diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/ast/definition.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/ast/definition.rb
index c43422f82..0a81d46fe 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/ast/definition.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/ast/definition.rb
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 require 'puppet/parser/ast/top_level_construct'
 
 class Puppet::Parser::AST::Definition < Puppet::Parser::AST::TopLevelConstruct
   attr_accessor :context
 
-  def initialize(name, context = {}, &ruby_code)
+  def initialize(name, context = {})
     @name = name
     @context = context
-    @ruby_code = ruby_code
   end
 
   def instantiate(modname)
     new_definition = Puppet::Resource::Type.new(:definition, @name, @context.merge(:module_name => modname))
-    new_definition.ruby_code = @ruby_code if @ruby_code
     [new_definition]
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/ast/hostclass.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/ast/hostclass.rb
index cab5e4a24..50ac55d98 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/ast/hostclass.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/ast/hostclass.rb
@@ -1,29 +1,27 @@
 require 'puppet/parser/ast/top_level_construct'
 
 class Puppet::Parser::AST::Hostclass < Puppet::Parser::AST::TopLevelConstruct
   attr_accessor :name, :context
 
-  def initialize(name, context = {}, &ruby_code)
+  def initialize(name, context = {})
     @context = context
     @name = name
-    @ruby_code = ruby_code
   end
 
   def instantiate(modname)
     new_class = Puppet::Resource::Type.new(:hostclass, @name, @context.merge(:module_name => modname))
-    new_class.ruby_code = @ruby_code if @ruby_code
     all_types = [new_class]
     if code
       code.each do |nested_ast_node|
         if nested_ast_node.respond_to? :instantiate
           all_types += nested_ast_node.instantiate(modname)
         end
       end
     end
     return all_types
   end
 
   def code()
     @context[:code]
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/ast/node.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/ast/node.rb
index fd6443327..15820ebdf 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/ast/node.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/ast/node.rb
@@ -1,25 +1,23 @@
 require 'puppet/parser/ast/top_level_construct'
 
 class Puppet::Parser::AST::Node < Puppet::Parser::AST::TopLevelConstruct
   attr_accessor :names, :context
 
-  def initialize(names, context = {}, &ruby_code)
+  def initialize(names, context = {})
     raise ArgumentError, "names should be an array" unless names.is_a? Array
     if context[:parent]
       msg = "Deprecation notice: Node inheritance is not supported in Puppet >= 4.0.0. See http://links.puppetlabs.com/puppet-node-inheritance-deprecation"
       Puppet.puppet_deprecation_warning(msg, :key => "node-inheritance-#{names.join}", :file => context[:file], :line => context[:line])
     end
 
     @names = names
     @context = context
-    @ruby_code = ruby_code
   end
 
   def instantiate(modname)
     @names.collect do |name|
       new_node = Puppet::Resource::Type.new(:node, name, @context.merge(:module_name => modname))
-      new_node.ruby_code = @ruby_code if @ruby_code
       new_node
     end
   end
 end