diff --git a/src/pyoload/__init__.py b/src/pyoload/__init__.py
index 19c2d11..294af50 100644
--- a/src/pyoload/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pyoload/__init__.py
@@ -881,8 +881,6 @@ def annotate_class(cls: Any, recur: bool = True):
 
     if isinstance(cls, bool):
         return partial(annotate_class, recur=cls)
-    if not hasattr(cls, "__annotations__"):
-        cls.__annotations__ = {}
     recur = not hasattr(cls, "__pyod_norecur__") and recur
     setter = cls.__setattr__
     if recur:
diff --git a/src/tests/logs.yaml b/src/tests/logs.yaml
index 00bd303..56632a1 100644
--- a/src/tests/logs.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/logs.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-type_match vs isinstance on int:True  1.5289682ms
-type_match vs isinstance on int:False  1.9831642ms
-type_match on dict[str, int]*50:True  267.711404ms
-type_match on dict[str, int]*50:False  17.3794271ms
-Cast str->int: 10.582962299999998ms
-Cast complex->int | str: 0.50979833ms
-Cast dict[int,list[str]*10]*10->dict[str,tuple[float]]: 12.46998271ms
+type_match vs isinstance on int:True  2.4428162ms
+type_match vs isinstance on int:False  2.7615315ms
+type_match on dict[str, int]*50:True  265.3169892ms
+type_match on dict[str, int]*50:False  17.7801438ms
+Cast str->int: 10.9715787ms
+Cast complex->int | str: 0.5133042ms
+Cast dict[int,list[str]*10]*10->dict[str,tuple[float]]: 11.80671495ms
diff --git a/src/tests/test_annotate.py b/src/tests/test_annotate.py
index 945f665..525011b 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_annotate.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_annotate.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from pyoload import Cast
 from pyoload import annotable
 from pyoload import annotate
+from pyoload import annotate_class
 from pyoload import is_annotable
 from pyoload import is_annoted
 from pyoload import resove_annotations
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ def foo1(a: Cast(str)):
     return a
 
 
-@annotate
+@annotate_class(False)
 class MyCLass:
     __slots__ = ('a', 'b')
     a: 'int'