diff --git a/sloth/annotations/container.py b/sloth/annotations/container.py
index 8b71a45..8545e9d 100644
--- a/sloth/annotations/container.py
+++ b/sloth/annotations/container.py
@@ -258,11 +258,11 @@ class FeretContainer(AnnotationContainer):
                 'type': 'image',
             }
             fileitem['annotations'] = [
-                {'type': 'point', 'class': 'left_eye',
+                {'class': 'left_eye',
                  'x': int(s[1]), 'y': int(s[2])},
-                {'type': 'point', 'class': 'right_eye',
+                {'class': 'right_eye',
                  'x': int(s[3]), 'y': int(s[4])},
-                {'type': 'point', 'class': 'mouth',
+                {'class': 'mouth',
                  'x': int(s[5]), 'y': int(s[6])}
             ]
             annotations.append(fileitem)
diff --git a/sloth/conf/default_config.py b/sloth/conf/default_config.py
index f4fd1c4..7bd4822 100644
--- a/sloth/conf/default_config.py
+++ b/sloth/conf/default_config.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 # LABLES
 #
-# List/tuple of dictionaries that defines the label types
+# List/tuple of dictionaries that defines the label classes
 # that are handled by sloth.  For each label, there should
 # be one dictionary that contains the following keys:
 #
@@ -20,17 +20,17 @@
 #              implementing the visualization item interface.
 #
 #   - 'inserter' : (optional) Item inserter for this label.
-#                  If the user selects to insert a new label of this type
+#                  If the user selects to insert a new label of this class
 #                  the inserter is responsible to actually 
 #                  capture the users mouse actions and insert
 #                  a new label into the annotation model.
 #
 #   - 'hotkey' : (optional) A keyboard shortcut starting 
-#                the insertion of a new label of this type.
+#                the insertion of a new label of this class.
 #
 #   - 'attributes' : (optional) A dictionary that defines the
 #                    keys and possible values of this label
-#                    type.
+#                    class.
 LABELS = (
     {
         'attributes': {
diff --git a/sloth/conf/template/config_template.py b/sloth/conf/template/config_template.py
index 679c548..38764c3 100644
--- a/sloth/conf/template/config_template.py
+++ b/sloth/conf/template/config_template.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 # LABLES
 #
-# List/tuple of dictionaries that defines the label types
+# List/tuple of dictionaries that defines the label classes
 # that are handled by sloth.  For each label, there should
 # be one dictionary that contains the following keys:
 #
@@ -20,21 +20,21 @@
 #              implementing the visualization item interface.
 #
 #   - 'inserter' : (optional) Item inserter for this label.
-#                  If the user selects to insert a new label of this type
+#                  If the user selects to insert a new label of this class
 #                  the inserter is responsible to actually 
 #                  capture the users mouse actions and insert
 #                  a new label into the annotation model.
 #
 #   - 'hotkey' : (optional) A keyboard shortcut starting 
-#                the insertion of a new label of this type.
+#                the insertion of a new label of this class.
 #
 #   - 'attributes' : (optional) A dictionary that defines the
 #                    keys and possible values of this label
-#                    type.
+#                    class.
 LABELS = (
     {
         'attributes': {
-            'type':      'rect',
+            'class':      'rect',
          },
         'inserter': 'sloth.items.RectItemInserter',
         'item':     'sloth.items.RectItem',
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ LABELS = (
     },
     {
         'attributes': {
-            'type':    'point',
+            'class':    'point',
         },
         'inserter': 'sloth.items.PointItemInserter',
         'item':     'sloth.items.PointItem',
diff --git a/sloth/items/inserters.py b/sloth/items/inserters.py
index 65f2e57..feeec31 100644
--- a/sloth/items/inserters.py
+++ b/sloth/items/inserters.py
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ class ItemInserter(QObject):
 class PointItemInserter(ItemInserter):
     def mousePressEvent(self, event, image_item):
         pos = event.scenePos()
-        ann = {'type': 'point',
-               'x': pos.x(), 'y': pos.y()}
+        ann = {'x': pos.x(), 'y': pos.y()}
         ann.update(self.default_properties_)
         image_item.addAnnotation(ann)
         event.accept()
@@ -67,8 +66,7 @@ class RectItemInserter(ItemInserter):
             if self.current_item_.rect().width() > 1 and \
                self.current_item_.rect().height() > 1:
                 rect = self.current_item_.rect()
-                ann = {'type': 'rect',
-                       'x': rect.x(), 'y': rect.y(),
+                ann = {'x': rect.x(), 'y': rect.y(),
                        'width': rect.width(), 'height': rect.height()}
                 ann.update(self.default_properties_)
                 image_item.addAnnotation(ann)