OK, after a lengthy discussion with Burke, Carlo, and Andrew here is the decision - we are going to remove the impls of EJBObject/EJBLocalObject by default. If a 2.1 view is required, the Remote/Local interfaces will need to explicitly extend EJBObject/EJBLocalObject. Then the proxy will implement those interfaces. - This removes the restriction on remove() and other EJBObject methods - This still provides availability of a full 2.1 view. Minimal inconvenience for the developer as they already have to provide a home interface that extends EJBHome. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4090797#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...