diff --git a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/AuditedPropertiesReader.java b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/AuditedPropertiesReader.java
index d6c957e17a..090baabd43 100644
--- a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/AuditedPropertiesReader.java
+++ b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/AuditedPropertiesReader.java
@@ -89,23 +89,10 @@ public class AuditedPropertiesReader {
 		if(allClassAudited != null || !auditedPropertiesHolder.isEmpty()) {
 			XClass superclazz = clazz.getSuperclass();
 			if (!clazz.isInterface() && !"java.lang.Object".equals(superclazz.getName())) {
-				addPropertiesFromClassRec(superclazz);
+				addPropertiesFromClass(superclazz);
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	
-	private void addPropertiesFromClassRec(XClass clazz)  {
-		
-		Audited allClassAudited = clazz.getAnnotation(Audited.class);
-		
-		XClass superclazz = clazz.getSuperclass();
-		if (!clazz.isInterface() && !"java.lang.Object".equals(superclazz.getName())) {
-			addPropertiesFromClassRec(superclazz);
-		}
-
-		addFromProperties(clazz.getDeclaredProperties("field"), "field", fieldAccessedPersistentProperties, allClassAudited);
-		addFromProperties(clazz.getDeclaredProperties("property"), "property", propertyAccessedPersistentProperties, allClassAudited);
-	}
 
 	private void addFromProperties(Iterable<XProperty> properties, String accessType, Set<String> persistentProperties, Audited allClassAudited) {
 		for (XProperty property : properties) {