diff --git a/graphene/types/definitions.py b/graphene/types/definitions.py
index 60971ad8..992bb43a 100644
--- a/graphene/types/definitions.py
+++ b/graphene/types/definitions.py
@@ -61,26 +61,8 @@ class ClassTypeMeta(type):
 class GrapheneGraphQLType(object):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.graphene_type = kwargs.pop('graphene_type')
-        self._name = None
-        self._description = None
         super(GrapheneGraphQLType, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
-    @property
-    def name(self):
-        return self._name or self.graphene_type.__name__
-
-    @name.setter
-    def name(self, name):
-        self._name = name
-
-    @property
-    def description(self):
-        return self._description or self.graphene_type.__doc__
-
-    @description.setter
-    def description(self, description):
-        self._description = description
-
 
 class GrapheneFieldsType(GrapheneGraphQLType):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/graphene/types/enum.py b/graphene/types/enum.py
index c6c2492a..69eb197f 100644
--- a/graphene/types/enum.py
+++ b/graphene/types/enum.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ class GrapheneEnumType(GrapheneGraphQLType, GraphQLEnumType):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         graphene_type = kwargs.pop('graphene_type')
         self.graphene_type = graphene_type
-        self._name = None
-        self._description = None
+        self.name = None
+        self.description = None
         self._values = None
         self._value_lookup = None
         self._name_lookup = None
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class EnumTypeMeta(ClassTypeMeta):
             cls._meta.graphql_type = GrapheneEnumType(
                 graphene_type=cls,
                 name=cls._meta.name or cls.__name__,
-                description=cls._meta.description,
+                description=cls._meta.description or cls.__doc__,
             )
 
     def construct(cls, bases, attrs):
diff --git a/graphene/types/inputobjecttype.py b/graphene/types/inputobjecttype.py
index b319ce28..2fe41e7d 100644
--- a/graphene/types/inputobjecttype.py
+++ b/graphene/types/inputobjecttype.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class InputObjectTypeMeta(ClassTypeMeta):
             cls._meta.graphql_type = GrapheneInputObjectType(
                 graphene_type=cls,
                 name=cls._meta.name or cls.__name__,
-                description=cls._meta.description,
+                description=cls._meta.description or cls.__doc__,
                 fields=FieldMap(cls, bases=filter(None, inherited_types)),
             )
 
diff --git a/graphene/types/interface.py b/graphene/types/interface.py
index 491fa31f..9462db30 100644
--- a/graphene/types/interface.py
+++ b/graphene/types/interface.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class InterfaceTypeMeta(ClassTypeMeta):
             cls._meta.graphql_type = GrapheneInterfaceType(
                 graphene_type=cls,
                 name=cls._meta.name or cls.__name__,
-                description=cls._meta.description,
+                description=cls._meta.description or cls.__doc__,
                 fields=FieldMap(cls, bases=filter(None, inherited_types)),
             )
 
diff --git a/graphene/types/objecttype.py b/graphene/types/objecttype.py
index 217ec092..5cdfa761 100644
--- a/graphene/types/objecttype.py
+++ b/graphene/types/objecttype.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class ObjectTypeMeta(ClassTypeMeta):
             cls._meta.graphql_type = GrapheneObjectType(
                 graphene_type=cls,
                 name=cls._meta.name or cls.__name__,
-                description=cls._meta.description,
+                description=cls._meta.description or cls.__doc__,
                 fields=FieldMap(cls, bases=filter(None, inherited_types)),
                 interfaces=tuple(cls.get_interfaces()),
             )
diff --git a/graphene/types/scalars.py b/graphene/types/scalars.py
index 61332832..e023fe89 100644
--- a/graphene/types/scalars.py
+++ b/graphene/types/scalars.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class ScalarTypeMeta(ClassTypeMeta):
             cls._meta.graphql_type = GrapheneScalarType(
                 graphene_type=cls,
                 name=cls._meta.name or cls.__name__,
-                description=cls._meta.description,
+                description=cls._meta.description or cls.__doc__,
 
                 serialize=getattr(cls, 'serialize', None),
                 parse_value=getattr(cls, 'parse_value', None),