diff --git a/CardModel.qml b/CardModel.qml
index a26e50f..5aa9c26 100644
--- a/CardModel.qml
+++ b/CardModel.qml
@@ -7,16 +7,13 @@ Item {
     height: width * 1.4 // Maintian the aspect ratio of a playing card
 
     required property PlayingCard card;
+    required property bool isFaceDown;
     property string backStyle: "red"
 
-    // Annoyingly, there is no easy way to make this type-safe, QML does have enums
-    // but they only act as ints, and since we need the string names for the img paths
-    // anyways, typing these as simple strings is the easiest way to do this.
-
     Image {
         id: cardImage
         anchors.fill: parent
-        source: cardModel.card.isFaceDown
+        source: cardModel.isFaceDown
             ? "qrc:/img/playing_cards/backs/" + cardModel.backStyle + ".svg"
             : "qrc:/img/playing_cards/fronts/" + cardModel.card.suitString + "_" + cardModel.card.valueString + ".svg"
         fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectFit
diff --git a/Main.qml b/Main.qml
index 1d83025..0408694 100644
--- a/Main.qml
+++ b/Main.qml
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ ApplicationWindow {
     CardModel {
         anchors.centerIn: parent
         card: myCard
+        isFaceDown: false
     }
 }
diff --git a/playingcard.cpp b/playingcard.cpp
index 6981c67..b69345f 100644
--- a/playingcard.cpp
+++ b/playingcard.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "playingcard.h"
 
-PlayingCard::PlayingCard(const PlayingCard::Suit &suit, const PlayingCard::Value &value, bool isFaceDown, QObject *parent)
-     : QObject{parent}, m_suit{suit}, m_value{value}, m_isFaceDown{isFaceDown}
+PlayingCard::PlayingCard(const PlayingCard::Suit &suit, const PlayingCard::Value &value, QObject *parent)
+     : QObject{parent}, m_suit{suit}, m_value{value}
 { }
 
 PlayingCard::Suit PlayingCard::suit() const
@@ -63,20 +63,6 @@ void PlayingCard::setValue(const PlayingCard::Value &value)
     emit onValueChanged();
 }
 
-bool PlayingCard::isFaceDown() const
-{
-    return m_isFaceDown;
-}
-
-void PlayingCard::setIsFaceDown(bool faceDown)
-{
-    if (m_isFaceDown == faceDown)
-        return;
-
-    m_isFaceDown = faceDown;
-    emit onIsFaceDownChanged();
-}
-
 QList<PlayingCard *> PlayingCard::createDeck()
 {
     QList<PlayingCard*> deck;
@@ -86,7 +72,6 @@ QList<PlayingCard *> PlayingCard::createDeck()
             PlayingCard *card = new PlayingCard();
             card->setSuit(static_cast<PlayingCard::Suit>(suitIndex));
             card->setValue(static_cast<PlayingCard::Value>(valueIndex));
-            card->setIsFaceDown(true);  // All cards are face down initially
             deck.append(card);
         }
     }
diff --git a/playingcard.h b/playingcard.h
index 18bf36b..3ebbda5 100644
--- a/playingcard.h
+++ b/playingcard.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class PlayingCard : public QObject
 
     Q_PROPERTY(Suit suit READ suit WRITE setSuit NOTIFY onSuitChanged REQUIRED)
     Q_PROPERTY(Value value READ value WRITE setValue NOTIFY onValueChanged REQUIRED)
-    Q_PROPERTY(bool isFaceDown READ isFaceDown WRITE setIsFaceDown NOTIFY onIsFaceDownChanged)
 
     Q_PROPERTY(QString valueString READ valueString NOTIFY onValueChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString suitString READ suitString NOTIFY onSuitChanged)
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ public:
         Spades,
     };
 
-    explicit PlayingCard(const Suit &suit = Suit::Clubs, const Value &value = Value::Ace, bool isFaceDown = false, QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit PlayingCard(const Suit &suit = Suit::Clubs, const Value &value = Value::Ace, QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
     Suit suit() const;
     QString suitString() const;
@@ -51,21 +50,15 @@ public:
     QString valueString() const;
     void setValue(const Value &value);
 
-    bool isFaceDown() const;
-    void setIsFaceDown(bool faceDown);
-
     static QList<PlayingCard*> createDeck();
 
 signals:
     void onSuitChanged();
     void onValueChanged();
-    void onIsFaceDownChanged();
 
 private:
     Suit m_suit;
     Value m_value;
-    bool m_isFaceDown;
-    QString m_imgUrl;
 };
 
 #endif // PLAYINGCARD_H