--- a/examples/eg-24-prov-o-html-examples/rdf/create/rdf/class_Trace.ttl	Tue Jul 03 08:34:16 2012 -0400
+++ b/examples/eg-24-prov-o-html-examples/rdf/create/rdf/class_Trace.ttl	Tue Jul 03 08:34:47 2012 -0400
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@
    a prov:Entity, prov:Agent;
 .
 
+:noteFromTheAuthor a prov:Note ;
+.
+
 :noteFromTheAuthor {
-   :noteFromTheAuthor a prov:Note .
    :trace1 
       rdfs:comment "The main motivation for the article was the latest president"^^xsd:string;
       :annotatedAtTime "2011-07-16T01:52:02Z"^^xsd:dateTime;

--- a/ontology/ProvenanceOntology.owl	Tue Jul 03 08:34:16 2012 -0400
+++ b/ontology/ProvenanceOntology.owl	Tue Jul 03 08:34:47 2012 -0400
@@ -122,11 +122,6 @@
     
 
 
-    <!-- http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#topObjectProperty -->
-
-    <owl:ObjectProperty rdf:about="&owl;topObjectProperty"/>
-    
-
 
     <!-- http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#actedOnBehalfOf -->
 
@@ -193,7 +188,6 @@
         <category>expanded</category>
         <component>alternate</component>
         <inverse>alternateOf</inverse>
-        <rdfs:subPropertyOf rdf:resource="&owl;topObjectProperty"/>
         <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#Entity"/>
         <rdfs:range rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#Entity"/>
         <rdfs:seeAlso rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#specializationOf"/>