diff --git a/examples/select2/index.html b/examples/select2/index.html
index 45e933f9..77883bf9 100644
--- a/examples/select2/index.html
+++ b/examples/select2/index.html
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     Vue.component('select2', {
       props: ['options', 'value'],
       template: '#select2-template',
-      ready: function () {
+      mounted: function () {
         var vm = this
         $(this.$el)
           .val(this.value)
diff --git a/src/core/config.js b/src/core/config.js
index ba01ddb3..22e7df48 100644
--- a/src/core/config.js
+++ b/src/core/config.js
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ export default {
     'created',
     'beforeMount',
     'mounted',
-    'ready',
     'beforeUpdate',
     'updated',
     'beforeDestroy',
diff --git a/src/core/instance/lifecycle.js b/src/core/instance/lifecycle.js
index 7863a62f..0e0e5a6a 100644
--- a/src/core/instance/lifecycle.js
+++ b/src/core/instance/lifecycle.js
@@ -40,12 +40,13 @@ export function lifecycleMixin (Vue) {
         }
       }
     }
+    callHook(this, 'beforeMount')
     this._watcher = new Watcher(this, this._render, this._update)
     this._update(this._watcher.value)
     this._mounted = true
-    // root instance, call ready on self
+    // root instance, call mounted on self
     if (this.$root === this) {
-      callHook(this, 'ready')
+      callHook(this, 'mounted')
     }
     return this
   }
diff --git a/src/core/vdom/create-component.js b/src/core/vdom/create-component.js
index 140981c7..a24d512e 100644
--- a/src/core/vdom/create-component.js
+++ b/src/core/vdom/create-component.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function prepatch (oldVnode, vnode) {
 }
 
 function insert (vnode) {
-  callHook(vnode.child, 'ready')
+  callHook(vnode.child, 'mounted')
 }
 
 function destroy (vnode) {