diff -r 2519f8536b45 -r 480600497e2d entities/__init__.py
--- a/entities/__init__.py	Wed Nov 27 22:15:58 2013 +0100
+++ b/entities/__init__.py	Wed Nov 27 22:16:26 2013 +0100
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# copyright 2003-2011 LOGILAB S.A. (Paris, FRANCE), all rights reserved.
+# copyright 2003-2013 LOGILAB S.A. (Paris, FRANCE), all rights reserved.
 # contact http://www.logilab.fr/ -- mailto:contact@logilab.fr
 #
 # This file is part of CubicWeb.
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
     __regid__ = 'Any'
     __implements__ = ()
 
+    @classproperty
+    def cw_etype(cls):
+        """entity type as a string"""
+        return cls.__regid__
+
     @classmethod
     def cw_create_url(cls, req, **kwargs):
         """ return the url of the entity creation form for this entity type"""
@@ -58,11 +63,6 @@
 
     # meta data api ###########################################################
 
-    @classproperty
-    def cw_etype(self):
-        """entity Etype as a string"""
-        return self.__regid__
-
     def dc_title(self):
         """return a suitable *unicode* title for this entity"""
         for rschema, attrschema in self.e_schema.attribute_definitions():