diff --git a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/CollectionMetadataGenerator.java b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/CollectionMetadataGenerator.java
index 4e21e87d30..6e0df82316 100644
--- a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/CollectionMetadataGenerator.java
+++ b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/CollectionMetadataGenerator.java
@@ -482,7 +482,6 @@ public final class CollectionMetadataGenerator {
 
 			new ComponentAuditedPropertiesReader(
 					ModificationStore.FULL,
-					true, // true because the collection is being audited
 					new AuditedPropertiesReader.ComponentPropertiesSource( reflectionManager, component ),
 					auditData, mainGenerator.getGlobalCfg(), reflectionManager, ""
 			).read();
diff --git a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/AnnotationsMetadataReader.java b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/AnnotationsMetadataReader.java
index 866ff899cf..ba384226f3 100644
--- a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/AnnotationsMetadataReader.java
+++ b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/AnnotationsMetadataReader.java
@@ -111,14 +111,8 @@ public final class AnnotationsMetadataReader {
 				auditData.setDefaultAudited(true);
 			}
 
-			new AuditedPropertiesReader(
-					defaultStore,
-					auditData.isAudited(),
-					new PersistentClassPropertiesSource(xclass),
-					auditData,
-					globalCfg,
-					reflectionManager, ""
-			).read();
+			new AuditedPropertiesReader(defaultStore, new PersistentClassPropertiesSource(xclass), auditData,
+					globalCfg, reflectionManager, "").read();
 
 			addAuditTable(xclass);
 			addAuditSecondaryTables(xclass);
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 27a4123c64..02a542f84e 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
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ import static org.hibernate.envers.tools.Tools.newHashSet;
  */
 public class AuditedPropertiesReader {
 	protected final ModificationStore defaultStore;
-	private final boolean defaultAudited;
 	private final PersistentPropertiesSource persistentPropertiesSource;
 	private final AuditedPropertiesHolder auditedPropertiesHolder;
 	private final GlobalConfiguration globalCfg;
@@ -68,14 +67,12 @@ public class AuditedPropertiesReader {
 	private final Set<XClass> overriddenNotAuditedClasses;
 
 	public AuditedPropertiesReader(ModificationStore defaultStore,
-								   boolean defaultAudited,
 								   PersistentPropertiesSource persistentPropertiesSource,
 								   AuditedPropertiesHolder auditedPropertiesHolder,
 								   GlobalConfiguration globalCfg,
 								   ReflectionManager reflectionManager,
 								   String propertyNamePrefix) {
 		this.defaultStore = defaultStore;
-		this.defaultAudited = defaultAudited;
 		this.persistentPropertiesSource = persistentPropertiesSource;
 		this.auditedPropertiesHolder = auditedPropertiesHolder;
 		this.globalCfg = globalCfg;
@@ -279,7 +276,7 @@ public class AuditedPropertiesReader {
 		addFromProperties(clazz.getDeclaredProperties("field"), "field", fieldAccessedPersistentProperties, allClassAudited);
 		addFromProperties(clazz.getDeclaredProperties("property"), "property", propertyAccessedPersistentProperties, allClassAudited);
 		
-		if(allClassAudited != null || !auditedPropertiesHolder.isEmpty() || defaultAudited) {
+		if(allClassAudited != null || !auditedPropertiesHolder.isEmpty()) {
 			XClass superclazz = clazz.getSuperclass();
 			if (!clazz.isInterface() && !"java.lang.Object".equals(superclazz.getName())) {
 				addPropertiesFromClass(superclazz);
@@ -324,8 +321,8 @@ public class AuditedPropertiesReader {
 
 			PersistentPropertiesSource componentPropertiesSource = new ComponentPropertiesSource( reflectionManager, propertyValue );
 			AuditedPropertiesReader audPropReader = new AuditedPropertiesReader(
-					ModificationStore.FULL, defaultAudited, componentPropertiesSource, componentData, globalCfg,
-					reflectionManager, propertyNamePrefix + MappingTools.createComponentPrefix(embeddedName)
+					ModificationStore.FULL, componentPropertiesSource, componentData, globalCfg, reflectionManager,
+					propertyNamePrefix + MappingTools.createComponentPrefix(embeddedName)
 			);
 			audPropReader.read();
 
@@ -352,7 +349,7 @@ public class AuditedPropertiesReader {
 		);
 
 		ComponentAuditedPropertiesReader audPropReader = new ComponentAuditedPropertiesReader(
-				ModificationStore.FULL, isAudited, componentPropertiesSource, componentData, globalCfg, reflectionManager,
+				ModificationStore.FULL, componentPropertiesSource, componentData, globalCfg, reflectionManager,
 				propertyNamePrefix + MappingTools.createComponentPrefix( property.getName() )
 		);
 		audPropReader.read();
diff --git a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/ComponentAuditedPropertiesReader.java b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/ComponentAuditedPropertiesReader.java
index b8b9c6f4a6..bcf9b56b37 100644
--- a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/ComponentAuditedPropertiesReader.java
+++ b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/ComponentAuditedPropertiesReader.java
@@ -14,12 +14,11 @@ import org.hibernate.envers.configuration.GlobalConfiguration;
 public class ComponentAuditedPropertiesReader extends AuditedPropertiesReader {
 
 	public ComponentAuditedPropertiesReader(ModificationStore defaultStore,
-			boolean defaultAudited,
 			PersistentPropertiesSource persistentPropertiesSource,
 			AuditedPropertiesHolder auditedPropertiesHolder,
 			GlobalConfiguration globalCfg, ReflectionManager reflectionManager,
 			String propertyNamePrefix) {
-		super(defaultStore, defaultAudited, persistentPropertiesSource, auditedPropertiesHolder,
+		super(defaultStore, persistentPropertiesSource, auditedPropertiesHolder,
 				globalCfg, reflectionManager, propertyNamePrefix);
 	}