diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index eb6b3b2..a1b7da6 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -96,14 +96,12 @@ exports.defineSecureProp = function( obj, prop, value )
  */
 exports.propParse = function( data, options )
 {
-    var fvoid                    = function() {},
-        callback_each            = options.each           || undefined,
-        callback_prop            = options.property       || fvoid,
-        callback_method          = options.method         || fvoid,
-        callback_abstract_method = options.abstractMethod || fvoid,
-        callback_getter          = options.getter         || fvoid,
-        callback_setter          = options.setter         || fvoid,
-        callback                 = null;
+    var fvoid           = function() {},
+        callback_each   = options.each     || undefined,
+        callback_prop   = options.property || fvoid,
+        callback_method = options.method   || fvoid,
+        callback_getter = options.getter   || fvoid,
+        callback_setter = options.setter   || fvoid;
 
     // for each of the given properties, determine what type of property we're
     // dealing with (in the classic OO sense)
@@ -131,20 +129,17 @@ exports.propParse = function( data, options )
         // method
         else if ( value instanceof Function )
         {
-            // concrete or abstract?
-            callback = ( exports.isAbstractMethod( value ) )
-                ? callback_abstract_method
-                : callback_method
-            ;
+            callback_method(
+                prop,
+                value,
+                exports.isAbstractMethod( value )
+            );
         }
         // simple property
         else
         {
-            callback = callback_prop;
+            callback_prop( prop, value );
         }
-
-        // call the appropriate callback
-        callback( prop, value );
     }
 }
 
@@ -232,28 +227,7 @@ exports.propCopy = function( props, dest, result_data )
             dest.__defineSetter__( name, func );
         },
 
-        abstractMethod: function( name, def )
-        {
-            var data = { abstractModified: false },
-                pre  = dest[ name ];
-
-            // check for override
-            if ( pre !== undefined )
-            {
-                dest[ name ] = attempt_override( name, pre, def, data );
-                if ( data.abstractModified )
-                {
-                    abstract_regen = true;
-                }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                abstract_methods.push( name );
-                dest[ name ] = def;
-            }
-        },
-
-        method: function( name, func )
+        method: function( name, func, is_abstract )
         {
             var data = { abstractModified: false },
                 pre  = dest[ name ];
@@ -271,6 +245,11 @@ exports.propCopy = function( props, dest, result_data )
             {
                 // simply copy over the method
                 dest[ name ] = func;
+
+                if ( is_abstract )
+                {
+                    abstract_methods.push( name );
+                }
             }
         },
     };
diff --git a/test/test-util-prop-parse.js b/test/test-util-prop-parse.js
index 6c66740..9e554e0 100644
--- a/test/test-util-prop-parse.js
+++ b/test/test-util-prop-parse.js
@@ -80,15 +80,10 @@ util.propParse( data, {
         props[ name ] = value;
     },
 
-    // concrete method
-    method: function( name, method )
+    method: function( name, method, is_abstract )
     {
-        methods[ name ] = method;
-    },
-
-    abstractMethod: function( name, def )
-    {
-        amethods[ name ] = def;
+        var to = ( is_abstract ) ? amethods : methods;
+        to[ name ] = method;
     },
 
     getter: function( name, func )