Yes I think so. I use embedded JBoss or my tests. To be able to start quickly embedded container, I do not perform the automatic scan, and I deploy manually my EJB3. That makes the container faster to run. (listing ignored jars was boring to implement and I risk to miss some of he jars). I've not tried to see if it was possible to do something similar with JBoss AS ... View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3980705#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...