This bit: <bean name="AnnotationHandlerFactory"> | <constructor factoryClass="org.jboss.kernel.plugins.annotations.BeanAnnotationAdapterFactory" factoryMethod="getInstance" /> | </bean> | <bean name="AnnotationHandler"> | <constructor factoryMethod="getBeanAnnotationAdapter"> | <factory bean="AnnotationHandlerFactory"/> | </constructor> | <incallback method="addAnnotationPlugin" /> | <uncallback method="removeAnnotationPlugin" /> | </bean> must go into the bootstrap. https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBAS-6514 View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4210683#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...