diff --git a/direct/src/level/BasicEntities.py b/direct/src/level/BasicEntities.py
index ef3e314121..71c0b96d85 100755
--- a/direct/src/level/BasicEntities.py
+++ b/direct/src/level/BasicEntities.py
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ class NodePathAttribs:
     def setSz(self, *args): self.getNodePath().setSz(*args)
     
 class privNodePathImpl(NodePath.NodePath):
+    __attribs__ = (
+        'parent', 'pos', 'hpr',
+        )
     def __init__(self, name):
         node = hidden.attachNewNode(name)
         NodePath.NodePath.__init__(self, node)
@@ -60,9 +63,6 @@ class NodePathEntity(Entity.Entity, privNodePathImpl):
     """This is an entity that represents a NodePath on the client.
     It may be instantiated directly or used as a base class for other
     entity types."""
-    __attribs__ = (
-        'parent', 'pos', 'hpr',
-        )
     def __init__(self, level, entId):
         privNodePathImpl.__init__(self, '')
         Entity.Entity.__init__(self, level, entId)
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ class DistributedNodePathEntity(DistributedEntity.DistributedEntity,
     """This is a distributed version of NodePathEntity. It should not
     be instantiated directly; derive your client-side distEntity from
     this class instead of DistributedEntity."""
-    __attribs__ = (
-        'parent', 'pos', 'hpr',
-        )
     def __init__(self, cr):
         DistributedEntity.DistributedEntity.__init__(self, cr)
         privNodePathImpl.__init__(self, 'DistributedNodePathEntity')
diff --git a/direct/src/level/Entity.py b/direct/src/level/Entity.py
index 6b20b0104d..c1530529de 100755
--- a/direct/src/level/Entity.py
+++ b/direct/src/level/Entity.py
@@ -133,31 +133,46 @@ class Entity(DirectObject):
 
             while len(classList):
                 cl = classList.pop()
-                Entity.notify.debug('looking for attribs for %s' % cl.__name__)
-                if cl.__dict__.has_key('__attribs__'):
-                    cAttribs = cl.__attribs__
-                elif isDistObjAI(cl):
-                    # It's a distributed AI class. Check the client-side class
-                    globals = {}
-                    locals = {}
-                    ccn = cl.__name__[:-2] # clientClassName
-                    Entity.notify.debug('importing client class %s' % ccn)
-                    try:
-                        exec 'import %s' % ccn in globals, locals
-                    except:
-                        print 'could not import %s' % ccn
-                        continue
-                    exec 'cAttribs = %s.%s.__dict__.get("__attribs__")' % (
-                        ccn, ccn) in globals, locals
-                    cAttribs = locals['cAttribs']
-                    if cAttribs is None:
-                        continue
-                else:
-                    continue
+                Entity.notify.debug('looking for attribs on %s' % cl.__name__)
 
-                for attrib in cAttribs:
-                    if attrib not in allAttribs:
-                        allAttribs.append(attrib)
+                def getClassAttr(cl, name, self=self):
+                    """grab an attribute, such as __attribs__, off of a class"""
+                    if cl.__dict__.has_key(name):
+                        return cl.__dict__[name]
+                    elif isDistObjAI(cl):
+                        # It's a distributed AI class.
+                        # Check the client-side class
+                        globals = {}
+                        locals = {}
+                        ccn = cl.__name__[:-2] # clientClassName
+                        Entity.notify.debug('importing client class %s' % ccn)
+                        try:
+                            exec 'import %s' % ccn in globals, locals
+                        except:
+                            print 'could not import %s' % ccn
+                            return None
+                        exec 'attr = %s.%s.__dict__.get("%s")' % (
+                            ccn, ccn, name) in globals, locals
+                        return locals['attr']
+                    else:
+                        return None
+
+                # delete some attribs?
+                delAttribs = getClassAttr(cl, '__delAttribs__')
+                if delAttribs is not None:
+                    assert type(delAttribs) in (types.TupleType, types.ListType)
+                    Entity.notify.debug('delAttribs: %s' % list(delAttribs))
+                    for attrib in delAttribs:
+                        if attrib in allAttribs:
+                            allAttribs.remove(attrib)
+
+                attribs = getClassAttr(cl, '__attribs__')
+                if attribs is not None:
+                    assert type(attribs) in (types.TupleType, types.ListType)
+                    Entity.notify.debug('attribs: %s' % list(attribs))
+                    for attrib in attribs:
+                        if attrib not in allAttribs:
+                            allAttribs.append(attrib)
 
             # we now have an ordered list of all of the attribute descriptors
             # for this class. Cache it on the class object
diff --git a/direct/src/level/ZoneEntity.py b/direct/src/level/ZoneEntity.py
index 8096427330..c40ff1a684 100755
--- a/direct/src/level/ZoneEntity.py
+++ b/direct/src/level/ZoneEntity.py
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ import ZoneEntityBase
 import BasicEntities
 
 class ZoneEntity(ZoneEntityBase.ZoneEntityBase, BasicEntities.NodePathAttribs):
-    __attribs = (
-        'modelZoneNum',
+    __delAttribs__ = (
+        'parent', 'pos', 'hpr',
+        )
+    __attribs__ = (
+        'description', 'modelZoneNum',
         )
     
     def __init__(self, level, entId):
@@ -14,6 +17,5 @@ class ZoneEntity(ZoneEntityBase.ZoneEntityBase, BasicEntities.NodePathAttribs):
         self.nodePath = self.level.getZoneNode(self.modelZoneNum)
         self.initNodePathAttribs(doReparent=0)
 
-
     def getNodePath(self):
         return self.nodePath