diff --git a/src/classes/Object.pir b/src/classes/Object.pir
index d57d3ca460f..defbadc1f08 100644
--- a/src/classes/Object.pir
+++ b/src/classes/Object.pir
@@ -426,13 +426,12 @@ XXX This had probably best really just tailcall .^CREATE; move this stuff later.
   attrinit_loop:
     unless it goto attrinit_done
     .local string attrname
-    .local pmc attrhash, itypeclass, type
+    .local pmc attrhash, itypeclass
     attrname = shift it
     $I0 = index attrname, '!'
     if $I0 < 0 goto attrinit_loop
     attrhash = attributes[attrname]
     itypeclass = attrhash['itype']
-    type = attrhash['type']
     $S0 = substr attrname, 0, 1
     unless null itypeclass goto attrinit_itype
     if $S0 == '@' goto attrinit_array
@@ -449,20 +448,6 @@ XXX This had probably best really just tailcall .^CREATE; move this stuff later.
     .local pmc attr
     attr = new itypeclass
     setattribute example, cur_class, attrname, attr
-    if null type goto type_done
-    if $S0 == '@' goto pos_type
-    if $S0 == '%' goto ass_type
-    setprop attr, 'type', type
-    goto type_done
-  ass_type:
-    $P0 = get_hll_global 'Associative'
-    goto apply_type
-  pos_type:
-    $P0 = get_hll_global 'Positional'
-  apply_type:
-    $P0 = $P0.'!select'(type)
-    'infix:does'(attr, $P0)
-  type_done:
     traits = attrhash['traits']
     if null traits goto traits_done
     $P0 = getprop 'metaclass', cur_class
diff --git a/src/parser/actions.pm b/src/parser/actions.pm
index 850f4e52548..40cd0904ea5 100644
--- a/src/parser/actions.pm
+++ b/src/parser/actions.pm
@@ -1807,7 +1807,7 @@ method scope_declarator($/) {
                     if $readtype eq 'rw' {
                         $has.push(PAST::Val.new( :value(1), :named('rw') ));
                     }
-                    if $var<traitlist> {
+                    if $var<traitlist> || $type {
                         # If we have a handles, then we pass that specially.
                         my $handles := has_compiler_trait($var<traitlist>, 'trait_mod:handles');
                         if $handles {
@@ -1818,13 +1818,22 @@ method scope_declarator($/) {
                         # We'll make a block for calling other handles, which'll be
                         # thunked.
                         my $trait_stmts := PAST::Stmts.new();
-                        emit_traits($var<traitlist>, $trait_stmts, PAST::Op.new(
+                        my $declarand := PAST::Op.new(
                             :pasttype('callmethod'), :name('new'),
                             PAST::Var.new( :name('AttributeDeclarand'), :scope('package'), :namespace(list()) ),
                             PAST::Var.new( :name('$_'), :scope('lexical'), :named('container') ),
                             PAST::Val.new( :value($var.name()), :named('name') ),
                             PAST::Var.new( :name('$how'), :scope('lexical'), :named('how') )
-                        ));
+                        );
+                        emit_traits($var<traitlist>, $trait_stmts, $declarand);
+                        if $type {
+                            $trait_stmts.push(PAST::Op.new(
+                                :pasttype('call'),
+                                :name('trait_mod:of'),
+                                $declarand,
+                                $type
+                            ));
+                        }
                         if +@($trait_stmts) > 0 {
                             my $trait_block := PAST::Block.new(
                                 :blocktype('declaration'),
diff --git a/src/setting/traits.pm b/src/setting/traits.pm
index ce12e5a0d36..27a3d653f3e 100644
--- a/src/setting/traits.pm
+++ b/src/setting/traits.pm
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ multi trait_mod:<is>(Code $block, :$default!) {
     };
 }
 
+multi trait_mod:<is>(ContainerDeclarand $c, :$rw!) {
+    # The default anyway, so nothing to do.
+}
+
 multi trait_mod:<does>(Class $class is rw, Object $role) {
     Q:PIR {
     .local pmc metaclass, role