diff --git a/src/Codeception/Specify.php b/src/Codeception/Specify.php
index 8e4af76..53dc163 100644
--- a/src/Codeception/Specify.php
+++ b/src/Codeception/Specify.php
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
 
 use Codeception\Specify\Config;
 use Codeception\Specify\ConfigBuilder;
-use Codeception\Specify\ObjectProperty;
 
-trait Specify
-{
+trait Specify {
 
     private $beforeSpecify = array();
     private $afterSpecify = array();
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ private function specifyInit()
         if (!$this->specifyConfig) $this->specifyConfig = Config::create();
     }
 
-    function specify($specification, \Closure $callable = null, $params = [])
+	function specify($specification, \Closure $callable = null, $params = [])
     {
         if (!$callable) return;
         $this->specifyInit();
@@ -40,7 +38,7 @@ function specify($specification, \Closure $callable = null, $params = [])
 
         $this->setName($newName);
 
-        $properties = $this->getSpecifyObjectProperties();
+        $properties = get_object_vars($this);
 
         // prepare for execution
         $throws = $this->getSpecifyExpectedException($params);
@@ -60,12 +58,13 @@ function specify($specification, \Closure $callable = null, $params = [])
                     if ($closure instanceof \Closure) $closure->__invoke();
                 }
             }
-
             $this->specifyExecute($test, $throws, $example);
 
             // restore object properties
-            $this->specifyRestoreProperties($properties);
-
+            foreach ($properties as $property => $val) {
+                if ($this->specifyConfig->propertyIgnored($property)) continue;
+                $this->$property = $val;
+            }
             if (!empty($this->afterSpecify) && is_array($this->afterSpecify)) {
                 foreach ($this->afterSpecify as $closure) {
                     if ($closure instanceof \Closure) $closure->__invoke();
@@ -121,10 +120,8 @@ private function specifyExecute($test, $throws = false, $examples = array())
         }
 
         $result = $this->getTestResultObject();
-
         try {
             call_user_func_array($test, $examples);
-            $this->specifyCheckMockObjects();
         } catch (\PHPUnit_Framework_AssertionFailedError $e) {
             if ($throws !== get_class($e)){
                 $result->addFailure(clone($this), $e, $result->time());
@@ -182,86 +179,29 @@ function cleanSpecify()
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param ObjectProperty[] $properties
+     * @param $properties
+     * @return array
      */
     private function specifyCloneProperties($properties)
     {
-        foreach ($properties as $property) {
-            $propertyName = $property->getName();
-            $propertyValue = $property->getValue();
-
-            if ($this->specifyConfig->classIgnored($propertyValue)) {
+        foreach ($properties as $property => $val) {
+            if ($this->specifyConfig->propertyIgnored($property)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if ($this->specifyConfig->classIgnored($val)) {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if ($this->specifyConfig->propertyIsShallowCloned($propertyName)) {
-                if (is_object($propertyValue)) {
-                    $property->setValue(clone $propertyValue);
+            if ($this->specifyConfig->propertyIsShallowCloned($property)) {
+                if (is_object($val)) {
+                    $this->$property = clone $val;
                 } else {
-                    $property->setValue($propertyValue);
+                    $this->$property = $val;
                 }
             }
-
-            if ($this->specifyConfig->propertyIsDeeplyCloned($propertyName)) {
-                $property->setValue($this->copier->copy($propertyValue));
+            if ($this->specifyConfig->propertyIsDeeplyCloned($property)) {
+                $this->$property = $this->copier->copy($val);
             }
         }
     }
-
-    /**
-     * @param ObjectProperty[] $properties
-     */
-    private function specifyRestoreProperties($properties)
-    {
-        foreach ($properties as $property) {
-            $property->restoreValue();
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return ObjectProperty[]
-     */
-    private function getSpecifyObjectProperties()
-    {
-        $properties = [];
-
-        foreach (get_object_vars($this) as $property => $value) {
-            if ($this->specifyConfig->propertyIgnored($property)) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            $properties[] = new ObjectProperty($this, $property, $value);
-        }
-
-        // isolate mockObjects property from PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
-        if (($phpUnitReflection = $this->specifyGetPhpUnitReflection()) !== null) {
-            $properties[] = $mockObjects = new ObjectProperty(
-                $this, $phpUnitReflection->getProperty('mockObjects')
-            );
-
-            // remove all mock objects inherited from parent scope(s)
-            $mockObjects->setValue([]);
-        }
-
-        return $properties;
-    }
-
-    private function specifyCheckMockObjects()
-    {
-        if (($phpUnitReflection = $this->specifyGetPhpUnitReflection()) !== null) {
-            $verifyMockObjects = $phpUnitReflection->getMethod('verifyMockObjects');
-            $verifyMockObjects->setAccessible(true);
-            $verifyMockObjects->invoke($this);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return \ReflectionClass|null
-     */
-    private function specifyGetPhpUnitReflection()
-    {
-        if ($this instanceof \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase) {
-            return new \ReflectionClass('\PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase');
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Codeception/Specify/ObjectProperty.php b/src/Codeception/Specify/ObjectProperty.php
deleted file mode 100644
index dcdc462..0000000
--- a/src/Codeception/Specify/ObjectProperty.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-namespace Codeception\Specify;
-
-/**
- * Helper for manipulating by an object property.
- *
- * @author Roman Ishchenko <roman@ishchenko.ck.ua>
- */
-class ObjectProperty
-{
-    /**
-     * @var mixed
-     */
-    private $_owner;
-
-    /**
-     * @var \ReflectionProperty|string
-     */
-    private $_property;
-
-    /**
-     * @var mixed
-     */
-    private $_initValue;
-
-    /**
-     * ObjectProperty constructor.
-     *
-     * @param $owner
-     * @param $property
-     * @param $value
-     */
-    public function __construct($owner, $property, $value = null)
-    {
-        $this->_owner = $owner;
-        $this->_property = $property;
-
-        if (!($this->_property instanceof \ReflectionProperty)) {
-            $this->_property = new \ReflectionProperty($owner, $this->_property);
-        }
-
-        $this->_property->setAccessible(true);
-
-        $this->_initValue = ($value === null ? $this->getValue() : $value);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function getName()
-    {
-        return $this->_property->getName();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Restores initial value
-     */
-    public function restoreValue()
-    {
-        $this->setValue($this->_initValue);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return mixed
-     */
-    public function getValue()
-    {
-        return $this->_property->getValue($this->_owner);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @param mixed $value
-     */
-    public function setValue($value)
-    {
-        $this->_property->setValue($this->_owner, $value);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/ObjectPropertyTest.php b/tests/ObjectPropertyTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 45c90dc..0000000
--- a/tests/ObjectPropertyTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-require_once __DIR__.'/../vendor/autoload.php';
-
-class ObjectPropertyTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
-{
-    private $private = 'private';
-
-    public function testConstruction()
-    {
-        $this->prop = 'test';
-
-        $prop = new \Codeception\Specify\ObjectProperty($this, 'prop');
-
-        $this->assertEquals('prop', $prop->getName());
-        $this->assertEquals('test', $prop->getValue());
-
-        $prop = new \Codeception\Specify\ObjectProperty($this, 'private');
-
-        $this->assertEquals('private', $prop->getName());
-        $this->assertEquals('private', $prop->getValue());
-
-        $prop = new \Codeception\Specify\ObjectProperty(
-            $this, new ReflectionProperty($this, 'private')
-        );
-
-        $this->assertEquals('private', $prop->getName());
-        $this->assertEquals('private', $prop->getValue());
-    }
-
-    public function testRestore()
-    {
-        $this->prop = 'test';
-
-        $prop = new \Codeception\Specify\ObjectProperty($this, 'prop');
-        $prop->setValue('another value');
-
-        $this->assertEquals('another value', $this->prop);
-
-        $prop->restoreValue();
-
-        $this->assertEquals('test', $this->prop);
-
-        $prop = new \Codeception\Specify\ObjectProperty($this, 'private');
-        $prop->setValue('another private value');
-
-        $this->assertEquals('another private value', $this->private);
-
-        $prop->restoreValue();
-
-        $this->assertEquals('private', $this->private);
-
-        $prop = new \Codeception\Specify\ObjectProperty($this, 'prop', 'testing');
-
-        $this->assertEquals('test', $prop->getValue());
-
-        $prop->setValue('Hello, World!');
-
-        $this->assertEquals($prop->getValue(), $this->prop);
-        $this->assertEquals('Hello, World!', $prop->getValue());
-
-        $prop->restoreValue();
-
-        $this->assertEquals($prop->getValue(), $this->prop);
-        $this->assertEquals('testing', $prop->getValue());
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/SpecifyTest.php b/tests/SpecifyTest.php
index 14407b9..0d91c9a 100644
--- a/tests/SpecifyTest.php
+++ b/tests/SpecifyTest.php
@@ -279,24 +279,6 @@ public function testExamplesIndexInName()
         });
     }
 
-    public function testMockObjectsIsolation()
-    {
-        $mock = $this->getMock(get_class($this), ['testMockObjectsIsolation']);
-        $mock->expects($this->once())->method('testMockObjectsIsolation');
-
-        $this->specify('this should fail', function () {
-            $mock = $this->getMock(get_class($this), ['testMockObjectsIsolation']);
-            $mock->expects($this->exactly(100500))->method('testMockObjectsIsolation');
-        }, ['throws' => 'PHPUnit_Framework_ExpectationFailedException']);
-
-        $this->specify('this should not fail', function () {
-            $mock = $this->getMock(get_class($this), ['testMockObjectsIsolation']);
-            $mock->expects($this->never())->method('testMockObjectsIsolation');
-        });
-
-        $mock->testMockObjectsIsolation();
-    }
-
 //    public function testFail()
 //    {
 //        $this->specify('this will fail', function(){