diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/loading/internal/CollectionLoadContext.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/loading/internal/CollectionLoadContext.java
index 3160964374..c76d6014d9 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/loading/internal/CollectionLoadContext.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/loading/internal/CollectionLoadContext.java
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ public class CollectionLoadContext {
 	 * @return The loading collection (see discussion above).
 	 */
 	public PersistentCollection getLoadingCollection(final CollectionPersister persister, final Serializable key) {
-		final EntityMode em = persister.getOwnerEntityPersister().getEntityMetamodel().getEntityMode();
-		final CollectionKey collectionKey = new CollectionKey( persister, key, em );
+		final CollectionKey collectionKey = new CollectionKey( persister, key );
 		if ( LOG.isTraceEnabled() ) {
 			LOG.tracev( "Starting attempt to find loading collection [{0}]",
 					MessageHelper.collectionInfoString( persister.getRole(), key ) );
@@ -179,8 +178,7 @@ public class CollectionLoadContext {
 					session.getPersistenceContext().addUnownedCollection(
 							new CollectionKey(
 									persister,
-									lce.getKey(),
-									persister.getOwnerEntityPersister().getEntityMetamodel().getEntityMode()
+									lce.getKey()
 							),
 							lce.getCollection()
 					);
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/CollectionKey.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/CollectionKey.java
index 091539351e..5db19a612d 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/CollectionKey.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/CollectionKey.java
@@ -27,32 +27,33 @@ public final class CollectionKey implements Serializable {
 	private final Type keyType;
 	private final SessionFactoryImplementor factory;
 	private final int hashCode;
-	private EntityMode entityMode;
 
 	public CollectionKey(CollectionPersister persister, Serializable key) {
 		this(
 				persister.getRole(),
 				key,
 				persister.getKeyType(),
-				persister.getOwnerEntityPersister().getEntityMetamodel().getEntityMode(),
 				persister.getFactory()
 		);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * The EntityMode parameter is now ignored. Use the other constructor.
+	 * @deprecated Use {@link #CollectionKey(CollectionPersister, Serializable)}
+	 */
+	@Deprecated
 	public CollectionKey(CollectionPersister persister, Serializable key, EntityMode em) {
-		this( persister.getRole(), key, persister.getKeyType(), em, persister.getFactory() );
+		this( persister.getRole(), key, persister.getKeyType(), persister.getFactory() );
 	}
 
 	private CollectionKey(
 			String role,
 			Serializable key,
 			Type keyType,
-			EntityMode entityMode,
 			SessionFactoryImplementor factory) {
 		this.role = role;
 		this.key = key;
 		this.keyType = keyType;
-		this.entityMode = entityMode;
 		this.factory = factory;
 		//cache the hash-code
 		this.hashCode = generateHashCode();
@@ -65,7 +66,6 @@ public final class CollectionKey implements Serializable {
 		return result;
 	}
 
-
 	public String getRole() {
 		return role;
 	}
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ public final class CollectionKey implements Serializable {
 		oos.writeObject( role );
 		oos.writeObject( key );
 		oos.writeObject( keyType );
-		oos.writeObject( entityMode.toString() );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -134,7 +133,6 @@ public final class CollectionKey implements Serializable {
 				(String) ois.readObject(),
 				(Serializable) ois.readObject(),
 				(Type) ois.readObject(),
-				EntityMode.parse( (String) ois.readObject() ),
 				(session == null ? null : session.getFactory())
 		);
 	}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/CollectionType.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/CollectionType.java
index 9e6519cc53..42c19d7552 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/CollectionType.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/CollectionType.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.SortedMap;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
 
-import org.hibernate.EntityMode;
 import org.hibernate.Hibernate;
 import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
 import org.hibernate.MappingException;
@@ -771,14 +770,13 @@ public abstract class CollectionType extends AbstractType implements Association
 
 		final CollectionPersister persister = getPersister( session );
 		final PersistenceContext persistenceContext = session.getPersistenceContext();
-		final EntityMode entityMode = persister.getOwnerEntityPersister().getEntityMode();
 
 		// check if collection is currently being loaded
 		PersistentCollection collection = persistenceContext.getLoadContexts().locateLoadingCollection( persister, key );
 
 		if ( collection == null ) {
 
-			final CollectionKey collectionKey = new CollectionKey( persister, key, entityMode );
+			final CollectionKey collectionKey = new CollectionKey( persister, key );
 			// check if it is already completely loaded, but unowned
 			collection = persistenceContext.useUnownedCollection( collectionKey );
 
@@ -804,7 +802,7 @@ public abstract class CollectionType extends AbstractType implements Association
 					}
 
 					if ( hasHolder() ) {
-						session.getPersistenceContext().addCollectionHolder( collection );
+						persistenceContext.addCollectionHolder( collection );
 					}
 
 					if ( LOG.isTraceEnabled() ) {