diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/TaskCollection.php b/lib/Cake/Console/TaskCollection.php
index 956bb449f22..3a03a809839 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/TaskCollection.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/TaskCollection.php
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 use Cake\Core\App;
 use Cake\Error;
-use Cake\Utility\ObjectCollection;
 
 /**
  * Collection object for Tasks. Provides features
@@ -38,13 +37,6 @@ class TaskCollection {
  */
 	protected $_Shell;
 
-/**
- * The directory inside each shell path that contains tasks.
- *
- * @var string
- */
-	public $taskPathPrefix = 'tasks/';
-
 /**
  * Constructor
  *