It was changed because it was considered a bug: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBAS-1930 View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4036251#4036251 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4036251