Let's stick to JBoss-4.2.2 GA. Did you try removing the ejb-jar.xml from your packaging? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4147066#4147066 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4147066