diff --git a/lib/class_builder.js b/lib/class_builder.js
index 9da84e0..0b98551 100644
--- a/lib/class_builder.js
+++ b/lib/class_builder.js
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ exports.build = function extend()
         prototype = new base(),
         cname     = '',
 
-        properties = {},
         prop_init  = member_builder.initMembers(),
         members    = member_builder.initMembers( prototype ),
 
@@ -193,7 +192,6 @@ exports.build = function extend()
         base,
         prop_init,
         abstract_methods,
-        properties,
         members,
         getMethodInstance
     );
@@ -374,7 +372,7 @@ function createAbstractCtor( cname )
 
 
 function buildMembers(
-    props, class_id, base, prop_init, abstract_methods, properties, members,
+    props, class_id, base, prop_init, abstract_methods, members,
     getMethodInstance
 )
 {
@@ -409,8 +407,6 @@ function buildMembers(
 
         property: function( name, value, keywords )
         {
-            properties[ name ] = value;
-
             // build a new property, passing in the other members to compare
             // against for preventing nonsensical overrides
             member_builder.buildProp(