {template} ng-disabled any string which can contain '{{}}' markup.
+ * @param {string} expression Angular expression that will be evaluated.
  */
 
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
     <doc:example>
       <doc:source>
         Check me to check both: <input type="checkbox" ng-model="master"><br/>
-        <input id="checkSlave" type="checkbox" ng-checked="{{master}}">
+        <input id="checkSlave" type="checkbox" ng-checked="master">
       </doc:source>
       <doc:scenario>
         it('should check both checkBoxes', function() {
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
     </doc:example>
  *
  * @element INPUT
- * @param {template} ng-checked any string which can contain '{{}}' markup.
+ * @param {string} expression Angular expression that will be evaluated.
  */
 
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
      <doc:example>
        <doc:source>
          Check me check multiple: <input type="checkbox" ng-model="checked"><br/>
-         <select id="select" ng-multiple="{{checked}}">
+         <select id="select" ng-multiple="checked">
            <option>Misko</option>
            <option>Igor</option>
            <option>Vojta</option>
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
      </doc:example>
  *
  * @element SELECT
- * @param {template} ng-multiple any string which can contain '{{}}' markup.
+ * @param {string} expression Angular expression that will be evaluated.
  */
 
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
     <doc:example>
       <doc:source>
         Check me to make text readonly: <input type="checkbox" ng-model="checked"><br/>
-        <input type="text" ng-readonly="{{checked}}" value="I'm Angular"/>
+        <input type="text" ng-readonly="checked" value="I'm Angular"/>
       </doc:source>
       <doc:scenario>
         it('should toggle readonly attr', function() {
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
     </doc:example>
  *
  * @element INPUT
- * @param {template} ng-readonly any string which can contain '{{}}' markup.
+ * @param {string} expression Angular expression that will be evaluated.
  */
 
 
@@ -255,35 +255,60 @@
  * @example
     <doc:example>
       <doc:source>
-        Check me to select: <input type="checkbox" ng-model="checked"><br/>
+        Check me to select: <input type="checkbox" ng-model="selected"><br/>
         <select>
           <option>Hello!</option>
-          <option id="greet" ng-selected="{{checked}}">Greetings!</option>
+          <option id="greet" ng-selected="selected">Greetings!</option>
         </select>
       </doc:source>
       <doc:scenario>
         it('should select Greetings!', function() {
           expect(element('.doc-example-live #greet').prop('selected')).toBeFalsy();
-          input('checked').check();
+          input('selected').check();
           expect(element('.doc-example-live #greet').prop('selected')).toBeTruthy();
         });
       </doc:scenario>
     </doc:example>
+ *
  * @element OPTION
- * @param {template} ng-selected any string which can contain '{{}}' markup.
+ * @param {string} expression Angular expression that will be evaluated.
  */
- 
 
-function ngAttributeAliasDirective(propName, attrName) {
-  ngAttributeAliasDirectives[directiveNormalize('ng-' + attrName)] = valueFn(
-    function(scope, element, attr) {
-      attr.$observe(directiveNormalize('ng-' + attrName), function(value) {
-        attr.$set(attrName, value);
-      });
-    }
-  );
-}
 
 var ngAttributeAliasDirectives = {};
-forEach(BOOLEAN_ATTR, ngAttributeAliasDirective);
-ngAttributeAliasDirective(null, 'src');
+
+
+// boolean attrs are evaluated
+forEach(BOOLEAN_ATTR, function(propName, attrName) {
+  var normalized = directiveNormalize('ng-' + attrName);
+  ngAttributeAliasDirectives[normalized] = function() {
+    return {
+      compile: function(tpl, attr) {
+        attr.$observers[attrName] = [];
+        return function(scope, element, attr) {
+          scope.$watch(attr[normalized], function(value) {
+            attr.$set(attrName, value);
+          });
+        };
+      }
+    };
+  };
+});
+
+
+// ng-src, ng-href are interpolated
+forEach(['src', 'href'], function(attrName) {
+  var normalized = directiveNormalize('ng-' + attrName);
+  ngAttributeAliasDirectives[normalized] = function() {
+    return {
+      compile: function(tpl, attr) {
+        attr.$observers[attrName] = [];
+        return function(scope, element, attr) {
+          attr.$observe(normalized, function(value) {
+            attr.$set(attrName, value);
+          });
+        };
+      }
+    };
+  };
+});
diff --git a/src/service/compiler.js b/src/service/compiler.js
index 8ddf77ae5614..a22c5d669d03 100644
--- a/src/service/compiler.js
+++ b/src/service/compiler.js
@@ -128,13 +128,7 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
       COMMENT_DIRECTIVE_REGEXP = /^\s*directive\:\s*([\d\w\-_]+)\s+(.*)$/,
       CLASS_DIRECTIVE_REGEXP = /(([\d\w\-_]+)(?:\:([^;]+))?;?)/,
       CONTENT_REGEXP = /\<\<content\>\>/i,
-      HAS_ROOT_ELEMENT = /^\<[\s\S]*\>$/,
-      SIDE_EFFECT_ATTRS = {};
-
-  forEach('src,href,multiple,selected,checked,disabled,readonly,required'.split(','), function(name) {
-    SIDE_EFFECT_ATTRS[name] = name;
-    SIDE_EFFECT_ATTRS[directiveNormalize('ng_' + name)] = name;
-  });
+      HAS_ROOT_ELEMENT = /^\<[\s\S]*\>$/;
 
 
   this.directive = function registerDirective(name, directiveFactory) {
@@ -861,44 +855,29 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
 
 
     function addAttrInterpolateDirective(node, directives, value, name) {
-      var interpolateFn = $interpolate(value, true),
-          realName = SIDE_EFFECT_ATTRS[name],
-          specialAttrDir = (realName && (realName !== name));
-
-      realName = realName || name;
+      var interpolateFn = $interpolate(value, true);
 
-      if (specialAttrDir && isBooleanAttr(node, name)) {
-        value = true;
-      }
 
-      // no interpolation found and we are not a side-effect attr -> ignore
-      if (!interpolateFn && !specialAttrDir) {
-        return;
-      }
+      // no interpolation found -> ignore
+      if (!interpolateFn) return;
 
       directives.push({
         priority: 100,
-        compile: function(element, attr) {
-          if (interpolateFn) {
-            return function(scope, element, attr) {
-              if (name === 'class') {
-                // we need to interpolate classes again, in the case the element was replaced
-                // and therefore the two class attrs got merged - we want to interpolate the result
-                interpolateFn = $interpolate(attr[name], true);
-              }
-
-              // we define observers array only for interpolated attrs
-              // and ignore observers for non interpolated attrs to save some memory
-              attr.$observers[realName] = [];
-              attr[realName] = undefined;
-              scope.$watch(interpolateFn, function(value) {
-                attr.$set(realName, value);
-              });
-            };
-          } else {
-            attr.$set(realName, value);
+        compile: valueFn(function(scope, element, attr) {
+          if (name === 'class') {
+            // we need to interpolate classes again, in the case the element was replaced
+            // and therefore the two class attrs got merged - we want to interpolate the result
+            interpolateFn = $interpolate(attr[name], true);
           }
-        }
+
+          // we define observers array only for interpolated attrs
+          // and ignore observers for non interpolated attrs to save some memory
+          attr.$observers[name] = [];
+          attr[name] = undefined;
+          scope.$watch(interpolateFn, function(value) {
+            attr.$set(name, value);
+          });
+        })
       });
     }
 
@@ -945,15 +924,12 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
       var booleanKey = isBooleanAttr(this.$element[0], key.toLowerCase());
 
       if (booleanKey) {
-        value = toBoolean(value);
         this.$element.prop(key, value);
-        this[key] = value;
-        attrName = key = booleanKey;
-        value = value ? booleanKey : undefined;
-      } else {
-        this[key] = value;
+        attrName = booleanKey;
       }
 
+      this[key] = value;
+
       // translate normalized key to actual key
       if (attrName) {
         this.$attr[key] = attrName;
diff --git a/test/directive/booleanAttrDirSpecs.js b/test/directive/booleanAttrDirSpecs.js
index 8d71c2d858ec..7a4244a8f74e 100644
--- a/test/directive/booleanAttrDirSpecs.js
+++ b/test/directive/booleanAttrDirSpecs.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('boolean attr directives', function() {
 
 
   it('should bind disabled', inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
-    element = $compile('<button ng-disabled="{{isDisabled}}">Button</button>')($rootScope)
+    element = $compile('<button ng-disabled="isDisabled">Button</button>')($rootScope)
     $rootScope.isDisabled = false;
     $rootScope.$digest();
     expect(element.attr('disabled')).toBeFalsy();
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe('boolean attr directives', function() {
 
 
   it('should bind checked', inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
-    element = $compile('<input type="checkbox" ng-checked="{{isChecked}}" />')($rootScope)
+    element = $compile('<input type="checkbox" ng-checked="isChecked" />')($rootScope)
     $rootScope.isChecked = false;
     $rootScope.$digest();
     expect(element.attr('checked')).toBeFalsy();
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe('boolean attr directives', function() {
 
 
   it('should bind selected', inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
-    element = $compile('<select><option value=""></option><option ng-selected="{{isSelected}}">Greetings!</option></select>')($rootScope)
+    element = $compile('<select><option value=""></option><option ng-selected="isSelected">Greetings!</option></select>')($rootScope)
     jqLite(document.body).append(element)
     $rootScope.isSelected=false;
     $rootScope.$digest();
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ describe('boolean attr directives', function() {
 
 
   it('should bind readonly', inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
-    element = $compile('<input type="text" ng-readonly="{{isReadonly}}" />')($rootScope)
+    element = $compile('<input type="text" ng-readonly="isReadonly" />')($rootScope)
     $rootScope.isReadonly=false;
     $rootScope.$digest();
     expect(element.attr('readOnly')).toBeFalsy();
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe('boolean attr directives', function() {
 
 
   it('should bind multiple', inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
-    element = $compile('<select ng-multiple="{{isMultiple}}"></select>')($rootScope)
+    element = $compile('<select ng-multiple="isMultiple"></select>')($rootScope)
     $rootScope.isMultiple=false;
     $rootScope.$digest();
     expect(element.attr('multiple')).toBeFalsy();
@@ -88,24 +88,38 @@ describe('boolean attr directives', function() {
     expect(element.attr('href')).toEqual('http://server');
     expect(element.attr('rel')).toEqual('REL');
   }));
+});
 
 
-  it('should bind Text with no Bindings', inject(function($compile, $rootScope) {
-    forEach(['checked', 'disabled', 'multiple', 'readonly', 'selected'], function(name) {
-      element = $compile('<div ng-' + name + '="some"></div>')($rootScope)
-      $rootScope.$digest();
-      expect(element.attr(name)).toBe(name);
-      dealoc(element);
-    });
+describe('ng-src', function() {
 
-    element = $compile('<div ng-src="some"></div>')($rootScope)
+  it('should interpolate the expression and bind to src', inject(function($compile, $rootScope) {
+    var element = $compile('<div ng-src="some/{{id}}"></div>')($rootScope)
     $rootScope.$digest();
-    expect(element.attr('src')).toEqual('some');
+    expect(element.attr('src')).toEqual('some/');
+
+    $rootScope.$apply(function() {
+      $rootScope.id = 1;
+    });
+    expect(element.attr('src')).toEqual('some/1');
+
     dealoc(element);
+  }));
+});
+
+
+describe('ng-href', function() {
 
-    element = $compile('<div ng-href="some"></div>')($rootScope)
+  it('should interpolate the expression and bind to href', inject(function($compile, $rootScope) {
+    var element = $compile('<div ng-href="some/{{id}}"></div>')($rootScope)
     $rootScope.$digest();
-    expect(element.attr('href')).toEqual('some');
+    expect(element.attr('href')).toEqual('some/');
+
+    $rootScope.$apply(function() {
+      $rootScope.id = 1;
+    });
+    expect(element.attr('href')).toEqual('some/1');
+
     dealoc(element);
   }));
 });
diff --git a/test/directive/inputSpec.js b/test/directive/inputSpec.js
index 8d0e44b3eeb8..e5f083b37b81 100644
--- a/test/directive/inputSpec.js
+++ b/test/directive/inputSpec.js
@@ -941,8 +941,8 @@ describe('input', function() {
 
   describe('required', function() {
 
-    it('should allow bindings on required', function() {
-      compileInput('<input type="text" ng-model="value" required="{{required}}" />');
+    it('should allow bindings on ng-required', function() {
+      compileInput('<input type="text" ng-model="value" ng-required="required" />');
 
       scope.$apply(function() {
         scope.required = false;
diff --git a/test/directive/selectSpec.js b/test/directive/selectSpec.js
index 3f8fb56e6045..2e3cfaafe744 100644
--- a/test/directive/selectSpec.js
+++ b/test/directive/selectSpec.js
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ describe('select', function() {
         createSelect({
           'ng-model': 'value',
           'ng-options': 'item.name for item in values',
-          'ng-required': '{{required}}'
+          'ng-required': 'required'
         }, true);
 
 
diff --git a/test/service/compilerSpec.js b/test/service/compilerSpec.js
index 698fc23e0ae4..dc2e20cf4feb 100644
--- a/test/service/compilerSpec.js
+++ b/test/service/compilerSpec.js
@@ -1411,22 +1411,6 @@ describe('$compile', function() {
       });
 
 
-      it('should set boolean attributes', function() {
-        attr.$set('disabled', 'true');
-        attr.$set('readOnly', 'true');
-        expect(element.attr('disabled')).toEqual('disabled');
-        expect(element.attr('readonly')).toEqual('readonly');
-
-        attr.$set('disabled', 'false');
-        expect(element.attr('disabled')).toEqual(undefined);
-
-        attr.$set('disabled', false);
-        attr.$set('readOnly', false);
-        expect(element.attr('disabled')).toEqual(undefined);
-        expect(element.attr('readonly')).toEqual(undefined);
-      });
-
-
       it('should remove attribute', function() {
         attr.$set('ngMyAttr', 'value');
         expect(element.attr('ng-my-attr')).toEqual('value');