diff --git a/lib/Cake/Core/App.php b/lib/Cake/Core/App.php
index 8696a485a..26bfed996 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Core/App.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Core/App.php
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ class App {
  *
  * @var array
  */
-	protected static $_packages = array();
 
 /**
  * Holds the templates for each customizable package path in the application
@@ -591,7 +590,7 @@ class App {
  *
  * @param string|array $type The type of Class if passed as a string, or all params can be passed as
  *   a single array to $type.
- * @param string $name Name of the Class or a unique name for the file
+ * @param string|array $name Name of the Class or a unique name for the file
  * @param bool|array $parent boolean true if Class Parent should be searched, accepts key => value
  *   array('parent' => $parent, 'file' => $file, 'search' => $search, 'ext' => '$ext');
  *   $ext allows setting the extension of the file name