diff --git a/middleclass.lua b/middleclass.lua
index 8bef0fb..dae6496 100644
--- a/middleclass.lua
+++ b/middleclass.lua
@@ -66,16 +66,6 @@ end
 
 -- creates a subclass
 function Object.subclass(klass, name)
-  assert(_classes[klass], "Use Class:subclass instead of Class.subclass")
-  assert( type(name)=="string", "You must provide a name(string) for your class")
-
-  local thesubclass = { name = name, super = klass, __classDict = {}, __mixins={} }
-  
-  local dict = thesubclass.__classDict   -- classDict contains all the [meta]methods of the class
-  dict.__index = dict                    -- It "points to itself" so instances can use it as a metatable.
-  local superDict = klass.__classDict -- The super' classDict
-
-  setmetatable(dict, superDict) -- when a method isn't found on classDict, 'escalate upwards'.
 
   setmetatable(thesubclass, {
     __index = dict,                              -- look for stuff on the dict
diff --git a/spec/Object_spec.lua b/spec/Object_spec.lua
index 83ce552..2bc660b 100644
--- a/spec/Object_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/Object_spec.lua
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@ context('Object', function()
       assert_equal(tostring(Object), 'class Object')
     end)
   end)
-  
-  context('Object()', function()
+
+  context('()', function()
     test('returns an object, like Object:new()', function()
       local obj = Object()
-      assert_true(instanceOf(Object))
+      assert_true(instanceOf(Object, obj))
     end)
   end)
-  
 
   context('instance creation', function()
 
diff --git a/spec/classes_spec.lua b/spec/classes_spec.lua
index 813d487..4562e53 100644
--- a/spec/classes_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/classes_spec.lua
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ context('Class', function()
     end)
   end)
 
+  context('()', function()
+    test('returns an object, like Class:new()', function()
+      local TheClass = class('TheClass')
+      local obj = TheClass()
+      assert_true(instanceOf(TheClass, obj))
+    end)
+  end)
+
   context('attributes', function()
 
     local A, B