diff --git a/impl/src/main/resources/com/sun/faces/metadata/taglib/faces.core.taglib.xml b/impl/src/main/resources/com/sun/faces/metadata/taglib/faces.core.taglib.xml
index 443df3f774..db866ecf66 100644
--- a/impl/src/main/resources/com/sun/faces/metadata/taglib/faces.core.taglib.xml
+++ b/impl/src/main/resources/com/sun/faces/metadata/taglib/faces.core.taglib.xml
@@ -2904,7 +2904,6 @@ public class BackingBean implements PasswordHolder, Cloneable {
             ]]></description>
             <name>channel</name>
             <required>true</required>
-            <type>java.lang.String</type>
         </attribute>
 
         <attribute>
@@ -2921,7 +2920,6 @@ public class BackingBean implements PasswordHolder, Cloneable {
             ]]></description>
             <name>scope</name>
             <required>false</required>
-            <type>java.lang.String</type>
         </attribute>
 
         <attribute>