diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 68268c46f..e030ed5ba 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ import {Keyboard} from './plugins/keyboard';
 import {LaunchNavigator} from './plugins/launchnavigator';
 import {LocalNotifications} from './plugins/localnotifications';
 import {MediaPlugin} from './plugins/media';
-import {Network, Connection} from './plugins/network';
+import {Network} from './plugins/network';
 import {OneSignal} from './plugins/onesignal';
 import {Printer} from './plugins/printer';
 import {Push} from './plugins/push';
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ export {
   BLE,
   BluetoothSerial,
   Clipboard,
-  Connection,
   DBMeter,
   Deeplinks,
   DeviceAccounts,
@@ -158,7 +157,6 @@ window['IonicNative'] = {
   Camera: Camera,
   CardIO: CardIO,
   Clipboard: Clipboard,
-  Connection: Connection,
   Contacts: Contacts,
   DatePicker: DatePicker,
   DBMeter: DBMeter,
diff --git a/src/plugins/network.ts b/src/plugins/network.ts
index 25d2a4a82..43bbba3dd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/network.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/network.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ declare var navigator: any;
  *
  * @usage
  * ```js
- * import {Network, Connection} from 'ionic-native';
+ * import {Network} from 'ionic-native';
  *
  * // watch network for a disconnect
  * let disconnectSubscription = Network.onDisconnect().subscribe(() => {
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ declare var navigator: any;
  *
// before we determine the connection type.  Might need to wait

  *   // prior to doing any api requests as well.
  *   setTimeout(() => {
- *     console.log(Network.connection);
- *     if (Network.connection === Connection.WIFI) {
+ *     if (Network.connection === 'wifi') {
  *       console.log('we got a wifi connection, woohoo!');
  *     }
  *   }, 3000);
@@ -39,6 +38,8 @@ declare var navigator: any;
  * connectSubscription.unsubscribe();
  *
  * ```
+ * @advanced
+ * The `connection` property will return one of the following connection types: `unknown`, `ethernet`, `wifi`, `2g`, `3g`, `4g`, `cellular`, `none`
  */
 @Plugin({
   plugin: 'cordova-plugin-network-information',
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ export class Network {
    * Return the network connection type
    */
   @CordovaProperty
-  static get connection(): Connection { return navigator.connection.type; }
+  static get connection(): String { return navigator.connection.type; }
 
   /**
    * Get notified when the device goes offline
@@ -75,18 +76,3 @@ export class Network {
   static onConnect(): Observable<any> { return; }
 
 }
-
-
-/**
- * @private
- */
-export class Connection {
-  static get UNKNOWN()  { return 'unknown'; }
-  static get ETHERNET() { return 'ethernet'; }
-  static get WIFI()     { return 'wifi'; }
-  static get CELL_2G()  { return '2g'; }
-  static get CELL_3G()  { return '3g'; }
-  static get CELL_4G()  { return '4g'; }
-  static get CELL()     { return 'cellular'; }
-  static get NONE()     { return 'none'; }
-}