diff --git a/openjpa-lib/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/lib/xml/XMLFactory.java b/openjpa-lib/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/lib/xml/XMLFactory.java
index e77fafc28..a9212e560 100644
--- a/openjpa-lib/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/lib/xml/XMLFactory.java
+++ b/openjpa-lib/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/lib/xml/XMLFactory.java
@@ -20,13 +20,7 @@ import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
 import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
 import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser;
 import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory;
-import javax.xml.transform.Source;
-import javax.xml.transform.Templates;
-import javax.xml.transform.Transformer;
-import javax.xml.transform.TransformerConfigurationException;
-import javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory;
 import javax.xml.transform.sax.SAXTransformerFactory;
-import javax.xml.transform.sax.TransformerHandler;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang.exception.NestableRuntimeException;
 import org.w3c.dom.Document;
@@ -73,9 +67,6 @@ public class XMLFactory {
                 _domFactories[arrIdx] = domFactory;
             }
         }
-
-        _transFactory = (SAXTransformerFactory) TransformerFactory.
-            newInstance();
         _validating = new ValidatingErrorHandler();
     }
 
@@ -130,47 +121,6 @@ public class XMLFactory {
         return getDOMParser(false, false).newDocument();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Return a Transformer that will apply the XSL transformation
-     * from the given source. If the source is null,
-     * no transformation will be applied.
-     */
-    public static Transformer getTransformer(Source source) {
-        try {
-            if (source == null)
-                return _transFactory.newTransformer();
-            return _transFactory.newTransformer(source);
-        } catch (TransformerConfigurationException tfce) {
-            throw new NestableRuntimeException(tfce);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Return a Templates for the given XSL source.
-     */
-    public static Templates getTemplates(Source source) {
-        try {
-            return _transFactory.newTemplates(source);
-        } catch (TransformerConfigurationException tfce) {
-            throw new NestableRuntimeException(tfce);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Return a TransformerHandler for transforming SAX events, applying the
-     * XSL transform from the given source. If the source is null, no
-     * transform will be applied.
-     */
-    public static TransformerHandler getTransformerHandler(Source source) {
-        try {
-            if (source == null)
-                return _transFactory.newTransformerHandler();
-            return _transFactory.newTransformerHandler(source);
-        } catch (TransformerConfigurationException tfce) {
-            throw new NestableRuntimeException(tfce);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Return the array index of the factory with the given properties.
      */
diff --git a/openjpa-lib/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/lib/xml/TestXMLWriter.java b/openjpa-lib/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/lib/xml/TestXMLWriter.java
index 7ade5cffe..b3201ec37 100644
--- a/openjpa-lib/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/lib/xml/TestXMLWriter.java
+++ b/openjpa-lib/src/test/java/org/apache/openjpa/lib/xml/TestXMLWriter.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ package org.apache.openjpa.lib.xml;
 import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.io.StringWriter;
 import javax.xml.transform.Transformer;
+import javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory;
 import javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamResult;
 import javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamSource;
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ public class TestXMLWriter extends TestCase {
         StringWriter formatted = new StringWriter();
         StreamResult result = new StreamResult(new XMLWriter(formatted));
 
-        Transformer trans = XMLFactory.getTransformer(null);
+        Transformer trans = TransformerFactory.newInstance().newTransformer();
         trans.transform(source, result);
 
         // read the correct output into a buffer
diff --git a/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/pom.xml b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/pom.xml
index f886c7b98..8af7ef094 100644
--- a/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-persistence-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
                                              pathsep=" "/>
                                 <java
                                     classname="org.apache.openjpa.enhance.PCEnhancer">
+                                    <arg line="-p persistence.xml"/>
                                     <arg line="${enhance.files}"/>
                                     <classpath>
                                         <path
@@ -111,5 +112,4 @@
 
     </build>
 
-
 </project>
diff --git a/openjpa-persistence/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/PersistenceProductDerivation.java b/openjpa-persistence/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/PersistenceProductDerivation.java
index 898f647b9..5c58ac3f0 100644
--- a/openjpa-persistence/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/PersistenceProductDerivation.java
+++ b/openjpa-persistence/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/PersistenceProductDerivation.java
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ public class PersistenceProductDerivation
             PersistenceMetaDataFactory.class.getName());
         conf.metaFactoryPlugin.setAlias(ALIAS_EJB,
             PersistenceMetaDataFactory.class.getName());
-        conf.metaFactoryPlugin.setDefault(SPEC_JPA);
-        conf.metaFactoryPlugin.setString(SPEC_JPA);
     }
 
     public void afterSpecificationSet(OpenJPAConfiguration c) {