diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Protocol/HTTP.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Protocol/HTTP.js
index 76efb06486..866c8e318e 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Protocol/HTTP.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Protocol/HTTP.js
@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@ OpenLayers.Protocol.HTTP = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Protocol, {
      */
     params: null,
     
-    /**
-     * Property: format
-     * {<OpenLayers.Format>} Parser for reading and writing features.
-     */
-    format: null,
-
     /**
      * Property: callback
      * {Object} - Function to be called when the <read>, <create>,