diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/TaskContext.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/TaskContext.java
index 6e8b537fa..923afa7b4 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/TaskContext.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/api/TaskContext.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 package org.apache.myrmidon.api;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import org.apache.avalon.framework.Enum;
 
 /**
  * This interface represents the <em>Context</em> in which Task is executed.
@@ -22,12 +21,6 @@ import org.apache.avalon.framework.Enum;
 public interface TaskContext
     extends Context
 {
-    //these values are used when setting properties to indicate the scope at
-    //which properties are set
-    ScopeEnum CURRENT = new ScopeEnum( "Current" );
-    ScopeEnum PARENT = new ScopeEnum( "Parent" );
-    ScopeEnum TOP_LEVEL = new ScopeEnum( "TopLevel" );
-
     //these are the names of properties that every TaskContext must contain
     String BASE_DIRECTORY = "myrmidon.base.directory";
     String NAME = "myrmidon.task.name";
@@ -81,16 +74,6 @@ public interface TaskContext
     void setProperty( String name, Object value )
         throws TaskException;
 
-    /**
-     * Set property value.
-     *
-     * @param name the name of property
-     * @param value the value of property
-     * @param scope the scope at which to set property
-     */
-    void setProperty( String name, Object value, ScopeEnum scope )
-        throws TaskException;
-
     /**
      * Create a Child Context.
      * This allows separate hierarchly contexts to be easily constructed.
@@ -101,17 +84,5 @@ public interface TaskContext
      */
     TaskContext createSubContext( String name )
         throws TaskException;
-
-    /**
-     * Safe wrapper class for Scope enums.
-     */
-    public final class ScopeEnum
-        extends Enum
-    {
-        ScopeEnum( final String name )
-        {
-            super( name );
-        }
-    }
 }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/DefaultTaskContext.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/DefaultTaskContext.java
index 57d3afc5d..ade751592 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/DefaultTaskContext.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/workspace/DefaultTaskContext.java
@@ -227,50 +227,9 @@ public class DefaultTaskContext
      */
     public void setProperty( final String name, final Object value )
         throws TaskException
-    {
-        setProperty( name, value, CURRENT );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Set property value.
-     */
-    public void setProperty( final String name, final Object value, final ScopeEnum scope )
-        throws TaskException
     {
         checkPropertyValid( name, value );
-
-        if( CURRENT == scope )
-        {
-            m_contextData.put( name, value );
-        }
-        else if( PARENT == scope )
-        {
-            if( null == m_parent )
-            {
-                final String message = REZ.getString( "no-parent.error" );
-                throw new TaskException( message );
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                m_parent.setProperty( name, value );
-            }
-        }
-        else if( TOP_LEVEL == scope )
-        {
-            DefaultTaskContext context = this;
-
-            while( null != context.m_parent )
-            {
-                context = (DefaultTaskContext)context.m_parent;
-            }
-
-            context.m_contextData.put( name, value );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            final String message = REZ.getString( "bad-scope.error", scope );
-            throw new IllegalStateException( message );
-        }
+        m_contextData.put( name, value );
     }
 
     /**