diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 04d8371..345a3ad 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -394,7 +394,6 @@
           + ' of ' + i(val) });
     }
 
-    this.obj = this.obj[name];
     return this;
   };
 
diff --git a/test/expect.js b/test/expect.js
index 0185388..b91c2f5 100644
--- a/test/expect.js
+++ b/test/expect.js
@@ -570,4 +570,9 @@ describe('expect', function () {
     }, "explicit failure with message");
   });
 
+  it('should not fail with duplicate to.have.property assertions', function () {
+    var y = expect({ a : 1, b : 2 });
+    y.to.have.property("a", 1);
+    y.to.have.property("b", 2);
+  });
 });