diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Definition.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Definition.pm
index a53870c23..70bb33928 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Definition.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Definition.pm
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ sub init_meta {
     my $class = shift;
     my %args = @_;
 
-    Moose->init_meta(%args);
-
     Moose::Util::MetaRole::apply_base_class_roles(
         for     => $args{for_class},
         roles   => [ 'WebGUI::Definition::Role::Object' ],
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Asset.pm
index 3f1d8d652..8d9807e49 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Asset.pm
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ sub init_meta {
     my $class = shift;
     my %args = @_;
 
-    WebGUI::Definition->init_meta(%args);
-
     Moose::Util::MetaRole::apply_base_class_roles(
         for   => $args{for_class},
         roles => [ 'WebGUI::Definition::Role::Asset' ],
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Meta/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Meta/Asset.pm
index ff7b8decb..41678c449 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Meta/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Meta/Asset.pm
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ use WebGUI::Definition::Meta::Property;
 use WebGUI::Definition::Meta::Property::Asset;
 no warnings qw(uninitialized);
 
+with 'WebGUI::Definition::Meta::Class';
+
 our $VERSION = '0.0.1';
 
 =head1 NAME
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ for properties.
 
 =cut
 
-has '+property_metaroles' => (
+has 'property_metaroles' => (
     is => 'ro',
     default => sub { [ 'WebGUI::Definition::Meta::Property', 'WebGUI::Definition::Meta::Property::Asset'] },
 );
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Meta/Class.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Meta/Class.pm
index 1245a89c2..2e386f4e5 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Meta/Class.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Meta/Class.pm
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ sub add_property {
     my $prop_meta_roles = $self->property_metaroles;
     my $prop_meta = $self->_property_metaclass;
     for my $key ( keys %options ) {
-        if ( ! $prop_meta->meta->find_attribute_by_name($key) ) {
+        if ( ! $prop_meta->find_attribute_by_name($key) ) {
             $form_options{$key} = delete $options{$key};
         }
     }