Instance.destroy() cannot be used for dependent bean instances not created by the same Instance object ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Key: CDI-519 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/CDI-519 Project: CDI Specification Issues Issue Type: Clarification Affects Versions: 1.2.Final Reporter: Martin Kouba Fix For: 2.0 (discussion) 5.6.1. The Instance interface: {quote} The method destroy() instructs the container to destroy the instance. The bean instance passed to destroy() should be *a dependent scoped bean instance*, or... {quote} I think this should be more obvious. E.g. this wouldn't work correctly even though it doesn't violate the spec: {code:java} @Dependent class Bar { } class Foo { @Inject Instance<Bar> instance; void ping() { instance.destroy(CDI.current().select(Bar.class).get()); } } {code}