diff --git a/v2/ansible/playbook/base.py b/v2/ansible/playbook/base.py
index c6a9d9a0513..73eceba996b 100644
--- a/v2/ansible/playbook/base.py
+++ b/v2/ansible/playbook/base.py
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ from ansible.template import template
 
 class Base:
 
+    # connection/transport
+    _connection          = FieldAttribute(isa='string')
+    _port                = FieldAttribute(isa='int')
+    _remote_user         = FieldAttribute(isa='string')
+
+    # vars and flags
+    _vars                = FieldAttribute(isa='dict', default=dict())
+    _environment         = FieldAttribute(isa='dict', default=dict())
+    _no_log              = FieldAttribute(isa='bool', default=False)
+
     def __init__(self):
 
         # initialize the data loader and variable manager, which will be provided
diff --git a/v2/ansible/playbook/play.py b/v2/ansible/playbook/play.py
index 01bc275e940..457f2381090 100644
--- a/v2/ansible/playbook/play.py
+++ b/v2/ansible/playbook/play.py
@@ -56,15 +56,11 @@ class Play(Base, Taggable, Become):
     _accelerate_port     = FieldAttribute(isa='int', default=5099) # should be alias of port
 
     # Connection
-    _connection          = FieldAttribute(isa='string', default='smart')
     _gather_facts        = FieldAttribute(isa='string', default='smart')
     _hosts               = FieldAttribute(isa='list', default=[], required=True)
     _name                = FieldAttribute(isa='string', default='<no name specified>')
-    _port                = FieldAttribute(isa='int', default=22)
-    _remote_user         = FieldAttribute(isa='string')
 
     # Variable Attributes
-    _vars                = FieldAttribute(isa='dict', default=dict())
     _vars_files          = FieldAttribute(isa='list', default=[])
     _vars_prompt         = FieldAttribute(isa='dict', default=dict())
     _vault_password      = FieldAttribute(isa='string')
@@ -80,9 +76,7 @@ class Play(Base, Taggable, Become):
 
     # Flag/Setting Attributes
     _any_errors_fatal    = FieldAttribute(isa='bool', default=False)
-    _environment         = FieldAttribute(isa='dict', default=dict())
     _max_fail_percentage = FieldAttribute(isa='string', default='0')
-    _no_log              = FieldAttribute(isa='bool', default=False)
     _serial              = FieldAttribute(isa='int', default=0)
     _strategy            = FieldAttribute(isa='string', default='linear')
 
diff --git a/v2/ansible/playbook/task.py b/v2/ansible/playbook/task.py
index 7c9478837d7..2c92dd4674a 100644
--- a/v2/ansible/playbook/task.py
+++ b/v2/ansible/playbook/task.py
@@ -63,10 +63,8 @@ class Task(Base, Conditional, Taggable, Become):
     _any_errors_fatal     = FieldAttribute(isa='bool')
     _async                = FieldAttribute(isa='int', default=0)
     _changed_when         = FieldAttribute(isa='string')
-    _connection           = FieldAttribute(isa='string')
     _delay                = FieldAttribute(isa='int', default=5)
     _delegate_to          = FieldAttribute(isa='string')
-    _environment          = FieldAttribute(isa='dict')
     _failed_when          = FieldAttribute(isa='string')
     _first_available_file = FieldAttribute(isa='list')
     _ignore_errors        = FieldAttribute(isa='bool')
@@ -80,16 +78,12 @@ class Task(Base, Conditional, Taggable, Become):
 
     _name                 = FieldAttribute(isa='string', default='')
 
-    _no_log               = FieldAttribute(isa='bool')
     _notify               = FieldAttribute(isa='list')
     _poll                 = FieldAttribute(isa='int')
     _register             = FieldAttribute(isa='string')
-    _remote_user          = FieldAttribute(isa='string')
     _retries              = FieldAttribute(isa='int', default=1)
     _run_once             = FieldAttribute(isa='bool')
-    _transport            = FieldAttribute(isa='string')
     _until                = FieldAttribute(isa='list') # ?
-    _vars                 = FieldAttribute(isa='dict', default=dict())
 
     def __init__(self, block=None, role=None, task_include=None):
         ''' constructors a task, without the Task.load classmethod, it will be pretty blank '''