Add a method and annotate it with @Remove. See if the PreDestroy gets invoked before the ejb remove is called. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3978558#3978558 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3978558