"oskar.carlstedt" wrote : Do I still have to use the JBoss specific annotation @IgnoreDependency or is it possible to do this in a pure standard java ee way? Because handling of cyclic dependencies is not defined by EJB3 Core Specification, it's up to implementation to provide its own mechanism. So short answer, you gotta use our annotations or XML equivalent in jboss.xml. :) S, ALR View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4139505#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...