diff --git a/pyNN/arbor/standardmodels.py b/pyNN/arbor/standardmodels.py
index b288a48a..dee77b17 100644
--- a/pyNN/arbor/standardmodels.py
+++ b/pyNN/arbor/standardmodels.py
@@ -293,13 +293,6 @@ def can_record(self, variable, location=None):
     def receptor_types(self):
         return self.post_synaptic_entities.keys()
 
-    @property
-    def model(self):
-        return type(self.label,
-                    (NeuronTemplate,),
-                    {"ion_channels": self.ion_channels,
-                     "post_synaptic_entities": self.post_synaptic_entities})
-
 
 class CondExpPostSynapticResponse(receptors.CondExpPostSynapticResponse):