diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host/IMvcRazorHost.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host/IMvcRazorHost.cs
index 3bf4a0975b..023479e13c 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host/IMvcRazorHost.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host/IMvcRazorHost.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor
 {
     public interface IMvcRazorHost
     {
-        GeneratorResults GenerateCode(string rootNamespace, string rootRelativePath, Stream inputStream);
+        GeneratorResults GenerateCode(string rootRelativePath, Stream inputStream);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host/MvcRazorHost.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host/MvcRazorHost.cs
index 4f744c1310..478d2284d1 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host/MvcRazorHost.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host/MvcRazorHost.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor
 {
     public class MvcRazorHost : RazorEngineHost, IMvcRazorHost
     {
+        private const string ViewNamespace = "ASP";
+
         private static readonly string[] _defaultNamespaces = new[] 
         { 
             "System",
@@ -53,13 +55,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor
             }
         }
 
-        public GeneratorResults GenerateCode(string rootNamespace, string rootRelativePath, Stream inputStream)
+        public GeneratorResults GenerateCode(string rootRelativePath, Stream inputStream)
         {
             string className = ParserHelpers.SanitizeClassName(rootRelativePath);
             using (var reader = new StreamReader(inputStream))
             {
                 var engine = new RazorTemplateEngine(this);
-                return engine.GenerateCode(reader, className, rootNamespace, rootRelativePath);
+                return engine.GenerateCode(reader, className, ViewNamespace, rootRelativePath);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor/Razor/RazorCompilationService.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor/Razor/RazorCompilationService.cs
index d10bb81edf..c5fff474ec 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor/Razor/RazorCompilationService.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor/Razor/RazorCompilationService.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor
             {
                 Contract.Assert(file.PhysicalPath.StartsWith(_appRoot, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
                 var rootRelativePath = file.PhysicalPath.Substring(_appRoot.Length);
-                results = _razorHost.GenerateCode(_environment.ApplicationName, rootRelativePath, inputStream);
+                results = _razorHost.GenerateCode(rootRelativePath, inputStream);
             }
 
             if (!results.Success)
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Test/RazorCompilationServiceTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Test/RazorCompilationServiceTest.cs
index e6aa716e59..c64bb3e077 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Test/RazorCompilationServiceTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Test/RazorCompilationServiceTest.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Test
             env.SetupGet(e => e.ApplicationName).Returns("MyTestApplication");
             env.SetupGet(e => e.ApplicationBasePath).Returns(appPath);
             var host = new Mock<IMvcRazorHost>();
-            host.Setup(h => h.GenerateCode("MyTestApplication", @"views\index\home.cshtml", It.IsAny<Stream>()))
+            host.Setup(h => h.GenerateCode(@"views\index\home.cshtml", It.IsAny<Stream>()))
                 .Returns(new GeneratorResults(new Block(new BlockBuilder { Type = BlockType.Comment }), new RazorError[0], new CodeBuilderResult("", new LineMapping[0])))
                 .Verifiable();
             var compiler = new Mock<ICompilationService>();