diff --git a/jee7/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jaxws/exception/EmployeeAlreadyExists.java b/jee7/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jaxws/exception/EmployeeAlreadyExists.java
index 4842fbf84c..8a96f8aec0 100644
--- a/jee7/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jaxws/exception/EmployeeAlreadyExists.java
+++ b/jee7/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jaxws/exception/EmployeeAlreadyExists.java
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 package com.baeldung.jaxws.exception;
 
-import java.io.Serializable;
-
 import javax.xml.ws.WebFault;
 
 @WebFault
-public class EmployeeAlreadyExists extends Exception implements Serializable {
-
-    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+public class EmployeeAlreadyExists extends Exception {
 
     public EmployeeAlreadyExists() {
         super("This employee already exists");
diff --git a/jee7/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jaxws/exception/EmployeeNotFound.java b/jee7/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jaxws/exception/EmployeeNotFound.java
index 667e3e0c72..3de2ca8db6 100644
--- a/jee7/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jaxws/exception/EmployeeNotFound.java
+++ b/jee7/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jaxws/exception/EmployeeNotFound.java
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 package com.baeldung.jaxws.exception;
 
 import javax.xml.ws.WebFault;
-import java.io.Serializable;
 
 @WebFault
-public class EmployeeNotFound extends Exception implements Serializable {
+public class EmployeeNotFound extends Exception {
 
     public EmployeeNotFound() {
         super("The specified employee does not exist");
diff --git a/jee7/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jaxws/model/Employee.java b/jee7/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jaxws/model/Employee.java
index 5b1673c1e4..dbbdc234cf 100644
--- a/jee7/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jaxws/model/Employee.java
+++ b/jee7/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jaxws/model/Employee.java
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 package com.baeldung.jaxws.model;
 
-import java.io.Serializable;
-
-public class Employee implements Serializable {
-    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+public class Employee {
     private int id;
     private String firstName;