diff --git a/gridfs/grid_file.py b/gridfs/grid_file.py
index bba687796..8e1a72628 100644
--- a/gridfs/grid_file.py
+++ b/gridfs/grid_file.py
@@ -164,17 +164,17 @@ class GridFile(object):
 
         self.__collection.chunks.remove({"files_id": self.__id})
 
+    @property
     def closed(self):
         """Is this :class:`GridFile` closed?
         """
         return self.__closed
-    closed = property(closed)
 
+    @property
     def mode(self):
         """Mode this :class:`GridFile` was opened with.
         """
         return self.__mode
-    mode = property(mode)
 
     def __create_property(field_name, docstring, read_only=False):
         def getter(self):
diff --git a/pymongo/binary.py b/pymongo/binary.py
index fbe424758..dace7fd4b 100644
--- a/pymongo/binary.py
+++ b/pymongo/binary.py
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ class Binary(str):
         self.__subtype = subtype
         return self
 
+    @property
     def subtype(self):
         """Subtype of this binary data.
         """
         return self.__subtype
-    subtype = property(subtype)
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
         if isinstance(other, Binary):
diff --git a/pymongo/code.py b/pymongo/code.py
index f2f64f2e4..e9359bff4 100644
--- a/pymongo/code.py
+++ b/pymongo/code.py
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ class Code(str):
         self.__scope = scope
         return self
 
+    @property
     def scope(self):
         """Scope dictionary for this instance.
         """
         return self.__scope
-    scope = property(scope)
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return "Code(%s, %r)" % (str.__repr__(self), self.__scope)
diff --git a/pymongo/collection.py b/pymongo/collection.py
index 2a376efc8..20abb9491 100644
--- a/pymongo/collection.py
+++ b/pymongo/collection.py
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ class Collection(object):
                        (other.__database, other.__name))
         return NotImplemented
 
+    @property
     def full_name(self):
         """The full name of this :class:`Collection`.
 
@@ -128,8 +129,8 @@ class Collection(object):
            ``full_name()`` method is deprecated.
         """
         return self.__full_name_w
-    full_name = property(full_name)
 
+    @property
     def name(self):
         """The name of this :class:`Collection`.
 
@@ -138,8 +139,8 @@ class Collection(object):
            ``name()`` method is deprecated.
         """
         return self.__name_w
-    name = property(name)
 
+    @property
     def database(self):
         """The :class:`~pymongo.database.Database` that this
         :class:`Collection` is a part of.
@@ -149,7 +150,6 @@ class Collection(object):
            ``database()`` method is deprecated.
         """
         return self.__database_w
-    database = property(database)
 
     def save(self, to_save, manipulate=True, safe=False):
         """Save a document in this collection.
diff --git a/pymongo/connection.py b/pymongo/connection.py
index 053481ef4..53397e16e 100644
--- a/pymongo/connection.py
+++ b/pymongo/connection.py
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ class Connection(object): # TODO support auth for pooling
         if index_name in self.__index_cache[database_name][collection_name]:
             del self.__index_cache[database_name][collection_name][index_name]
 
+    @property
     def host(self):
         """Current connected host.
 
@@ -303,8 +304,8 @@ class Connection(object): # TODO support auth for pooling
            method is deprecated.
         """
         return helpers.callable_value(self.__host, "Connection.host")
-    host = property(host)
 
+    @property
     def port(self):
         """Current connected port.
 
@@ -313,13 +314,12 @@ class Connection(object): # TODO support auth for pooling
            method is deprecated.
         """
         return helpers.callable_value(self.__port, "Connection.port")
-    port = property(port)
 
+    @property
     def slave_okay(self):
         """Is it okay for this connection to connect directly to a slave?
         """
         return self.__slave_okay
-    slave_okay = property(slave_okay)
 
     def __find_master(self):
         """Create a new socket and use it to figure out who the master is.
diff --git a/pymongo/cursor.py b/pymongo/cursor.py
index d39c234bc..672f12aad 100644
--- a/pymongo/cursor.py
+++ b/pymongo/cursor.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class Cursor(object):
         self.__retrieved = 0
         self.__killed = False
 
+    @property
     def collection(self):
         """The :class:`~pymongo.collection.Collection` that this
         :class:`Cursor` is iterating.
@@ -72,7 +73,6 @@ class Cursor(object):
         .. versionadded:: 1.1
         """
         return self.__collection
-    collection = property(collection)
 
     def __del__(self):
         if self.__id and not self.__killed:
diff --git a/pymongo/database.py b/pymongo/database.py
index b8267d597..1503c94ce 100644
--- a/pymongo/database.py
+++ b/pymongo/database.py
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ class Database(object):
             if method_overwritten(manipulator, "transform_outgoing"):
                 self.__outgoing_manipulators.insert(0, manipulator)
 
+    @property
     def connection(self):
         """The :class:`~pymongo.connection.Connection` instance for this
         :class:`Database`.
@@ -108,8 +109,8 @@ class Database(object):
            ``connection()`` method is deprecated.
         """
         return self.__connection_w
-    connection = property(connection)
 
+    @property
     def name(self):
         """The name of this :class:`Database`.
 
@@ -118,7 +119,6 @@ class Database(object):
            ``name()`` method is deprecated.
         """
         return self.__name_w
-    name = property(name)
 
     def __cmp__(self, other):
         if isinstance(other, Database):
diff --git a/pymongo/dbref.py b/pymongo/dbref.py
index 580bdd400..629e291af 100644
--- a/pymongo/dbref.py
+++ b/pymongo/dbref.py
@@ -45,18 +45,19 @@ class DBRef(object):
         self.__id = id
         self.__database = database
 
+    @property
     def collection(self):
         """Get the name of this DBRef's collection as unicode.
         """
         return self.__collection
-    collection = property(collection)
 
+    @property
     def id(self):
         """Get this DBRef's _id.
         """
         return self.__id
-    id = property(id)
 
+    @property
     def database(self):
         """Get the name of this DBRef's database.
 
@@ -65,7 +66,6 @@ class DBRef(object):
         .. versionadded:: 1.1.1
         """
         return self.__database
-    database = property(database)
 
     def as_doc(self):
         """Get the SON document representation of this DBRef.
diff --git a/pymongo/master_slave_connection.py b/pymongo/master_slave_connection.py
index 3c8ba233d..3b96ea0d4 100644
--- a/pymongo/master_slave_connection.py
+++ b/pymongo/master_slave_connection.py
@@ -58,21 +58,21 @@ class MasterSlaveConnection(object):
         self.__master = master
         self.__slaves = slaves
 
+    @property
     def master(self):
         return self.__master
-    master = property(master)
 
+    @property
     def slaves(self):
         return self.__slaves
-    slaves = property(slaves)
 
+    @property
     def slave_okay(self):
         """Is it okay for this connection to connect directly to a slave?
 
         This is always True for MasterSlaveConnection instances.
         """
         return True
-    slave_okay = property(slave_okay)
 
     def set_cursor_manager(self, manager_class):
         """Set the cursor manager for this connection.
diff --git a/pymongo/objectid.py b/pymongo/objectid.py
index ecef45468..ab817555a 100644
--- a/pymongo/objectid.py
+++ b/pymongo/objectid.py
@@ -121,12 +121,13 @@ class ObjectId(object):
             raise TypeError("id must be an instance of (str, ObjectId), "
                             "not %s" % type(oid))
 
+    @property
     def binary(self):
         """12-byte binary representation of this ObjectId.
         """
         return self.__id
-    binary = property(binary)
 
+    @property
     def generation_time(self):
         """A :class:`datetime.datetime` instance representing the time of
         generation for this :class:`ObjectId`.
@@ -138,7 +139,6 @@ class ObjectId(object):
         """
         t = struct.unpack(">i", self.__id[0:4])[0]
         return datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(t)
-    generation_time = property(generation_time)
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.__id.encode("hex")