diff --git a/browser/common.py b/browser/common.py
index 54cfc4e..9329f21 100755
--- a/browser/common.py
+++ b/browser/common.py
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ class BaseView(GenericView, I18NView):
     icon = None
     modeName = 'view'
     isToplevel = False
-    hideStatesPortlet = False
 
     def __init__(self, context, request):
         context = baseObject(context)
diff --git a/organize/stateful/browser.py b/organize/stateful/browser.py
index 2fc7964..3da6017 100644
--- a/organize/stateful/browser.py
+++ b/organize/stateful/browser.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ statefulActions = ('classification_quality',
 
 def registerStatesPortlet(controller, view, statesDefs,
                           region='portlet_right', priority=98):
-    if view.hideStatesPortlet:
+    if view.viewAnnotations.get('hideStatesPortlet'):
         return
     cm = controller.macros
     stfs = [component.getAdapter(view.context, IStateful, name=std)