diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/BeanRequest.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/BeanRequest.java
index f261bdee2..8740ec70a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/BeanRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/BeanRequest.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public abstract class BeanRequest {
 	 * not then create one implicitly to handle the request.
 	 * </p>
 	 */
-	public void createImplicitTransIfRequired(boolean readOnlyTransaction) {
+	public void createImplicitTransIfRequired() {
 		if (transaction == null) {
 			transaction = ebeanServer.getCurrentServerTransaction();
 			if (transaction == null || !transaction.isActive()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/PersistRequest.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/PersistRequest.java
index 1eebc690c..26885e1e6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/PersistRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/PersistRequest.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public abstract class PersistRequest extends BeanRequest implements BatchPostExe
 	}
 
   public void initTransIfRequired() {
-		createImplicitTransIfRequired(false);
+		createImplicitTransIfRequired();
 		persistCascade = transaction.isPersistCascade();
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/PersistRequestBean.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/PersistRequestBean.java
index 22772b056..ebd089b06 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/PersistRequestBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/PersistRequestBean.java
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public final class PersistRequestBean<T> extends PersistRequest implements BeanP
    * Init the transaction and also check for batch on cascade escalation.
    */
   public void initTransIfRequiredWithBatchCascade() {
-    createImplicitTransIfRequired(false);
+    createImplicitTransIfRequired();
     if (transaction.checkBatchEscalationOnCascade(this)) {
       // we escalated to use batch mode so flush when done
       // but if createdTransaction then commit will flush it
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanPropertyAssocManyJsonTransient.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanPropertyAssocManyJsonTransient.java
index 529ed602e..7c7a8df3f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanPropertyAssocManyJsonTransient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanPropertyAssocManyJsonTransient.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class BeanPropertyAssocManyJsonTransient {
       // read map using Jackson object mapper with unknown key type
       TypeFactory typeFactory = mapper.getTypeFactory();
       JavaType target = typeFactory.constructType(many.getTargetType());
-      MapType jacksonType = typeFactory.constructMapType(LinkedHashMap.class, typeFactory.unknownType(), target);
+      MapType jacksonType = typeFactory.constructMapType(LinkedHashMap.class, TypeFactory.unknownType(), target);
       value = mapper.readValue(readJson.getParser(), jacksonType);
 
     } else {