diff --git a/AppKit/CPMenuItem/_CPMenuItemView.j b/AppKit/CPMenuItem/_CPMenuItemView.j
index 1667148c5..dbd29d5c2 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPMenuItem/_CPMenuItemView.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPMenuItem/_CPMenuItemView.j
@@ -6,17 +6,11 @@
 @import "_CPMenuItemMenuBarView.j"
 
 
-var LEFT_MARGIN                 = 3.0,
-    RIGHT_MARGIN                = 16.0,
-    STATE_COLUMN_WIDTH          = 14.0,
-    INDENTATION_WIDTH           = 17.0,
-    VERTICAL_MARGIN             = 4.0;
-
-var _CPMenuItemSelectionColor                   = nil,
-    _CPMenuItemTextShadowColor                  = nil,
-
-    _CPMenuItemDefaultStateImages               = [],
-    _CPMenuItemDefaultStateHighlightedImages    = [];
+// var LEFT_MARGIN                 = 3.0,
+//     RIGHT_MARGIN                = 16.0,
+//     STATE_COLUMN_WIDTH          = 14.0,
+//     INDENTATION_WIDTH           = 17.0,
+//     VERTICAL_MARGIN             = 4.0;
 
 /*
     @ignore
@@ -38,31 +32,23 @@ var _CPMenuItemSelectionColor                   = nil,
     CPView                  _submenuView;
 }
 
-+ (void)initialize
++ (CPString)defaultThemeClass
 {
-    if (self !== [_CPMenuItemView class])
-        return;
-
-    _CPMenuItemSelectionColor =  [CPColor colorWithHexString:@"5C85D8"];
-    _CPMenuItemTextShadowColor = [CPColor colorWithCalibratedRed:26.0 / 255.0 green: 73.0 / 255.0 blue:109.0 / 255.0 alpha:1.0];
-
-    var bundle = [CPBundle bundleForClass:self];
-
-    _CPMenuItemDefaultStateImages[CPOffState]               = nil;
-    _CPMenuItemDefaultStateHighlightedImages[CPOffState]    = nil;
-
-    _CPMenuItemDefaultStateImages[CPOnState]               = [[CPImage alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:[bundle pathForResource:@"CPMenuItem/CPMenuItemOnState.png"] size:CGSizeMake(14.0, 14.0)];
-    _CPMenuItemDefaultStateHighlightedImages[CPOnState]    = [[CPImage alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:[bundle pathForResource:@"CPMenuItem/CPMenuItemOnStateHighlighted.png"] size:CGSizeMake(14.0, 14.0)];
-
-    _CPMenuItemDefaultStateImages[CPMixedState]             = nil;
-    _CPMenuItemDefaultStateHighlightedImages[CPMixedState]  = nil;
+    return "menu-item-view";
 }
 
-+ (float)leftMargin
++ (id)themeAttributes
 {
-    return LEFT_MARGIN + STATE_COLUMN_WIDTH;
+    return [CPDictionary dictionaryWithObjects:[]
+                                       forKeys:[]];
 }
 
+// Not used in the Appkit
+// + (float)leftMargin
+// {
+//     return LEFT_MARGIN + STATE_COLUMN_WIDTH;
+// }
+
 - (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)aFrame forMenuItem:(CPMenuItem)aMenuItem
 {
     self = [super initWithFrame:aFrame];