According to the the JIRA, EJBTHREE-975 is fixed in AS 4.2.2. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4143200#4143200 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4143200