diff --git a/hibernate-jipijapa/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/jpa/hibernate5/HibernatePersistenceProviderAdaptor.java b/hibernate-jipijapa/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/jpa/hibernate5/HibernatePersistenceProviderAdaptor.java
index e01da09a0b..10d0e5a438 100644
--- a/hibernate-jipijapa/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/jpa/hibernate5/HibernatePersistenceProviderAdaptor.java
+++ b/hibernate-jipijapa/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/jpa/hibernate5/HibernatePersistenceProviderAdaptor.java
@@ -33,17 +33,23 @@ import static org.jboss.as.jpa.hibernate5.JpaLogger.JPA_LOGGER;
  * Implements the PersistenceProviderAdaptor for Hibernate
  *
  * @author Scott Marlow
+ * @author Steve Ebersole
  */
 public class HibernatePersistenceProviderAdaptor implements PersistenceProviderAdaptor, TwoPhaseBootstrapCapable {
 
+	@SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
 	public static final String NAMING_STRATEGY_JPA_COMPLIANT_IMPL = "org.hibernate.boot.model.naming.ImplicitNamingStrategyJpaCompliantImpl";
-	private static final String HIBERNATE_EXTENDED_BEANMANAGER = "org.hibernate.resource.beans.container.spi.ExtendedBeanManager";
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
+	public static final String HIBERNATE_EXTENDED_BEANMANAGER = "org.hibernate.resource.beans.container.spi.ExtendedBeanManager";
+
 	private volatile JtaManager jtaManager;
 	private volatile Platform platform;
 	private static final String NONE = SharedCacheMode.NONE.name();
 
 	@Override
 	public void injectJtaManager(JtaManager jtaManager) {
+		// todo : why?  `this.jtaManager` is never used aside from setting here in this method
 		if ( this.jtaManager != jtaManager ) {
 			this.jtaManager = jtaManager;
 		}
@@ -59,12 +65,6 @@ public class HibernatePersistenceProviderAdaptor implements PersistenceProviderA
 	@Override
 	@SuppressWarnings({"deprecation", "unchecked"})
 	public void addProviderProperties(Map properties, PersistenceUnitMetadata pu) {
-		putPropertyIfAbsent(
-				pu,
-				properties,
-				AvailableSettings.JPAQL_STRICT_COMPLIANCE,
-				"true"
-		); // JIPI-24 ignore jpql aliases case
 		putPropertyIfAbsent( pu, properties, AvailableSettings.USE_NEW_ID_GENERATOR_MAPPINGS, "true" );
 		putPropertyIfAbsent( pu, properties, AvailableSettings.KEYWORD_AUTO_QUOTING_ENABLED, "false" );
 		putPropertyIfAbsent(
@@ -75,12 +75,6 @@ public class HibernatePersistenceProviderAdaptor implements PersistenceProviderA
 		);
 		putPropertyIfAbsent( pu, properties, AvailableSettings.SCANNER, HibernateArchiveScanner.class );
 		properties.put( AvailableSettings.APP_CLASSLOADER, pu.getClassLoader() );
-		putPropertyIfAbsent(
-				pu,
-				properties,
-				AvailableSettings.JTA_PLATFORM,
-				new JBossAppServerJtaPlatform( jtaManager )
-		);
 		putPropertyIfAbsent(
 				pu,
 				properties,
diff --git a/hibernate-jipijapa/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/jpa/hibernate5/JtaPlatformProviderImpl.java b/hibernate-jipijapa/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/jpa/hibernate5/JtaPlatformProviderImpl.java
deleted file mode 100644
index da3a9f911e..0000000000
--- a/hibernate-jipijapa/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/jpa/hibernate5/JtaPlatformProviderImpl.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
- *
- * License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later.
- * See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>.
- */
-package org.jboss.as.jpa.hibernate5;
-
-import org.hibernate.engine.transaction.jta.platform.spi.JtaPlatform;
-import org.hibernate.engine.transaction.jta.platform.spi.JtaPlatformProvider;
-
-/**
- * @author Scott Marlow
- */
-public class JtaPlatformProviderImpl implements JtaPlatformProvider {
-
-	private static volatile JBossAppServerJtaPlatform delegate;
-
-	public static JBossAppServerJtaPlatform getDelegate() {
-		return delegate;
-	}
-
-	public static void setDelegate(JBossAppServerJtaPlatform delegate) {
-		JtaPlatformProviderImpl.delegate = delegate;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public JtaPlatform getProvidedJtaPlatform() {
-		return delegate;
-	}
-}