diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Definition.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Definition.pm
index c0b6dbcd1..a53870c23 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Definition.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Definition.pm
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ sub init_meta {
     Moose->init_meta(%args);
 
     Moose::Util::MetaRole::apply_base_class_roles(
-        for   => $args{for_class},
-        roles => ['WebGUI::Definition::Role::Object'],
+        for     => $args{for_class},
+        roles   => [ 'WebGUI::Definition::Role::Object' ],
     );
     Moose::Util::MetaRole::apply_metaroles(
         for              => $args{for_class},
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ sub init_meta {
             class           => ['WebGUI::Definition::Meta::Class'],
         },
     );
+    return $args{for_class}->meta;
 }
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Asset.pm
index f19940a4c..3f1d8d652 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Asset.pm
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ use feature ();
 use Moose::Exporter;
 use WebGUI::Definition ();
 use WebGUI::Definition::Meta::Asset;
+use Moose::Util;
+use Moose::Util::MetaRole;
 
 use namespace::autoclean;
 
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ sub init_meta {
 
     Moose::Util::MetaRole::apply_base_class_roles(
         for   => $args{for_class},
-        roles => ['WebGUI::Definition::Role::Asset'],
+        roles => [ 'WebGUI::Definition::Role::Asset' ],
     );
     Moose::Util::MetaRole::apply_metaroles(
         for              => $args{for_class},
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ sub init_meta {
             class           => ['WebGUI::Definition::Meta::Asset'],
         },
     );
+    return $args{for_class}->meta;
 }
 
 1;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Meta/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Meta/Asset.pm
index c02d40bd2..210ef7048 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Meta/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Meta/Asset.pm
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package WebGUI::Definition::Meta::Asset;
 use 5.010;
 use Moose::Role;
 use namespace::autoclean;
+use WebGUI::Definition::Meta::Property;
 use WebGUI::Definition::Meta::Property::Asset;
 no warnings qw(uninitialized);
 
@@ -49,25 +50,47 @@ for properties.
 
 =cut
 
-around property_traits => sub {
-    my ($orig, $self) = shift;
-    my $traits = $self->$orig;
-    push @$traits, 'WebGUI::Definition::Meta::Property::Asset';
-    return $traits;
-};
+sub _build_property_metaclass {
+    my $self = shift;
+    Moose::Meta::Class->create_anon_class(
+        superclasses => [ $self->attribute_metaclass ],
+        roles        => [ 'WebGUI::Definition::Meta::Property', 'WebGUI::Definition::Meta::Property::Asset' ],
+        cache        => 1,
+    );
+}
 
 has [ qw{tableName icon assetName uiLevel} ] => (
     is       => 'rw',
 );
 
 around add_property => sub {
-    my ($orig, $self, $name, %options) = shift;
+    my ($orig, $self, $name, %options) = @_;
     $options{tableName} //= $self->tableName;
     return $self->$orig($name, %options);
 };
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+=head2 get_tables ( )
+
+Returns an array of the names of all tables in every class used by this class.
+
+=cut
+
+sub get_tables {
+    my $self       = shift;
+    my @properties = ();
+    my %seen       = ();
+    push @properties, 
+        grep { ! $seen{$_}++ }
+        map  { $_->tableName }
+        $self->get_all_class_metas
+    ;
+    return @properties;
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 =head2 tableName ( )
 
 The table that this asset stores its properties in.
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Meta/Class.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Meta/Class.pm
index 0c9f6b6dd..01a5d2d78 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Meta/Class.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Meta/Class.pm
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ sub add_property {
         Moose->throw_error("Must pass either noFormPost or label when making a property");
     }
     my %form_options;
-    my $prop_meta = $self->property_meta;
+    my $prop_meta = $self->property_metaclass;
     for my $key ( keys %options ) {
         if ( ! $prop_meta->meta->find_attribute_by_name($key) ) {
             $form_options{$key} = delete $options{$key};
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ sub add_property {
         $name,
         is          => 'rw',
         metaclass   => $prop_meta,
-        form => \%form_options,
+        form        => \%form_options,
         %options,
     );
 }
@@ -117,11 +117,8 @@ created in the Definition.
 
 sub get_all_properties {
     my $self       = shift;
-    my @properties = ();
-    foreach my $meta ($self->get_all_class_metas) {
-        push @properties, $meta->get_properties;
-    }
-    return @properties;
+    return
+        map { $_->get_properties } $self->get_all_class_metas;
 }
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -190,34 +187,27 @@ sub get_property_list {
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-=head2 get_tables ( )
-
-Returns an array of the names of all tables in every class used by this class.
-
-=cut
-
-sub get_tables {
-    my $self       = shift;
-    my @properties = ();
-    my %seen       = ();
-    push @properties, 
-        grep { ! $seen{$_}++ }
-        map  { $_->tableName }
-        $self->get_all_class_metas
-    ;
-    return @properties;
-}
-
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 =head2 property_traits ( )
 
 Returns the name of the class for properties.
 
 =cut
 
-sub property_metaclass {
-    return 'WebGUI::Definition::Meta::Property';
+has property_metaclass => (
+    is  => 'ro',
+    lazy => 1,
+    builder => '_build_property_metaclass',
+);
+
+sub _build_property_metaclass {
+    my $self = shift;
+    my $class = Moose::Meta::Class->create_anon_class(
+        superclasses => [ $self->attribute_metaclass ],
+        roles        => [ 'WebGUI::Definition::Meta::Property' ],
+        cache        => 1,
+    );
+    return $class;
 }
 
 1;
+
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Meta/Property.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Meta/Property.pm
index c5104c0d2..12dbe5915 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Meta/Property.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Meta/Property.pm
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ package WebGUI::Definition::Meta::Property;
 =cut
 
 use 5.010;
-use Moose;
+use Moose::Role;
 use namespace::autoclean;
 no warnings qw(uninitialized);
 
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ a read-only form method, that provides the form properties for the attribute.
 
 =cut
 
-extends 'Moose::Meta::Attribute';
-
 has 'form' => (
     is  => 'ro',
 );
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Form.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Form.pm
index 7d06ac8a1..a197e1272 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Form.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Form.pm
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ use strict;
 use Carp qw( croak );
 use Scalar::Util qw( blessed );
 use Tie::IxHash;
-use WebGUI::Asset;
-use WebGUI::Asset::RichEdit;
-use WebGUI::Asset::Template;
 use WebGUI::International;
 use WebGUI::Pluggable;
 use WebGUI::Utility;