diff --git a/lib/class.js b/lib/class.js
index 8ec561d..a5bd797 100644
--- a/lib/class.js
+++ b/lib/class.js
@@ -28,29 +28,6 @@ var util           = require( './util' ),
 ;
 
 
-/**
- * Stores class instance visibility object
- *
- * An entry in this table exists for each instance, with the instance id (iid)
- * as the key. For each instance, there is always a base. The base will contain
- * a proxy to the public members on the instance itself. The base will also
- * contain all protected members.
- *
- * Atop the base object is a private member object, with the base as its
- * prototype. There exists a private member object for the instance itself and
- * one for each supertype. This is stored by the class id (cid) as the key. This
- * permits the private member object associated with the class of the method
- * call to be bound to that method. For example, if a parent method is called,
- * that call must be invoked in the context of the parent, so the private
- * members of the parent must be made available.
- *
- * The resulting structure looks something like this:
- *   class_instance = { iid: { cid: {} } }
- *
- * @type {Object.<number, Object<number, Object>>}
- */
-var class_instance = {};
-
 /*
  * IE contains a nasty enumeration "bug" (poor implementation) that makes
  * toString unenumerable. This means that, if you do obj.toString = foo,
@@ -748,6 +725,21 @@ function setupProps( func, abstract_methods, class_id )
  * This will be passed to all methods when invoked, permitting them to access
  * the private and protected members while keeping them encapsulated.
  *
+ * For each instance, there is always a base. The base will contain a proxy to
+ * the public members on the instance itself. The base will also contain all
+ * protected members.
+ *
+ * Atop the base object is a private member object, with the base as its
+ * prototype. There exists a private member object for the instance itself and
+ * one for each supertype. This is stored by the class id (cid) as the key. This
+ * permits the private member object associated with the class of the method
+ * call to be bound to that method. For example, if a parent method is called,
+ * that call must be invoked in the context of the parent, so the private
+ * members of the parent must be made available.
+ *
+ * The resulting structure looks something like this:
+ *   class_instance = { iid: { cid: {} } }
+ *
  * @param  {number}  iid       instance id
  * @param  {Object}  instance  instance to initialize
  *
@@ -759,7 +751,7 @@ function initInstance( iid, instance )
     prot.prototype = instance;
 
     // add the visibility objects to the data object for this class instance
-    class_instance[ iid ] = new prot();
+    instance.___$$vis$$ = new prot();
 }
 
 
@@ -805,12 +797,12 @@ function attachPropInit( prototype, properties, members, cid )
         // this will return our property proxy, if supported by our environment,
         // otherwise just a normal object with everything merged in
         var inst_props = propobj.createPropProxy(
-            this, class_instance[ iid ], properties[ 'public' ]
+            this, this.___$$vis$$, properties[ 'public' ]
         );
 
         // if we're inheriting, perform a setup that doesn't include everything
         // that we don't want (e.g. private properties)
-        class_instance[ iid ][ cid ] = propobj.setup(
+        this.___$$vis$$[ cid ] = propobj.setup(
             inst_props, properties, members
         );
     });
@@ -1012,7 +1004,7 @@ function getMeta( cls )
 function getMethodInstance( inst, cid )
 {
     var iid  = inst.__iid,
-        data = class_instance[ iid ];
+        data = inst.___$$vis$$;
 
     return ( iid && data )
         ? data[ cid ]