diff --git a/bindings/python/mapnik/printing.py b/bindings/python/mapnik/printing.py
index 58f18b653..5e6456bd9 100644
--- a/bindings/python/mapnik/printing.py
+++ b/bindings/python/mapnik/printing.py
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ class PDFPrinter:
         
         for l in m.layers:
             # extract the layer names for naming layers if we use OCG
-            self._layer_names.append(l.title or l.name)
+            self._layer_names.append(l.name)
         
             layer_map = Map(m.width,m.height,m.srs)
             layer_map.layers.append(l)
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ class PDFPrinter:
             for l in reversed(m.layers):
                 have_layer_header = False
                 added_styles={}
-                layer_title = l.title or l.name
+                layer_title = l.name
                 if layer_title in processed_layers:
                     continue
                 processed_layers.append(layer_title)
@@ -906,8 +906,8 @@ class PDFPrinter:
                                     if r.filter and str(r.filter) != "true":
                                         if len(rule_text) > 0:
                                             rule_text += " AND "
-                                        if r.title:
-                                            rule_text += r.title
+                                        if r.name:
+                                            rule_text += r.name
                                         else:
                                             rule_text += str(r.filter)
                         active_rules = tuple(active_rules)
diff --git a/tests/data/good_maps/markers_symbolizer_lines.xml b/tests/data/good_maps/markers_symbolizer_lines.xml
index d3adaefb6..1336f56bc 100644
--- a/tests/data/good_maps/markers_symbolizer_lines.xml
+++ b/tests/data/good_maps/markers_symbolizer_lines.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE Map>
 <Map background-color="white" srs="+init=epsg:4326" minimum-version="0.7.2">
     <Style name="1">
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <MarkersSymbolizer stroke="green" stroke-width="1.3" fill="yellow"/>
             <LineSymbolizer stroke-width=".2" stroke="grey"/>
         </Rule>
diff --git a/tests/data/good_maps/markers_symbolizer_points.xml b/tests/data/good_maps/markers_symbolizer_points.xml
index 14c53a285..9381ec866 100644
--- a/tests/data/good_maps/markers_symbolizer_points.xml
+++ b/tests/data/good_maps/markers_symbolizer_points.xml
@@ -2,31 +2,31 @@
 <Map background-color="white" srs="+init=epsg:4326" minimum-version="0.7.2">
 
     <Style name="1">
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([name]='CHILE')</Filter>
              <MarkersSymbolizer fill="darkgreen" opacity=".7" width="15" height="10" stroke="green" stroke-width="7" stroke-opacity=".2" placement="point" marker-type="ellipse"/>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([name]='Australia')</Filter>
              <MarkersSymbolizer fill="darkblue" opacity=".7" width="10" height="20" stroke="blue" stroke-width="7" stroke-opacity=".2" placement="point" marker-type="ellipse"/>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo1">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([name]='Brazil')</Filter>
              <MarkersSymbolizer fill="darkorange" opacity=".7" width="20" height="10" stroke="orange" stroke-width="7" stroke-opacity=".2" placement="point" marker-type="ellipse"/>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([name]='Mongolia')</Filter>
              <MarkersSymbolizer fill="darkgoldenrod" opacity=".7" width="25" height="10" stroke="yellow" stroke-width="7" stroke-opacity=".2" placement="point" marker-type="ellipse"/>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([name]='Sudan')</Filter>
              <MarkersSymbolizer fill="darkcyan" opacity=".7" width="15" height="10" stroke="cadetblue" stroke-width="7" stroke-opacity=".2" placement="point" marker-type="ellipse"/>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([name]='United States')</Filter>
              <MarkersSymbolizer fill="#cc3344" opacity=".7" width="15" height="10" stroke="#cc3344" stroke-width="7" stroke-opacity=".2" placement="point" marker-type="ellipse"/>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <ElseFilter/>
             <PointSymbolizer file="../svg/ellipses.svg"/>
         </Rule>
diff --git a/tests/data/good_maps/point_csv.xml b/tests/data/good_maps/point_csv.xml
index fc36de8c7..a174ab551 100644
--- a/tests/data/good_maps/point_csv.xml
+++ b/tests/data/good_maps/point_csv.xml
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 <!DOCTYPE Map>
 <Map background-color="#b5d0d0" srs="+init=epsg:4326" minimum-version="0.7.2">
     <Style name="1">
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([x]=0)</Filter>
             <TextSymbolizer size="10" dy="-10" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" halo-radius="1" allow-overlap="true">[label]</TextSymbolizer>
             <PointSymbolizer/>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([y]=0)</Filter>
             <TextSymbolizer size="10" dy="5" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" halo-radius="1">[label]</TextSymbolizer>
             <PointSymbolizer/>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <ElseFilter/>
             <TextSymbolizer size="10" dy="-5" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" halo-radius="1">[label]</TextSymbolizer>
             <PointSymbolizer/>
diff --git a/tests/data/good_maps/point_json.xml b/tests/data/good_maps/point_json.xml
index a7da41c61..09dd44647 100644
--- a/tests/data/good_maps/point_json.xml
+++ b/tests/data/good_maps/point_json.xml
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 <!DOCTYPE Map>
 <Map background-color="#b5d0d0" srs="+init=epsg:4326" minimum-version="0.7.2">
     <Style name="1">
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([x]=0)</Filter>
             <TextSymbolizer size="10" dy="-10" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" halo-radius="1" allow-overlap="true">[label]</TextSymbolizer>
             <PointSymbolizer/>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([y]=0)</Filter>
             <TextSymbolizer size="10" dy="5" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" halo-radius="1">[label]</TextSymbolizer>
             <PointSymbolizer/>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <ElseFilter/>
             <TextSymbolizer size="10" dy="-5" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" halo-radius="1">[label]</TextSymbolizer>
             <PointSymbolizer/>
diff --git a/tests/data/good_maps/point_json_inline.xml b/tests/data/good_maps/point_json_inline.xml
index 38bcfb9d8..1f067cdf0 100644
--- a/tests/data/good_maps/point_json_inline.xml
+++ b/tests/data/good_maps/point_json_inline.xml
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 <!DOCTYPE Map>
 <Map background-color="#b5d0d0" srs="+init=epsg:4326" minimum-version="0.7.2">
     <Style name="1">
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([x]=0)</Filter>
             <TextSymbolizer size="10" dy="-10" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" halo-radius="1" allow-overlap="true">[label]</TextSymbolizer>
             <PointSymbolizer/>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([y]=0)</Filter>
             <TextSymbolizer size="10" dy="5" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" halo-radius="1">[label]</TextSymbolizer>
             <PointSymbolizer/>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <ElseFilter/>
             <TextSymbolizer size="10" dy="-5" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" halo-radius="1">[label]</TextSymbolizer>
             <PointSymbolizer/>
diff --git a/tests/data/good_maps/point_symbolizer.xml b/tests/data/good_maps/point_symbolizer.xml
index 9251e9776..7119e1093 100644
--- a/tests/data/good_maps/point_symbolizer.xml
+++ b/tests/data/good_maps/point_symbolizer.xml
@@ -1,38 +1,38 @@
 <!DOCTYPE Map>
 <Map background-color="#b5d0d0" srs="+init=epsg:4326" minimum-version="0.7.2">
     <Style name="1">
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([name]='CHILE')</Filter>
             <TextSymbolizer size="10" dy="5" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" text-transform="lowercase" wrap-width="10" wrap-character=" " halo-radius="1">[name] + ' (default OGC pixel)'</TextSymbolizer>
             <PointSymbolizer/>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([name]='Australia')</Filter>
             <TextSymbolizer size="10" dy="20" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" halo-radius="1">[name] + ' (png)'</TextSymbolizer>
             <PointSymbolizer file="../images/dummy.png" allow-overlap="true"/>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo1">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([name]='Brazil')</Filter>
             <TextSymbolizer size="10" dy="20" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" halo-radius="1">[name] + ' (svg &amp; tif)'</TextSymbolizer>
             <PointSymbolizer file="../images/dummy.tif" allow-overlap="true"/>
             <PointSymbolizer file="../svg/ellipses.svg" allow-overlap="true"/>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([name]='Mongolia')</Filter>
             <TextSymbolizer size="10" dy="20" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" halo-radius="1">[name] + ' (tiff)'</TextSymbolizer>
             <PointSymbolizer file="../images/dummy.tiff" allow-overlap="true"/>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([name]='Sudan')</Filter>
             <TextSymbolizer size="10" dy="20" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" halo-radius="1">[name] + ' (jpeg)'</TextSymbolizer>
             <PointSymbolizer file="../images/dummy.jpeg"/>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([name]='United States')</Filter>
             <TextSymbolizer size="10" dy="20" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" halo-radius="1">[name] + ' (jpg)'</TextSymbolizer>
             <PointSymbolizer file="../images/dummy.jpg"/>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <ElseFilter/>
             <TextSymbolizer size="10" dy="20" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" halo-radius="1">[name]</TextSymbolizer>
             <PointSymbolizer file="../images/bogus_will_fail.png"/>
diff --git a/tests/data/good_maps/point_symbolizer_ignore_placements.xml b/tests/data/good_maps/point_symbolizer_ignore_placements.xml
index 91cec190c..2f254da84 100644
--- a/tests/data/good_maps/point_symbolizer_ignore_placements.xml
+++ b/tests/data/good_maps/point_symbolizer_ignore_placements.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <!DOCTYPE Map>
 <Map background-color="#b5d0d0" srs="+init=epsg:4326" minimum-version="0.7.2">
     <Style name="1">
-        <Rule title="foo1">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([name]='Brazil' or [name]='Mongolia' or [name]='Sudan')</Filter>
             <PointSymbolizer file="../svg/point_sm.svg" allow-overlap="true"/>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <ElseFilter/>
             <PointSymbolizer file="../svg/point_sm.svg" ignore-placement="true"/>
             <PointSymbolizer/>
diff --git a/tests/data/good_maps/point_symbolizer_on_polygon_map.xml b/tests/data/good_maps/point_symbolizer_on_polygon_map.xml
index 00d1130fe..529a884f7 100644
--- a/tests/data/good_maps/point_symbolizer_on_polygon_map.xml
+++ b/tests/data/good_maps/point_symbolizer_on_polygon_map.xml
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 <!DOCTYPE Map>
 <Map background-color="#b5d0d0" minimum-version="0.7.2">
     <Style name="test">
-        <Rule title="asia">
+        <Rule name="asia">
             <Filter>([REGION]=142)</Filter>
             <PointSymbolizer file="../images/dummy.png" allow-overlap="true"/>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="europe">
+        <Rule name="europe">
             <Filter>([REGION]=150)</Filter>
             <!-- requires at least Mapnik 0.7.1 to work due to http://trac.mapnik.org/ticket/508 -->
             <PolygonPatternSymbolizer file="../images/dummy.png"/>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="americas">
+        <Rule name="americas">
             <Filter>([REGION]=19)</Filter>
             <!-- requires at least Mapnik 0.7.1 to work due to http://trac.mapnik.org/ticket/508 -->
             <LinePatternSymbolizer file="../images/dummy.png"/>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="Africa">
+        <Rule name="Africa">
             <Filter>([REGION]=2)</Filter>
             <ShieldSymbolizer placement="vertex" size="10" fill="#000000" file="../images/dummy.png" face-name="DejaVu Sans Bold">[NAME]</ShieldSymbolizer>
         </Rule>
 
-        <Rule title="rest">
+        <Rule name="rest">
             <ElseFilter/>
             <LineSymbolizer stroke-width="1"/>
         </Rule>
diff --git a/tests/data/good_maps/text_rotation.xml b/tests/data/good_maps/text_rotation.xml
index df1d8202f..f37dbf5af 100644
--- a/tests/data/good_maps/text_rotation.xml
+++ b/tests/data/good_maps/text_rotation.xml
@@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
 <Map srs="+proj=merc +a=6378137 +b=6378137 +lat_ts=0.0 +lon_0=0.0 +x_0=0.0 +y_0=0 +k=1.0 +units=m +nadgrids=@null +wktext +no_defs +over" background-color="steelblue" minimum-version="0.7.2">
 
     <Style name="labels">
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([name]='CHILE')</Filter>
             <TextSymbolizer size="15" orientation="45" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" halo-radius="1">'45˚ angle'</TextSymbolizer>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([name]='Australia')</Filter>
             <TextSymbolizer size="15" orientation="-45" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" halo-radius="1">'- 45˚ angle'</TextSymbolizer>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo1">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([name]='Brazil')</Filter>
             <TextSymbolizer size="15" orientation="90" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" halo-radius="1">'90˚ angle'</TextSymbolizer>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([name]='Mongolia')</Filter>
             <TextSymbolizer size="15" orientation="-90" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" halo-radius="1">'- 90˚ angle'</TextSymbolizer>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([name]='South Sudan')</Filter>
             <TextSymbolizer size="15" orientation="180" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" halo-radius="1">'180&#730; angle'</TextSymbolizer>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <Filter>([name]='United States')</Filter>
             <TextSymbolizer size="15" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" halo-radius="1">'no rotation of text'</TextSymbolizer>
         </Rule>
-        <Rule title="foo">
+        <Rule>
             <ElseFilter/>
             <TextSymbolizer size="15" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" halo-radius="1">[name]</TextSymbolizer>
         </Rule>
diff --git a/tests/python_tests/object_test.py b/tests/python_tests/object_test.py
index 1e60bfafd..ef05d8281 100644
--- a/tests/python_tests/object_test.py
+++ b/tests/python_tests/object_test.py
@@ -213,12 +213,10 @@ def test_layer_init():
     eq_(l.clear_label_cache,False)
     eq_(l.cache_features,False)
     eq_(l.visible(1),True)
-    eq_(l.abstract,'')
     eq_(l.active,True)
     eq_(l.datasource,None)
     eq_(l.queryable,False)
     eq_(l.srs,'+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +no_defs')
-    eq_(l.title,'')
 
 # Map initialization
 def test_map_init():
@@ -399,7 +397,6 @@ def test_rule_init():
     r = mapnik.Rule()
    
     eq_(r.name, '')
-    eq_(r.title, '')
     eq_(r.min_scale, 0)
     eq_(r.max_scale, float('inf'))
     eq_(r.has_else(), False)
@@ -420,34 +417,30 @@ def test_rule_init():
     r = mapnik.Rule("Name")
     
     eq_(r.name, 'Name')
-    eq_(r.title, '')
     eq_(r.min_scale, 0)
     eq_(r.max_scale, float('inf'))
     eq_(r.has_else(), False)
     eq_(r.has_also(), False)
     
-    r = mapnik.Rule("Name", "Title")
+    r = mapnik.Rule("Name")
     
     eq_(r.name, 'Name')
-    eq_(r.title, 'Title')
     eq_(r.min_scale, 0)
     eq_(r.max_scale, float('inf'))
     eq_(r.has_else(), False)
     eq_(r.has_also(), False)
     
-    r = mapnik.Rule("Name", "Title", min_scale)
+    r = mapnik.Rule("Name", min_scale)
     
     eq_(r.name, 'Name')
-    eq_(r.title, 'Title')
     eq_(r.min_scale, min_scale)
     eq_(r.max_scale, float('inf'))
     eq_(r.has_else(), False)
     eq_(r.has_also(), False)
     
-    r = mapnik.Rule("Name", "Title", min_scale, max_scale)
+    r = mapnik.Rule("Name", min_scale, max_scale)
     
     eq_(r.name, 'Name')
-    eq_(r.title, 'Title')
     eq_(r.min_scale, min_scale)
     eq_(r.max_scale, max_scale)
     eq_(r.has_else(), False)