based on http://stackoverflow.com/a/24921498 It's a solution to the deprecation of `replace:true` attribute on directives.

includeReplace.js

app.directive('includeReplace', function () {
    return {
        require: 'ngInclude',
        restrict: 'A', /* optional */
        link: function (scope, el, attrs) {
            el.replaceWith(el.children());
        }
    };
});