diff --git a/lib/tput.js b/lib/tput.js
index 8c56a71..0e6d32f 100644
--- a/lib/tput.js
+++ b/lib/tput.js
@@ -810,8 +810,7 @@ Tput.prototype.parseTermcap = function(data) {
 
       if (j === 0) {
         names = field.split('|');
-        term = terms[names[0]] = {};
-        term.header = {
+        term = terms[names[0]] = {
           name: names[0],
           names: names,
           desc: names.pop()