diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/.eslintrc b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/.eslintrc
index 1bfa081b9a..a4010917fb 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/.eslintrc
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/.eslintrc
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
         "tinyMCE": false,
         "FileReader": false,
         "Umbraco": false,
+        "Utilities": false,
         "window": false,
         "LazyLoad": false,
         "ActiveXObject": false,
         "Bloodhound": false
     }
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/gulp/config.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/gulp/config.js
index 59e8bf6c05..39dc9bb2a4 100755
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/gulp/config.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/gulp/config.js
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ module.exports = {
             installer: { files: "./src/installer/**/*.js", out: "umbraco.installer.js" },
             filters: { files: "./src/common/filters/**/*.js", out: "umbraco.filters.js" },
             resources: { files: "./src/common/resources/**/*.js", out: "umbraco.resources.js" },
-            services: { files: "./src/common/services/**/*.js", out: "umbraco.services.js" },
+            services: { files: ["./src/common/services/**/*.js", "./src/utilities.js"], out: "umbraco.services.js" },
             security: { files: "./src/common/interceptors/**/*.js", out: "umbraco.interceptors.js" },
-            
+
             //the controllers for views
             controllers: {
                 files: [
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/angularhelper.service.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/angularhelper.service.js
index 455857c1e1..8cba83328f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/angularhelper.service.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/angularhelper.service.js
@@ -178,11 +178,11 @@ function angularHelper($q) {
                 $valid: true,
                 $submitted: false,
                 $pending: undefined,
-                $addControl: angular.noop,
-                $removeControl: angular.noop,
-                $setValidity: angular.noop,
-                $setDirty: angular.noop,
-                $setPristine: angular.noop,
+                $addControl: Utilities.noop,
+                $removeControl: Utilities.noop, 
+                $setValidity: Utilities.noop,
+                $setDirty: Utilities.noop,
+                $setPristine: Utilities.noop,
                 $name: formName
             };
         }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/main.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/main.controller.js
index 883907d1dc..198ac132c1 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/main.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/main.controller.js
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
-
-/**
+/** 
  * @ngdoc controller
- * @name Umbraco.MainController
+ * @name Umbraco.MainController  
  * @function
  * 
- * @description
+ * @description  
  * The main application controller
  * 
  */
 function MainController($scope, $location, appState, treeService, notificationsService, 
     userService, historyService, updateChecker, navigationService, eventsService, 
     tmhDynamicLocale, localStorageService, editorService, overlayService, assetsService, tinyMceAssets) {
-
+ 
     //the null is important because we do an explicit bool check on this in the view
-    $scope.authenticated = null;
+    $scope.authenticated = null; 
     $scope.touchDevice = appState.getGlobalState("touchDevice");
     $scope.infiniteMode = false;
     $scope.overlay = {};
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/utilities.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/utilities.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd12506358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/utilities.js
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/**
+ * A friendly utility collection to replace AngularJs' ng-functions
+ * If it doesn't exist here, it's probably available as vanilla JS
+ * 
+ * Still carries a dependency on underscore, but if usages of underscore from 
+ * elsewhere in the codebase can instead use these methods, the underscore
+ * dependency will be nicely abstracted and can be removed/swapped later
+ * 
+ * This collection is open to extension...
+ */
+(function (window) {
+
+    /**
+     * Equivalent to angular.noop
+     */
+    const noop = () => { };
+
+    /**
+     * Facade to angular.copy
+     */
+    const copy = val => angular.copy(val);
+
+    /**
+     * Equivalent to angular.isArray
+     */
+    const isArray = val => Array.isArray(val) || val instanceof Array;
+
+    /**
+     * Facade to angular.equals
+     */
+    const equals = (a, b) => angular.equals(a, b);
+    
+    /**
+     * Facade to angular.extend
+     * Use this with Angular objects, for vanilla JS objects, use Object.assign()
+     */
+    const extend = (dst, src) => angular.extend(dst, src);
+
+    /**
+     * Equivalent to angular.isFunction
+     */
+    const isFunction = val => typeof val === 'function';
+
+    /**
+     * Equivalent to angular.isUndefined
+     */
+    const isUndefined = val => typeof val === 'undefined';
+
+    /**
+     * Equivalent to angular.isDefined. Inverts result of const isUndefined
+     */
+    const isDefined = val => !isUndefined(val);
+
+    /**
+     * Equivalent to angular.isString
+     */
+    const isString = val => typeof val === 'string';
+
+    /**
+     * Equivalent to angular.isNumber
+     */
+    const isNumber = val => typeof val === 'number';
+
+    /**
+     * Equivalent to angular.isObject
+     */
+    const isObject = val => val !== null && typeof val === 'object';
+
+    let _utilities = {
+        noop: noop,
+        copy: copy,
+        isArray: isArray,
+        equals: equals,
+        extend: extend,
+        isFunction: isFunction,
+        isUndefined: isUndefined,
+        isDefined: isDefined,
+        isString: isString,
+        isNumber: isNumber,
+        isObject: isObject
+    };
+
+    if (typeof (window.Utilities) === 'undefined') {
+        window.Utilities = _utilities;
+    }
+})(window);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/documenttypes/edit.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/documenttypes/edit.controller.js
index b04cccbc0d..21eb77b1e9 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/documenttypes/edit.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/documenttypes/edit.controller.js
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
         /* ---------- SAVE ---------- */
 
         function save() {
-            saveInternal().then(angular.noop, angular.noop);
+            saveInternal().then(Utilities.noop, Utilities.noop);
         }
 
         /** This internal save method performs the actual saving and returns a promise, not to be bound to any buttons but used by other bound methods */
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/packages/views/created.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/packages/views/created.controller.js
index 295057e609..503d85fe8d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/packages/views/created.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/packages/views/created.controller.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
             packageResource.getAllCreated().then(createdPackages => {
                 vm.createdPackages = createdPackages;
-            }, angular.noop);
+            }, Utilities.noop);
 
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/partialviewmacros/edit.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/partialviewmacros/edit.controller.js
index aa37a91919..2f7d879607 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/partialviewmacros/edit.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/partialviewmacros/edit.controller.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
                             activate: false
                         });
                         completeSave(saved);
-                    }, angular.noop);
+                    }, Utilities.noop);
 
                     
                 } else {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/user.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/user.controller.js
index 9534eea9fd..56d01a8604 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/user.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/user.controller.js
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
                         extendedSave(saved).then(function(result) {
                             //if all is good, then reset the form
                             formHelper.resetForm({ scope: $scope });
-                        }, angular.noop);
+                        }, Utilities.noop);
                         
                         vm.user = _.omit(saved, "navigation");
                         //restore
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/groups/groups.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/groups/groups.controller.js
index 984866dca1..31c52a344b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/groups/groups.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/groups/groups.controller.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
                                 userGroupsResource.deleteUserGroups(_.pluck(vm.selection, "id")).then(function (data) {
                                     clearSelection();
                                     onInit();
-                                }, angular.noop);
+                                }, Utilities.noop);
                                 overlayService.close();
                             }
                         };
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/users/users.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/users/users.controller.js
index f3c28fdb9d..4ac385921e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/users/users.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/users/views/users/users.controller.js
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
                         vm.selectedBulkUserGroups = [];
                         editorService.close();
                         clearSelection();
-                    }, angular.noop);
+                    }, Utilities.noop);
                 },
                 close: function () {
                     vm.selectedBulkUserGroups = [];