diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 1308011f5ae..791982737c3 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ jetty-7.2-SNAPSHOT
  + 319370 WebAppClassLoader.Context
  + 319519 Warn about duplicate configuration files
  + 319655 Reset HEAD status 
+ + JETTY-1245 Do not use direct buffers with NIO SSL
  + JETTY-1247 synchronize recylcing of SSL NIO buffers 
  + JETTY-1249 Apply max idle time to all connectors
  + JETTY-1251 Replace then close selector for JVM bugs
diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/ssl/SslSelectChannelConnector.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/ssl/SslSelectChannelConnector.java
index bafd48363af..cc91ff798b2 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/ssl/SslSelectChannelConnector.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/ssl/SslSelectChannelConnector.java
@@ -89,22 +89,11 @@ public class SslSelectChannelConnector extends SelectChannelConnector implements
     private SSLContext _context;
     Buffers _sslBuffers;
 
-
-    /**
-     * Return the chain of X509 certificates used to negotiate the SSL Session.
-     * <p>
-     * Note: in order to do this we must convert a
-     * javax.security.cert.X509Certificate[], as used by JSSE to a
-     * java.security.cert.X509Certificate[],as required by the Servlet specs.
-     * 
-     * @param sslSession
-     *                the javax.net.ssl.SSLSession to use as the source of the
-     *                cert chain.
-     * @return the chain of java.security.cert.X509Certificates used to
-     *         negotiate the SSL connection. <br>
-     *         Will be null if the chain is missing or empty.
-     */
-
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    public SslSelectChannelConnector()
+    {
+        setUseDirectBuffers(false);
+    }
   
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
     /**
@@ -145,11 +134,6 @@ public class SslSelectChannelConnector extends SelectChannelConnector implements
         SslCertificates.customize(sslSession,endpoint,request);
     }
 
-    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
-    public SslSelectChannelConnector()
-    {
-    }
-
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
     /**
      * @return True if SSL re-negotiation is allowed (default false)