diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurationState.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurationState.java
index 0a386e2fb..f4d0749b1 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurationState.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurationState.java
@@ -19,19 +19,17 @@ package org.apache.myrmidon.components.configurer;
 class DefaultConfigurationState
     implements ConfigurationState
 {
-    private final int[] m_propCount;
-    private final Object[] m_createdObjects;
+    private final int[] m_propertyCount;
     private final ObjectConfigurer m_configurer;
     private final Object m_object;
 
     public DefaultConfigurationState( final ObjectConfigurer configurer,
                                       final Object object,
-                                      final int numProps )
+                                      final int propertyCount )
     {
         m_configurer = configurer;
         m_object = object;
-        m_propCount = new int[ numProps ];
-        m_createdObjects = new Object[ numProps ];
+        m_propertyCount = new int[ propertyCount ];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -49,26 +47,14 @@ class DefaultConfigurationState
     }
 
     /** Returns a property count. */
-    public int getPropCount( final int propIndex )
+    public int getPropertyCount( final int index )
     {
-        return m_propCount[ propIndex ];
+        return m_propertyCount[ index ];
     }
 
     /** Increments a property count. */
-    public void incPropCount( final int propIndex )
+    public void incPropertyCount( final int index )
     {
-        m_propCount[ propIndex ]++;
-    }
-
-    /** Returns a property's pending objects. */
-    public Object getCreatedObject( final int propIndex )
-    {
-        return m_createdObjects[ propIndex ];
-    }
-
-    /** Sets a property's pending objects. */
-    public void setCreatedObject( final int propIndex, final Object object )
-    {
-        m_createdObjects[ propIndex ] = object;
+        m_propertyCount[ index ]++;
     }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurer.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurer.java
index ce8300bf8..d5962b954 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurer.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurer.java
@@ -298,8 +298,8 @@ public class DefaultConfigurer
         final String name = element.getName();
 
         // Locate the configurer for the child element
-        final PropertyConfigurer childConfigurer
-            = getConfigurerFromName( state.getConfigurer(), name, true );
+        final PropertyConfigurer childConfigurer =
+            getConfigurerFromName( state.getConfigurer(), name, true );
 
         // Create & configure the child element
         final Object child =
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultObjectConfigurer.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultObjectConfigurer.java
index cb621449d..d40a7bbd9 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultObjectConfigurer.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultObjectConfigurer.java
@@ -263,16 +263,6 @@ class DefaultObjectConfigurer
     {
         // Make sure there are no pending created objects
         final DefaultConfigurationState defState = (DefaultConfigurationState)state;
-        final int size = m_allProps.size();
-        for( int i = 0; i < size; i++ )
-        {
-            if( null != defState.getCreatedObject( i ) )
-            {
-                final String message = REZ.getString( "pending-property-value.error" );
-                throw new ConfigurationException( message );
-            }
-        }
-
         return defState.getObject();
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultPropertyConfigurer.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultPropertyConfigurer.java
index ef632af3b..71fae50de 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultPropertyConfigurer.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultPropertyConfigurer.java
@@ -65,21 +65,13 @@ class DefaultPropertyConfigurer
     {
         final DefaultConfigurationState defState = (DefaultConfigurationState)state;
 
-        // Make sure the supplied object is the pending object
-        final Object pending = defState.getCreatedObject( m_propIndex );
-        if( pending != null && pending != value )
-        {
-        }
-
-        defState.setCreatedObject( m_propIndex, null );
-
         // Check the property count
-        if( defState.getPropCount( m_propIndex ) >= m_maxCount )
+        if( defState.getPropertyCount( m_propIndex ) >= m_maxCount )
         {
             final String message = REZ.getString( "too-many-values.error" );
             throw new ConfigurationException( message );
         }
-        defState.incPropCount( m_propIndex );
+        defState.incPropertyCount( m_propIndex );
 
         try
         {