diff --git a/src/Zizaco/Entrust/EntrustRole.php b/src/Zizaco/Entrust/EntrustRole.php
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--- a/src/Zizaco/Entrust/EntrustRole.php
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@@ -1,168 +0,0 @@
-<?php namespace Zizaco\Entrust;
-
-use LaravelBook\Ardent\Ardent;
-use Config;
-
-class EntrustRole extends Ardent
-{
-
-    /**
-     * The database table used by the model.
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    protected $table;
-
-    /**
-     * Ardent validation rules
-     *
-     * @var array
-     */
-    public static $rules = array(
-      'name' => 'required|between:4,128'
-    );
-
-    /**
-     * Creates a new instance of the model
-     */
-    public function __construct(array $attributes = array())
-    {
-        parent::__construct($attributes);
-        $this->table = Config::get('entrust::roles_table');
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Many-to-Many relations with Users
-     */
-    public function users()
-    {
-        return $this->belongsToMany(Config::get('auth.model'), Config::get('entrust::assigned_roles_table'),'role_id','user_id');
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Many-to-Many relations with Permission
-     * named perms as permissions is already taken.
-     */
-    public function perms()
-    {
-        // To maintain backwards compatibility we'll catch the exception if the Permission table doesn't exist.
-        // TODO remove in a future version
-        try {
-			return $this->belongsToMany(Config::get('entrust::permission'), Config::get('entrust::permission_role_table'));
-        } catch(Execption $e) {}
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Before save should serialize permissions to save
-     * as text into the database
-     *
-     * @param array $value
-     */
-    public function setPermissionsAttribute($value)
-    {
-        $this->attributes['permissions'] = json_encode($value);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * When loading the object it should un-serialize permissions to be
-     * usable again
-     *
-     * @param string $value
-     * permissoins json
-     */
-    public function getPermissionsAttribute($value)
-    {
-        return (array)json_decode($value);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Before delete all constrained foreign relations
-     *
-     * @param bool $forced
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    public function beforeDelete( $forced = false )
-    {
-        try {
-            \DB::table(Config::get('entrust::assigned_roles_table'))->where('role_id', $this->id)->delete();
-            \DB::table(Config::get('entrust::permission_role_table'))->where('role_id', $this->id)->delete();
-        } catch(Execption $e) {}
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-
-    /**
-     * Save permissions inputted
-     * @param $inputPermissions
-     */
-    public function savePermissions($inputPermissions)
-    {
-        if(! empty($inputPermissions)) {
-            $this->perms()->sync($inputPermissions);
-        } else {
-            $this->perms()->detach();
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Attach permission to current role
-     * @param $permission
-     */
-    public function attachPermission( $permission )
-    {
-        if( is_object($permission))
-            $permission = $permission->getKey();
-
-        if( is_array($permission))
-            $permission = $permission['id'];
-
-        $this->perms()->attach( $permission );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Detach permission form current role
-     * @param $permission
-     */
-    public function detachPermission( $permission )
-    {
-        if( is_object($permission))
-            $permission = $permission->getKey();
-
-        if( is_array($permission))
-            $permission = $permission['id'];
-
-        $this->perms()->detach( $permission );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Attach multiple permissions to current role
-     *
-     * @param $permissions
-     * @access public
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function attachPermissions($permissions)
-    {
-        foreach ($permissions as $permission)
-        {
-            $this->attachPermission($permission);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Detach multiple permissions from current role
-     *
-     * @param $permissions
-     * @access public
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function detachPermissions($permissions)
-    {
-        foreach ($permissions as $permission)
-        {
-            $this->detachPermission($permission);
-        }
-    }
-
-}