diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WFSDescribeFeatureType.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WFSDescribeFeatureType.js
index b71291e0f8..b0bb1b694a 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WFSDescribeFeatureType.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WFSDescribeFeatureType.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 /**
  * @requires OpenLayers/Format/XML.js
  * @requires OpenLayers/Format/OGCExceptionReport.js
- * @requires OpenLayers/Format/JSON.js
  */
  
 /**
@@ -19,14 +18,6 @@
 OpenLayers.Format.WFSDescribeFeatureType = OpenLayers.Class(
     OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
 
-    /** 
-     * Property: jsonFormat
-     * {OpenLayers.Format.JSON}
-     * Parser instance used to parse JSON for cross browser support.  The native
-     *     JSON.parse method will be used where available (all except IE<8).
-     */
-    jsonFormat: null,
-
     /**
      * Property: regExes
      * Compiled regular expressions for manipulating strings.
@@ -158,10 +149,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WFSDescribeFeatureType = OpenLayers.Class(
                 this.readChildNodes(node, obj.annotation);
             },
             "appinfo": function(node, obj) {
-                if (!this.jsonFormat) {
-                    this.jsonFormat = new OpenLayers.Format.JSON();
-                }
-                obj.appinfo = this.jsonFormat.read(this.getChildValue(node));
+                obj.appinfo = this.getChildValue(node);
             },
             "documentation": function(node, obj) {
                 if (!obj.documentation) {
diff --git a/tests/Format/WFSDescribeFeatureType.html b/tests/Format/WFSDescribeFeatureType.html
index d1ee22e80a..6e9812a766 100644
--- a/tests/Format/WFSDescribeFeatureType.html
+++ b/tests/Format/WFSDescribeFeatureType.html
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@
         var format = new OpenLayers.Format.WFSDescribeFeatureType();
         var res = format.read(text);
         var property = res.featureTypes[0].properties[0];
-        t.eq(property.annotation.appinfo.title["en"], "Population", "appinfo read correctly");
+        t.eq(property.annotation.appinfo, '{"title":{"en":"Population"}}', "appinfo read correctly");
         t.eq(property.annotation.documentation["en"], "Number of persons living in the state", "documentation read correctly");
     }