diff --git a/Source/cmProperty.cxx b/Source/cmProperty.cxx
index 40976db15..ef57068ad 100644
--- a/Source/cmProperty.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmProperty.cxx
@@ -12,17 +12,14 @@
 #include "cmProperty.h"
 #include "cmSystemTools.h"
 
-void cmProperty::Set(const std::string& name, const char *value)
+void cmProperty::Set(const char *value)
 {
-  this->Name = name;
   this->Value = value;
   this->ValueHasBeenSet = true;
 }
 
-void cmProperty::Append(const std::string& name, const char *value,
-                        bool asString)
+void cmProperty::Append(const char *value, bool asString)
 {
-  this->Name = name;
   if(!this->Value.empty() && *value && !asString)
     {
     this->Value += ";";
diff --git a/Source/cmProperty.h b/Source/cmProperty.h
index 659c4c324..e026372db 100644
--- a/Source/cmProperty.h
+++ b/Source/cmProperty.h
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@ public:
                    TEST, VARIABLE, CACHED_VARIABLE, INSTALL };
 
   // set this property
-  void Set(const std::string& name, const char *value);
+  void Set(const char *value);
 
   // append to this property
-  void Append(const std::string& name, const char *value,
-              bool asString = false);
+  void Append(const char *value, bool asString = false);
 
   // get the value
   const char *GetValue() const;
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ public:
   cmProperty() { this->ValueHasBeenSet = false; }
 
 protected:
-  std::string Name;
   std::string Value;
   bool ValueHasBeenSet;
 };
diff --git a/Source/cmPropertyMap.cxx b/Source/cmPropertyMap.cxx
index 070f6f1ed..03124dca5 100644
--- a/Source/cmPropertyMap.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmPropertyMap.cxx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void cmPropertyMap::SetProperty(const std::string& name, const char *value,
   (void)scope;
 
   cmProperty *prop = this->GetOrCreateProperty(name);
-  prop->Set(name,value);
+  prop->Set(value);
 }
 
 void cmPropertyMap::AppendProperty(const std::string& name, const char* value,
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void cmPropertyMap::AppendProperty(const std::string& name, const char* value,
   (void)scope;
 
   cmProperty *prop = this->GetOrCreateProperty(name);
-  prop->Append(name,value,asString);
+  prop->Append(value,asString);
 }
 
 const char *cmPropertyMap