diff --git a/Ooui/Button.cs b/Ooui/Button.cs
index 5e0a86d..90bc0f1 100644
--- a/Ooui/Button.cs
+++ b/Ooui/Button.cs
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@ namespace Ooui
 {
     public class Button : FormControl
     {
-        string val = "";
-        public string Value {
-            get => val;
-            set => SetProperty (ref val, value, "value");
-        }
-
         public event EventHandler Clicked {
             add => AddEventListener ("click", value);
             remove => RemoveEventListener ("click", value);
diff --git a/Ooui/TextArea.cs b/Ooui/TextArea.cs
index a3dab38..4b4c189 100644
--- a/Ooui/TextArea.cs
+++ b/Ooui/TextArea.cs
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ namespace Ooui
             remove => RemoveEventListener ("change", value);
         }
 
-        string text = "";
-        public override string Text {
-            get => text;
-            set => SetProperty (ref text, value ?? "", "value");
+        string val = "";
+        public string Value {
+            get => val;
+            set => SetProperty (ref val, value ?? "", "value");
         }
 
         int rows = 2;