diff --git a/lang/tags/object_oriented.py b/lang/tags/object_oriented.py
index c62ca851cd..17ef5ac865 100644
--- a/lang/tags/object_oriented.py
+++ b/lang/tags/object_oriented.py
@@ -25,8 +25,5 @@
 
 @mod.action_class
 class Actions:
-    def code_operator_object_accessor():
-        """Inserts the object accessor operator (e.g., Java's "." or PHP's "->)"""
-
     def code_define_class():
         """Starts a class definition (e.g., Java's "class" keyword)"""
diff --git a/lang/tags/object_oriented.talon b/lang/tags/object_oriented.talon
index 5bd49647cc..08e895c44f 100644
--- a/lang/tags/object_oriented.talon
+++ b/lang/tags/object_oriented.talon
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 tag: user.code_object_oriented
 -
 
-{user.code_self} dot:
-    insert(code_self)
-    user.code_operator_object_accessor()
+{user.code_self} {user.code_operator_object_accessor}:
+    insert("{code_self}{code_operator_object_accessor}")
 
 state {user.code_self}: insert(code_self)
 
 state class: user.code_define_class()
-
-{user.code_self} {user.code_operator_object_accessor}:
-    insert("{code_self}{code_operator_object_accessor}")