diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/create_resources.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/create_resources.rb
index 430f110b4..3b8bb3543 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/create_resources.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/create_resources.rb
@@ -1,47 +1,48 @@
 Puppet::Parser::Functions::newfunction(:create_resources, :doc => '
 Converts a hash into a set of resources and adds them to the catalog.
 Takes two parameters:
   create_resource($type, $resources)
     Creates resources of type $type from the $resources hash. Assumes that
     hash is in the following form:
      {title=>{parameters}}
   This is currently tested for defined resources, classes, as well as native types
 ') do |args|
   raise ArgumentError, ("create_resources(): wrong number of arguments (#{args.length}; must be 2)") if args.length != 2
   #raise ArgumentError, 'requires resource type and param hash' if args.size < 2
   # figure out what kind of resource we are
   type_of_resource = nil
   type_name = args[0].downcase
   if type_name == 'class'
     type_of_resource = :class
   else
     if resource = Puppet::Type.type(type_name.to_sym)
       type_of_resource = :type
     elsif resource = find_definition(type_name.downcase)
       type_of_resource = :define
     else 
       raise ArgumentError, "could not create resource of unknown type #{type_name}"
     end
   end
   # iterate through the resources to create
   args[1].each do |title, params|
     raise ArgumentError, 'params should not contain title' if(params['title'])
     case type_of_resource
-    when :type
-      res = resource.hash2resource(params.merge(:title => title))
-      catalog.add_resource(res)
-    when :define
+    # JJM The only difference between a type and a define is the call to instantiate_resource
+    # for a defined type.
+    when :type, :define
       p_resource = Puppet::Parser::Resource.new(type_name, title, :scope => self, :source => resource)
       params.merge(:name => title).each do |k,v|
         p_resource.set_parameter(k,v)
       end
-      resource.instantiate_resource(self, p_resource)
+      if type_of_resource == :define then
+        resource.instantiate_resource(self, p_resource)
+      end
       compiler.add_resource(self, p_resource)
     when :class
       klass = find_hostclass(title)
       raise ArgumentError, "could not find hostclass #{title}" unless klass
       klass.ensure_in_catalog(self, params)
       compiler.catalog.add_class([title])
     end
   end
 end