diff --git a/src/Serializer.h b/src/Serializer.h
index af4878ccf5..543797a7af 100644
--- a/src/Serializer.h
+++ b/src/Serializer.h
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ protected:
 
 	// This will be increased whenever there is an incompatible change
 	// in the data format.
-	static const uint32 DATA_FORMAT_VERSION = 24;
+	static const uint32 DATA_FORMAT_VERSION = 25;
 
 	ChunkedIO* io;
 
diff --git a/src/Val.cc b/src/Val.cc
index aa9c888d49..2d75680182 100644
--- a/src/Val.cc
+++ b/src/Val.cc
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ Val::Val(Func* f)
 	val.func_val = f;
 	::Ref(val.func_val);
 	type = f->FType()->Ref();
-	attribs = 0;
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	bound_id = 0;
 #endif
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ Val::Val(BroFile* f)
 	assert(f->FType()->Tag() == TYPE_STRING);
 	type = string_file_type->Ref();
 
-	attribs = 0;
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	bound_id = 0;
 #endif
@@ -190,8 +188,6 @@ bool Val::DoSerialize(SerialInfo* info) const
 	if ( ! type->Serialize(info) )
 		return false;
 
-	SERIALIZE_OPTIONAL(attribs);
-
 	switch ( type->InternalType() ) {
 	case TYPE_INTERNAL_VOID:
 		info->s->Error("type is void");
@@ -251,9 +247,6 @@ bool Val::DoUnserialize(UnserialInfo* info)
 	if ( ! (type = BroType::Unserialize(info)) )
 		return false;
 
-	UNSERIALIZE_OPTIONAL(attribs,
-		(RecordVal*) Val::Unserialize(info, TYPE_RECORD));
-
 	switch ( type->InternalType() ) {
 	case TYPE_INTERNAL_VOID:
 		info->s->Error("type is void");
diff --git a/src/Val.h b/src/Val.h
index b94cb2d621..58b24a3e5d 100644
--- a/src/Val.h
+++ b/src/Val.h
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ public:
 		{
 		val.int_val = b;
 		type = base_type(t);
-		attribs = 0;
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		bound_id = 0;
 #endif
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@ public:
 		{
 		val.int_val = bro_int_t(i);
 		type = base_type(t);
-		attribs = 0;
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		bound_id = 0;
 #endif
@@ -100,7 +98,6 @@ public:
 		{
 		val.uint_val = bro_uint_t(u);
 		type = base_type(t);
-		attribs = 0;
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		bound_id = 0;
 #endif
@@ -110,7 +107,6 @@ public:
 		{
 		val.int_val = i;
 		type = base_type(t);
-		attribs = 0;
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		bound_id = 0;
 #endif
@@ -120,7 +116,6 @@ public:
 		{
 		val.uint_val = u;
 		type = base_type(t);
-		attribs = 0;
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		bound_id = 0;
 #endif
@@ -130,7 +125,6 @@ public:
 		{
 		val.double_val = d;
 		type = base_type(t);
-		attribs = 0;
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		bound_id = 0;
 #endif
@@ -145,7 +139,6 @@ public:
 	Val(BroType* t, bool type_type) // Extra arg to differentiate from protected version.
 		{
 		type = new TypeType(t->Ref());
-		attribs = 0;
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		bound_id = 0;
 #endif
@@ -155,7 +148,6 @@ public:
 		{
 		val.int_val = 0;
 		type = base_type(TYPE_ERROR);
-		attribs = 0;
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		bound_id = 0;
 #endif
@@ -364,7 +356,6 @@ protected:
 		{
 		val.string_val = s;
 		type = base_type(t);
-		attribs = 0;
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		bound_id = 0;
 #endif
@@ -376,7 +367,6 @@ protected:
 	Val(TypeTag t)
 		{
 		type = base_type(t);
-		attribs = 0;
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		bound_id = 0;
 #endif
@@ -385,7 +375,6 @@ protected:
 	Val(BroType* t)
 		{
 		type = t->Ref();
-		attribs = 0;
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		bound_id = 0;
 #endif
@@ -400,7 +389,6 @@ protected:
 
 	BroValUnion val;
 	BroType* type;
-	RecordVal* attribs;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	// For debugging, we keep the name of the ID to which a Val is bound.
@@ -944,7 +932,6 @@ public:
 		{
 		val.int_val = i;
 		type = t;
-		attribs = 0;
 		}
 
 	Val* SizeVal() const	{ return new Val(val.int_val, TYPE_INT); }