If you don't want clustering or passivation you can use:@Cache(org.jboss.ejb3.cache.NoPassivationCache.class) View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4093147#4093147 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4093147