Your @Local annotation should be javax.ejb.Local, not org.jboss.annotation.ejb.Local. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4034356#4034356 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4034356