diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WCSCapabilities/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WCSCapabilities/v1.js
index 89981f3f9d..c0d8d92b3c 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WCSCapabilities/v1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WCSCapabilities/v1.js
@@ -71,18 +71,6 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WCSCapabilities.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(
         "wcs": {
             "WCS_Capabilities": function(node, obj) {           // In 1.0.0, this was WCS_Capabilties, changed in 1.1.0
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj);
-            },
-            "Title": function(node, obj) {
-                var title = this.getChildValue(node);
-                if(title) {
-                    obj.title = title;
-                }
-            },
-            "Abstract": function(node, obj) {
-                var abst = this.getChildValue(node);
-                if(abst) {
-                    obj["abstract"] = abst;
-                }
             }
         }
     },