diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/contain.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/contain.rb
index 4ecd2411c..791c7d91f 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/contain.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/contain.rb
@@ -1,28 +1,26 @@
 # Called within a class definition, establishes a containment
 # relationship with another class
 
 Puppet::Parser::Functions::newfunction(
   :contain,
   :arity => -2,
   :doc => "Contain one or more classes inside the current class. If any of
 these classes are undeclared, they will be declared as if called with the
 `include` function. Accepts a class name, an array of class names, or a
 comma-separated list of class names.
 
 A contained class will not be applied before the containing class is
 begun, and will be finished before the containing class is finished.
 "
 ) do |classes|
   scope = self
 
-  included = scope.function_include(classes)
+  containing_resource = scope.resource
 
+  included = scope.function_include(classes)
   included.each do |resource|
-    # Remove global anchor since it is not part of the resource title and what was just
-    # included is then not found.
-    #class_resource = scope.catalog.resource("Class", class_name.sub(/^::/, ''))
-    if ! scope.catalog.edge?(scope.resource, resource)
-      scope.catalog.add_edge(scope.resource, resource)
+    if ! scope.catalog.edge?(containing_resource, resource)
+      scope.catalog.add_edge(containing_resource, resource)
     end
   end
 end