diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/embeddor/DefaultEmbeddor.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/embeddor/DefaultEmbeddor.java
index a7bc5491d..654ec049e 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/embeddor/DefaultEmbeddor.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/embeddor/DefaultEmbeddor.java
@@ -122,36 +122,32 @@ public class DefaultEmbeddor
         return builder;
     }
 
-    public Workspace createWorkspace( final Project project, 
-                                      final Parameters parameters )
+    public Workspace createWorkspace( final Parameters parameters )
         throws Exception
     {
         final String component = getParameter( Workspace.ROLE );
-        final Workspace projectManager = 
+        final Workspace workspace = 
             (Workspace)createComponent( component, Workspace.class );
 
-        setupLogger( projectManager );
+        setupLogger( workspace );
 
 
-        if( projectManager instanceof Composable )
+        if( workspace instanceof Composable )
         {
-            final DefaultComponentManager componentManager =
-                new DefaultComponentManager( m_componentManager );
-            componentManager.put( Project.ROLE, project );
-            ((Composable)projectManager).compose( componentManager );
+            ((Composable)workspace).compose( m_componentManager );
         }
 
-        if( projectManager instanceof Parameterizable )
+        if( workspace instanceof Parameterizable )
         {
-            ((Parameterizable)projectManager).parameterize( parameters );
+            ((Parameterizable)workspace).parameterize( parameters );
         }        
 
-        if( projectManager instanceof Initializable )
+        if( workspace instanceof Initializable )
         {
-            ((Initializable)projectManager).initialize();
+            ((Initializable)workspace).initialize();
         }        
 
-        return projectManager;
+        return workspace;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/embeddor/Embeddor.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/embeddor/Embeddor.java
index 15615f280..e844adea9 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/embeddor/Embeddor.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/embeddor/Embeddor.java
@@ -38,10 +38,9 @@ public interface Embeddor
     /**
      * Create a Workspace for a particular project.
      *
-     * @param project the root project
-     * @param defines the defines in project
+     * @param defines the defines in workspace
      * @return the Workspace
      */
-    Workspace createWorkspace( Project project, Parameters parameters )
+    Workspace createWorkspace( Parameters parameters )
         throws Exception;
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/DefaultWorkspace.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/DefaultWorkspace.java
index 0acc9dc08..697c07d77 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/DefaultWorkspace.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/DefaultWorkspace.java
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ public class DefaultWorkspace
     private ProjectListenerSupport   m_listenerSupport   = new ProjectListenerSupport();
     private ComponentManager         m_componentManager;
     private Parameters               m_parameters;
-    private Project                  m_project;
     private TaskContext              m_baseContext;
     private HashMap                  m_entrys            = new HashMap();
     private TypeManager              m_typeManager;
@@ -88,10 +87,8 @@ public class DefaultWorkspace
         throws ComponentException
     {
         m_componentManager = componentManager;
-
         m_typeManager = (TypeManager)componentManager.lookup( TypeManager.ROLE );
         m_executor = (Executor)componentManager.lookup( Executor.ROLE );
-        m_project = (Project)componentManager.lookup( Project.ROLE );
     }
 
     public void parameterize( final Parameters parameters )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/frontends/CLIMain.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/frontends/CLIMain.java
index c8a04a109..99eb5d684 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/frontends/CLIMain.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/frontends/CLIMain.java
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ public class CLIMain
         while( true )
         {
             //actually do the build ...
-            final Workspace workspace = embeddor.createWorkspace( project, m_defines );
+            final Workspace workspace = embeddor.createWorkspace( m_defines );
             workspace.addProjectListener( listener );
 
             doBuild( workspace, project, m_targets );