diff --git a/src/services/decorators.js b/src/services/decorators.js
index a9aa48a16..8584013ae 100644
--- a/src/services/decorators.js
+++ b/src/services/decorators.js
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ angular.module('schemaForm').provider('schemaFormDecorators',
 
   var createManualDirective = function(type, templateUrl, transclude) {
     transclude = angular.isDefined(transclude) ? transclude : false;
-    $compileProvider.directive('sf' + angular.uppercase(type[0]) + type.substr(1), function() {
+    $compileProvider.directive('sf' + type[0].toUpperCase() + type.substr(1), function() {
       return {
         restrict: 'EAC',
         scope: true,