element() not working in conjunction with edge properties

gremlin> g.E().properties('weight').element()
==>e[7][1-knows->2]
==>e[8][1-knows->4]
==>e[8][1-knows->4]
==>e[9][1-created->3]
==>e[9][1-created->3]
==>e[12][6-created->3]

gremlin> g.withoutStrategies(LazyBarrierStrategy).E().properties().element()
==>e[7][1-knows->2]
==>e[8][1-knows->4]
==>e[9][1-created->3]
==>e[10][4-created->5]
==>e[11][4-created->3]
==>e[12][6-created->3]