diff --git a/io_import_scene_mhx.py b/io_import_scene_mhx.py
index 997568695823087c44fe5e950e497ea07ffa949f..5779fbba6b94e81963a6f92a4ac24292c0d7926f 100644
--- a/io_import_scene_mhx.py
+++ b/io_import_scene_mhx.py
@@ -2109,7 +2109,7 @@ def defProp(args, var):
 
 def defNewProp(name, proptype, rest):
     prop = "%sProperty(%s)" % (proptype, rest)
-    setattr(bpy.types.Object, name, mhxEval(prop))
+    setattr(bpy.types.Object, name, eval(prop)) # safe: only called from this file
 
 
 def setProperty(args, var):