diff --git a/lib/v2/playbook/base.py b/lib/v2/playbook/base.py
index 44abe4a6ea3..3b4785ee46b 100644
--- a/lib/v2/playbook/base.py
+++ b/lib/v2/playbook/base.py
@@ -15,13 +15,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-from v2.playbook import Tag, Conditional
-
-class PlaybookBase(Tag, Conditional):
-   '''
-   Implements a common object, which supports filtering based on
-   both tags and when: conditional statements
-   '''
+class Base(object):
 
    def __init__(self):
        pass
diff --git a/lib/v2/playbook/block.py b/lib/v2/playbook/block.py
index f4d5946135d..c5ab518efa9 100644
--- a/lib/v2/playbook/block.py
+++ b/lib/v2/playbook/block.py
@@ -18,13 +18,7 @@
 from v2.playbook.base import PlaybookBase
 
 class Block(PlaybookBase):
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.ds = None
-        self.plays = []
 
-    def load(self, ds):
-        self.ds = ds
-        self.plays = []
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
 
-    def get_plays(self):
-        return self.plays
diff --git a/lib/v2/playbook/handler.py b/lib/v2/playbook/handler.py
index 32a803dbc52..42d937ec464 100644
--- a/lib/v2/playbook/handler.py
+++ b/lib/v2/playbook/handler.py
@@ -20,20 +20,17 @@ from v2.inventory import Host
 from v2.playbook import Task
 
 class Handler(Task):
+
     def __init__(self):
-        self.triggered    = False
-        self.triggered_by = []
+        pass
 
     def flag_for_host(self, host):
-        if not isinstance(host, Host):
-            raise AnsibleError('handlers expected to be triggered by a Host(), instead got %s' % type(host))
-        if host.name not in self.triggered_by:
-            triggered_by.append(host.name)
+        assert instanceof(host, Host)
+        pass
 
-    def get_has_triggered(self):
-        return self.triggered
+    def has_triggered(self):
+        return self._triggered
 
-    def set_has_triggered(self, triggered):
-        if not isinstance(triggered, bool):
-            raise AnsibleError('a handlers triggered property should be a boolean, instead got %s' % type(triggered))
-        self.triggered = triggered
+    def set_triggered(self, triggered):
+        assert instanceof(triggered, bool)
+        self._triggered = triggered
diff --git a/lib/v2/playbook/role.py b/lib/v2/playbook/role.py
index 80251833d06..0dd8817dbc9 100644
--- a/lib/v2/playbook/role.py
+++ b/lib/v2/playbook/role.py
@@ -19,19 +19,20 @@ from v2.playbook.base import PlaybookBase
 from v2.utils import list_union
 
 class Role(PlaybookBase):
+
     def __init__(self):
         pass
 
     def load(self, ds):
-        self.ds = ds
-        self.tasks = []
-        self.handlers = []
-        self.blocks = []
-        self.dependencies = []
-        self.metadata = dict()
-        self.defaults = dict()
-        self.vars = dict()
-        self.params = dict()
+        self._ds = ds
+        self._tasks = []
+        self._handlers = []
+        self._blocks = []
+        self._dependencies = []
+        self._metadata = dict()
+        self._defaults = dict()
+        self._vars = dict()
+        self._params = dict()
 
     def get_vars(self):
         # returns the merged variables for this role, including
@@ -39,13 +40,13 @@ class Role(PlaybookBase):
         return dict()
 
     def get_immediate_dependencies(self):
-        return self.dependencies
+        return self._dependencies
 
     def get_all_dependencies(self):
         # returns a list built recursively, of all deps from
         # all child dependencies
         all_deps = []
-        for dep in self.dependencies:
+        for dep in self._dependencies:
             list_union(all_deps, dep.get_all_dependencies())
         all_deps = list_union(all_deps, self.dependencies)
         return all_deps
@@ -53,3 +54,5 @@ class Role(PlaybookBase):
     def get_blocks(self):
         # should return 
         return self.blocks
+
+