Thats just fine. They are seam managed but backed by JTA CMT which are EJB3 provided. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4129949#4129949 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4129949