diff --git a/src/js/control-bar/mute-toggle.js b/src/js/control-bar/mute-toggle.js
index 6f2b335ca6..9f8358ffc0 100644
--- a/src/js/control-bar/mute-toggle.js
+++ b/src/js/control-bar/mute-toggle.js
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ vjs.MuteToggle = vjs.Button.extend({
     player.on('volumechange', vjs.bind(this, this.update));
 
     // hide mute toggle if the current tech doesn't support volume control
-    if (player.tech && player.tech.features && player.tech.features['volumeControl'] === false) {
+    if (player.tech && player.tech['volumeControlFeature'] === false) {
       this.addClass('vjs-hidden');
     }
     player.on('loadstart', vjs.bind(this, function(){
-      if (player.tech.features && player.tech.features['volumeControl'] === false) {
+      if (player.tech['volumeControlFeature'] === false) {
         this.addClass('vjs-hidden');
       } else {
         this.removeClass('vjs-hidden');
diff --git a/src/js/control-bar/playback-rate-menu-button.js b/src/js/control-bar/playback-rate-menu-button.js
index c57512c4bb..17c6a9c52b 100644
--- a/src/js/control-bar/playback-rate-menu-button.js
+++ b/src/js/control-bar/playback-rate-menu-button.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ vjs.PlaybackRateMenuButton.prototype.onClick = function(){
 
 vjs.PlaybackRateMenuButton.prototype.playbackRateSupported = function(){
   return this.player().tech
-    && this.player().tech.features['playbackRate']
+    && this.player().tech['playbackRateFeature']
     && this.player().options()['playbackRates']
     && this.player().options()['playbackRates'].length > 0
   ;
diff --git a/src/js/control-bar/volume-control.js b/src/js/control-bar/volume-control.js
index 64ec52d247..b551332ad6 100644
--- a/src/js/control-bar/volume-control.js
+++ b/src/js/control-bar/volume-control.js
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ vjs.VolumeControl = vjs.Component.extend({
     vjs.Component.call(this, player, options);
 
     // hide volume controls when they're not supported by the current tech
-    if (player.tech && player.tech.features && player.tech.features['volumeControl'] === false) {
+    if (player.tech && player.tech['volumeControlFeature'] === false) {
       this.addClass('vjs-hidden');
     }
     player.on('loadstart', vjs.bind(this, function(){
-      if (player.tech.features && player.tech.features['volumeControl'] === false) {
+      if (player.tech['volumeControlFeature'] === false) {
         this.addClass('vjs-hidden');
       } else {
         this.removeClass('vjs-hidden');
diff --git a/src/js/control-bar/volume-menu-button.js b/src/js/control-bar/volume-menu-button.js
index 963e569e2f..2a74049282 100644
--- a/src/js/control-bar/volume-menu-button.js
+++ b/src/js/control-bar/volume-menu-button.js
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ vjs.VolumeMenuButton = vjs.MenuButton.extend({
     player.on('volumechange', vjs.bind(this, this.update));
 
     // hide mute toggle if the current tech doesn't support volume control
-    if (player.tech && player.tech.features && player.tech.features.volumeControl === false) {
+    if (player.tech && player.tech['volumeControlFeature'] === false) {
       this.addClass('vjs-hidden');
     }
     player.on('loadstart', vjs.bind(this, function(){
-      if (player.tech.features && player.tech.features.volumeControl === false) {
+      if (player.tech['volumeControlFeature'] === false) {
         this.addClass('vjs-hidden');
       } else {
         this.removeClass('vjs-hidden');
diff --git a/src/js/exports.js b/src/js/exports.js
index 51ab773362..fafbc5e07c 100644
--- a/src/js/exports.js
+++ b/src/js/exports.js
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ goog.exportSymbol('videojs.CaptionsButton', vjs.CaptionsButton);
 goog.exportSymbol('videojs.ChaptersButton', vjs.ChaptersButton);
 
 goog.exportSymbol('videojs.MediaTechController', vjs.MediaTechController);
-goog.exportProperty(vjs.MediaTechController.prototype, 'features', vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.features);
-goog.exportProperty(vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.features, 'volumeControl', vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.features.volumeControl);
-goog.exportProperty(vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.features, 'fullscreenResize', vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.features.fullscreenResize);
-goog.exportProperty(vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.features, 'progressEvents', vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.features.progressEvents);
-goog.exportProperty(vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.features, 'timeupdateEvents', vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.features.timeupdateEvents);
+goog.exportProperty(vjs.MediaTechController.prototype, 'volumeControlFeature', vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.volumeControlFeature);
+goog.exportProperty(vjs.MediaTechController.prototype, 'fullscreenResizeFeature', vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.fullscreenResizeFeature);
+goog.exportProperty(vjs.MediaTechController.prototype, 'playbackRateFeature', vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.playbackRateFeature);
+goog.exportProperty(vjs.MediaTechController.prototype, 'progressEventsFeature', vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.progressEventsFeature);
+goog.exportProperty(vjs.MediaTechController.prototype, 'timeupdateEventsFeature', vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.timeupdateEventsFeature);
 goog.exportProperty(vjs.MediaTechController.prototype, 'setPoster', vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.setPoster);
 
 
diff --git a/src/js/media/html5.js b/src/js/media/html5.js
index eb4b41218d..6add04d651 100644
--- a/src/js/media/html5.js
+++ b/src/js/media/html5.js
@@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ vjs.Html5 = vjs.MediaTechController.extend({
   /** @constructor */
   init: function(player, options, ready){
     // volume cannot be changed from 1 on iOS
-    this.features['volumeControl'] = vjs.Html5.canControlVolume();
+    this['volumeControlFeature'] = vjs.Html5.canControlVolume();
 
     // just in case; or is it excessively...
-    this.features['playbackRate'] = vjs.Html5.canControlPlaybackRate();
+    this['playbackRateFeature'] = vjs.Html5.canControlPlaybackRate();
 
     // In iOS, if you move a video element in the DOM, it breaks video playback.
-    this.features['movingMediaElementInDOM'] = !vjs.IS_IOS;
+    this['movingMediaElementInDOM'] = !vjs.IS_IOS;
 
     // HTML video is able to automatically resize when going to fullscreen
-    this.features['fullscreenResize'] = true;
+    this['fullscreenResizeFeature'] = true;
 
     vjs.MediaTechController.call(this, player, options, ready);
     this.setupTriggers();
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ vjs.Html5.prototype.createEl = function(){
   // Check if this browser supports moving the element into the box.
   // On the iPhone video will break if you move the element,
   // So we have to create a brand new element.
-  if (!el || this.features['movingMediaElementInDOM'] === false) {
+  if (!el || this['movingMediaElementInDOM'] === false) {
 
     // If the original tag is still there, clone and remove it.
     if (el) {
diff --git a/src/js/media/media.js b/src/js/media/media.js
index 1d2e924df6..6f9fee608d 100644
--- a/src/js/media/media.js
+++ b/src/js/media/media.js
@@ -161,17 +161,15 @@ vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.onTap = function(){
  */
 vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.setPoster = function(){};
 
-vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.features = {
-  'volumeControl': true,
+vjs.MediaTechController.prototype['volumeControlFeature'] = true;
 
-  // Resizing plugins using request fullscreen reloads the plugin
-  'fullscreenResize': false,
-  'playbackRate': false,
+// Resizing plugins using request fullscreen reloads the plugin
+vjs.MediaTechController.prototype['fullscreenResizeFeature'] = false;
+vjs.MediaTechController.prototype['playbackRateFeature'] = false;
 
-  // Optional events that we can manually mimic with timers
-  // currently not triggered by video-js-swf
-  'progressEvents': false,
-  'timeupdateEvents': false
-};
+// Optional events that we can manually mimic with timers
+// currently not triggered by video-js-swf
+vjs.MediaTechController.prototype['progressEventsFeature'] = false;
+vjs.MediaTechController.prototype['timeupdateEventsFeature'] = false;
 
 vjs.media = {};
diff --git a/src/js/player.js b/src/js/player.js
index 781628b773..c63c3dac55 100644
--- a/src/js/player.js
+++ b/src/js/player.js
@@ -313,12 +313,12 @@ vjs.Player.prototype.loadTech = function(techName, source){
     this.player_.triggerReady();
 
     // Manually track progress in cases where the browser/flash player doesn't report it.
-    if (!this.features['progressEvents']) {
+    if (!this['progressEventsFeature']) {
       this.player_.manualProgressOn();
     }
 
     // Manually track timeudpates in cases where the browser/flash player doesn't report it.
-    if (!this.features['timeupdateEvents']) {
+    if (!this['timeupdateEventsFeature']) {
       this.player_.manualTimeUpdatesOn();
     }
   };
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ vjs.Player.prototype.manualProgressOn = function(){
     this.tech.one('progress', function(){
 
       // Update known progress support for this playback technology
-      this.features['progressEvents'] = true;
+      this['progressEventsFeature'] = true;
 
       // Turn off manual progress tracking
       this.player_.manualProgressOff();
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ vjs.Player.prototype.manualTimeUpdatesOn = function(){
   if (this.tech) {
     this.tech.one('timeupdate', function(){
       // Update known progress support for this playback technology
-      this.features['timeupdateEvents'] = true;
+      this['timeupdateEventsFeature'] = true;
       // Turn off manual progress tracking
       this.player_.manualTimeUpdatesOff();
     });
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ vjs.Player.prototype.playbackRate = function(rate) {
     return this;
   }
 
-  if (this.tech && this.tech.features && this.tech.features['playbackRate']) {
+  if (this.tech && this.tech['playbackRateFeature']) {
     return this.techGet('playbackRate');
   } else {
     return 1.0;
diff --git a/test/unit/controls.js b/test/unit/controls.js
index 9c99ebecef..b5a81c7763 100644
--- a/test/unit/controls.js
+++ b/test/unit/controls.js
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ test('should hide volume control if it\'s not supported', function(){
     language: noop,
     languages: noop,
     tech: {
-      features: {
-        'volumeControl': false
-      }
+      'volumeControlFeature': false
     },
     volume: function(){},
     muted: function(){},
@@ -47,9 +45,7 @@ test('should test and toggle volume control on `loadstart`', function(){
       return false;
     },
     tech: {
-      features: {
-        'volumeControl': true
-      }
+      'volumeControlFeature': true
     },
     reportUserActivity: function(){}
   };
@@ -62,7 +58,7 @@ test('should test and toggle volume control on `loadstart`', function(){
   ok(muteToggle.el().className.indexOf('vjs-hidden') < 0,
      'muteToggle is hidden initially');
 
-  player.tech.features['volumeControl'] = false;
+  player.tech['volumeControlFeature'] = false;
   for (i = 0; i < listeners.length; i++) {
     listeners[i]();
   }
@@ -72,7 +68,7 @@ test('should test and toggle volume control on `loadstart`', function(){
   ok(muteToggle.el().className.indexOf('vjs-hidden') >= 0,
      'muteToggle does not hide itself');
 
-  player.tech.features['volumeControl'] = true;
+  player.tech['volumeControlFeature'] = true;
   for (i = 0; i < listeners.length; i++) {
     listeners[i]();
   }
diff --git a/test/unit/mediafaker.js b/test/unit/mediafaker.js
index 222a9c10e1..907bca62f9 100644
--- a/test/unit/mediafaker.js
+++ b/test/unit/mediafaker.js
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ vjs.MediaFaker.prototype.muted = function(){ return false; };
 vjs.MediaFaker.prototype.pause = function(){ return false; };
 vjs.MediaFaker.prototype.paused = function(){ return true; };
 vjs.MediaFaker.prototype.supportsFullScreen = function(){ return false; };
-vjs.MediaFaker.prototype.features = {};
 vjs.MediaFaker.prototype.buffered = function(){ return {}; };
 vjs.MediaFaker.prototype.duration = function(){ return {}; };