diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DataType.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DataType.java
index d3152981a..7b7163ae8 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DataType.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DataType.java
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent;
 public abstract class DataType
     extends ProjectComponent
 {
-    /**
-     * The descriptin the user has set.
-     */
-    protected String description;
-
     /**
      * Value to the refid attribute.
      */
@@ -45,17 +40,6 @@ public abstract class DataType
      */
     protected boolean checked = true;
 
-    /**
-     * Sets a description of the current data type. It will be useful in
-     * commenting what we are doing.
-     *
-     * @param desc The new Description value
-     */
-    public void setDescription( String desc )
-    {
-        description = desc;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Set the value of the refid attribute. <p>
      *
@@ -72,16 +56,6 @@ public abstract class DataType
         checked = false;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Return the description for the current data type.
-     *
-     * @return The Description value
-     */
-    public String getDescription()
-    {
-        return description;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Has the refid attribute of this element been set?
      *
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/EnumeratedAttribute.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/EnumeratedAttribute.java
index 82dee0961..6dc40ba84 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/EnumeratedAttribute.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/EnumeratedAttribute.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
  */
 public abstract class EnumeratedAttribute
 {
-
     protected String value;
 
     public EnumeratedAttribute()
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Reference.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Reference.java
index 449f24f52..9b1003ab7 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Reference.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Reference.java
@@ -17,20 +17,8 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
  */
 public class Reference
 {
-
     private String refid;
 
-    public Reference()
-    {
-        super();
-    }
-
-    public Reference( String id )
-    {
-        this();
-        setRefId( id );
-    }
-
     public void setRefId( String id )
     {
         refid = id;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DataType.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DataType.java
index d3152981a..7b7163ae8 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DataType.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/DataType.java
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent;
 public abstract class DataType
     extends ProjectComponent
 {
-    /**
-     * The descriptin the user has set.
-     */
-    protected String description;
-
     /**
      * Value to the refid attribute.
      */
@@ -45,17 +40,6 @@ public abstract class DataType
      */
     protected boolean checked = true;
 
-    /**
-     * Sets a description of the current data type. It will be useful in
-     * commenting what we are doing.
-     *
-     * @param desc The new Description value
-     */
-    public void setDescription( String desc )
-    {
-        description = desc;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Set the value of the refid attribute. <p>
      *
@@ -72,16 +56,6 @@ public abstract class DataType
         checked = false;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Return the description for the current data type.
-     *
-     * @return The Description value
-     */
-    public String getDescription()
-    {
-        return description;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Has the refid attribute of this element been set?
      *
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/EnumeratedAttribute.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/EnumeratedAttribute.java
index 82dee0961..6dc40ba84 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/EnumeratedAttribute.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/EnumeratedAttribute.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import org.apache.myrmidon.api.TaskException;
  */
 public abstract class EnumeratedAttribute
 {
-
     protected String value;
 
     public EnumeratedAttribute()
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Reference.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Reference.java
index 449f24f52..9b1003ab7 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Reference.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/types/Reference.java
@@ -17,20 +17,8 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
  */
 public class Reference
 {
-
     private String refid;
 
-    public Reference()
-    {
-        super();
-    }
-
-    public Reference( String id )
-    {
-        this();
-        setRefId( id );
-    }
-
     public void setRefId( String id )
     {
         refid = id;