diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/internal/StatefulPersistenceContext.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/internal/StatefulPersistenceContext.java
index c6672ffb3c..6d7a1a89af 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/internal/StatefulPersistenceContext.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/internal/StatefulPersistenceContext.java
@@ -503,8 +503,6 @@ public class StatefulPersistenceContext implements PersistenceContext {
 				lockMode,
 				existsInDatabase,
 				persister,
-				persister.getEntityMode(),
-				session.getTenantIdentifier(),
 				disableVersionIncrement,
 				lazyPropertiesAreUnfetched,
 				this
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/EntityEntry.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/EntityEntry.java
index 9b24418bb3..45b7c539df 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/EntityEntry.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/EntityEntry.java
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ public final class EntityEntry implements Serializable {
 	private boolean existsInDatabase;
 	private Object version;
 	private transient EntityPersister persister;
-	private final EntityMode entityMode;
-	private final String tenantId;
 	private final String entityName;
 	// cached EntityKey (lazy-initialized)
 	private transient EntityKey cachedEntityKey;
@@ -73,8 +71,6 @@ public final class EntityEntry implements Serializable {
 			final LockMode lockMode,
 			final boolean existsInDatabase,
 			final EntityPersister persister,
-			final EntityMode entityMode,
-			final String tenantId,
 			final boolean disableVersionIncrement,
 			final boolean lazyPropertiesAreUnfetched,
 			final PersistenceContext persistenceContext) {
@@ -92,8 +88,6 @@ public final class EntityEntry implements Serializable {
 		this.isBeingReplicated=disableVersionIncrement;
 		this.loadedWithLazyPropertiesUnfetched = lazyPropertiesAreUnfetched;
 		this.persister=persister;
-		this.entityMode = entityMode;
-		this.tenantId = tenantId;
 		this.entityName = persister == null ? null : persister.getEntityName();
 		this.persistenceContext = persistenceContext;
 	}
@@ -106,8 +100,6 @@ public final class EntityEntry implements Serializable {
 			final SessionFactoryImplementor factory,
 			final String entityName,
 			final Serializable id,
-			final EntityMode entityMode,
-			final String tenantId,
 			final Status status,
 			final Status previousStatus,
 			final Object[] loadedState,
@@ -121,8 +113,6 @@ public final class EntityEntry implements Serializable {
 		this.entityName = entityName;
 		this.persister = ( factory == null ? null : factory.getEntityPersister( entityName ) );
 		this.id = id;
-		this.entityMode = entityMode;
-		this.tenantId = tenantId;
 		this.status = status;
 		this.previousStatus = previousStatus;
 		this.loadedState = loadedState;
@@ -410,8 +400,6 @@ public final class EntityEntry implements Serializable {
 	public void serialize(ObjectOutputStream oos) throws IOException {
 		oos.writeObject( entityName );
 		oos.writeObject( id );
-		oos.writeObject( entityMode.toString() );
-		oos.writeObject( tenantId );
 		oos.writeObject( status.name() );
 		oos.writeObject( (previousStatus == null ? "" : previousStatus.name()) );
 		// todo : potentially look at optimizing these two arrays
@@ -445,8 +433,6 @@ public final class EntityEntry implements Serializable {
 				persistenceContext.getSession().getFactory(),
 				(String) ois.readObject(),
 				(Serializable) ois.readObject(),
-				EntityMode.parse( (String) ois.readObject() ),
-				(String) ois.readObject(),
 				Status.valueOf( (String) ois.readObject() ),
 				( previousStatusString = (String) ois.readObject() ).length() == 0
 						? null
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/bytecode/enhancement/EnhancerTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/bytecode/enhancement/EnhancerTest.java
index 15f84e0fdd..bc68956627 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/bytecode/enhancement/EnhancerTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/bytecode/enhancement/EnhancerTest.java
@@ -304,8 +304,6 @@ public class EnhancerTest extends BaseUnitTestCase {
 				LockMode.NONE,
 				false,
 				null,
-				EntityMode.POJO,
-				null,
 				false,
 				false,
 				null
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/bytecode/enhancement/customer/CustomerEnhancerTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/bytecode/enhancement/customer/CustomerEnhancerTest.java
index 122bd5eeea..f2dd994132 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/bytecode/enhancement/customer/CustomerEnhancerTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/bytecode/enhancement/customer/CustomerEnhancerTest.java
@@ -263,8 +263,6 @@ public class CustomerEnhancerTest extends BaseUnitTestCase {
 				LockMode.NONE,
 				false,
 				null,
-				EntityMode.POJO,
-				null,
 				false,
 				false,
 				null