OK having read that thread, I agree. The test I mentioned is there for legacy reasons, and works using the KernelControllerContextAware introduction + a binding + pointcut intercepting that. I think that this test can be removed since it is superseded by JMXLifecycleTest anyway (which uses lifecycle-configure) I have reverted the change I made to the @JMX annotation View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4141018#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...