diff --git a/layout-mode.js b/layout-mode.js
index f93bdd0..06af062 100644
--- a/layout-mode.js
+++ b/layout-mode.js
@@ -6,28 +6,18 @@
 
 var Isotope = window.Isotope;
 
-function LayoutMode( isotope ) {
-  this.isotope = isotope;
-  // link options to isotope.options
-  this.options = isotope && isotope.options[ this.namespace ];
-}
-
-// -------------------------- create -------------------------- //
-
-LayoutMode.create = function( namespace, options ) {
-  // subclass LayoutMode
-  function Mode() {
-    LayoutMode.apply( this, arguments );
+Isotope.createLayoutMode = function( namespace, options ) {
+  function LayoutMode( isotope ) {
+    this.isotope = isotope;
+    // link options to isotope.options
+    this.options = isotope && isotope.options[ this.namespace ];
   }
-  Mode.prototype = new LayoutMode();
-  Mode.prototype.namespace = namespace;
+  LayoutMode.prototype.namespace = namespace;
   // set default options
   Isotope.prototype.options[ namespace ] = options || {};
   // register in Isotope
-  Isotope.layoutModes[ namespace ] = Mode;
-  return Mode;
+  Isotope.layoutModes[ namespace ] = LayoutMode;
+  return LayoutMode;
 };
 
-Isotope.LayoutMode = LayoutMode;
-
 })( window );
diff --git a/layout-modes/fit-rows.js b/layout-modes/fit-rows.js
index 548d5bc..da7d523 100644
--- a/layout-modes/fit-rows.js
+++ b/layout-modes/fit-rows.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 var Isotope = window.Isotope;
 var Outlayer = window.Outlayer;
-var FitRows = Isotope.LayoutMode.create( 'fitRows', {
+var FitRows = Isotope.createLayoutMode( 'fitRows', {
   foo: 'bar'
 });