diff --git a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/enhance/PCEnhancer.java b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/enhance/PCEnhancer.java
index cf865ec1f..e850a107c 100644
--- a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/enhance/PCEnhancer.java
+++ b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/enhance/PCEnhancer.java
@@ -1861,7 +1861,6 @@ public class PCEnhancer {
         // public void pcReplaceStateManager (StateManager sm)
         BCMethod method = _pc.declareMethod(PRE + "ReplaceStateManager",
             void.class, new Class[]{ SMTYPE });
-        method.setSynchronized(true);
         method.getExceptions(true).addException(SecurityException.class);
         Code code = method.getCode(true);