diff --git a/lib/class.js b/lib/class.js
index 3c61fbf..4f426a8 100644
--- a/lib/class.js
+++ b/lib/class.js
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ exports.extend = function( base )
 }
 
 
-exports.abstractMethod = util.createAbstractMethod;
-
-
 /**
  * Default class implementation
  *
diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index 0fa2e51..797e6ec 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -191,6 +191,18 @@ exports.propParse = function( data, options )
             callback_each.call( callback_each, name, value );
         }
 
+        if ( keywords['abstract'] )
+        {
+            if ( value instanceof Array )
+            {
+                value = exports.createAbstractMethod.apply( this, value );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                value = exports.createAbstractMethod();
+            }
+        }
+
         // getter/setter
         if ( getter || setter )
         {
@@ -204,10 +216,7 @@ exports.propParse = function( data, options )
                 callback_method,
                 name,
                 value,
-                ( ( keywords['abstract'] )
-                    ? true
-                    : exports.isAbstractMethod( value )
-                )
+                exports.isAbstractMethod( value )
             );
         }
         // simple property
diff --git a/test/test-class-abstract.js b/test/test-class-abstract.js
index b8eb4ce..3344ad5 100644
--- a/test/test-class-abstract.js
+++ b/test/test-class-abstract.js
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
  * @package test
  */
 
-var common = require( './common' ),
+var common         = require( './common' ),
     assert         = require( 'assert' ),
     Class          = common.require( 'class' ),
-    abstractMethod = common.require( 'class' ).abstractMethod,
+    abstractMethod = common.require( 'util' ).createAbstractMethod,
     util           = common.require( 'util' );
 
 // not abstract
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ var AbstractFoo = Class.extend(
         this.ctorCalled = true;
     },
 
-    method: abstractMethod( 'one', 'two', 'three' ),
+    'abstract method': [ 'one', 'two', 'three' ],
 
-    second: abstractMethod(),
+    'abstract second': [],
 });
 
 // still abstract (didn't provide a concrete implementation of both abstract