diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/Ebean.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/Ebean.java
index 4383b3d8d..438547dfe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/Ebean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/Ebean.java
@@ -639,38 +639,6 @@ public final class Ebean {
     return serverMgr.getDefaultServer().saveAll(beans);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Delete the associations (from the intersection table) of a ManyToMany given
-   * the owner bean and the propertyName of the ManyToMany collection.
-   * <p>
-   * Typically these deletions occur automatically when persisting a ManyToMany
-   * collection and this provides a way to invoke those deletions directly.
-   * </p>
-   * 
-   * @return the number of associations deleted (from the intersection table).
-   */
-  public static int deleteManyToManyAssociations(Object ownerBean, String propertyName) {
-    return serverMgr.getDefaultServer().deleteManyToManyAssociations(ownerBean, propertyName);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Save the associations of a ManyToMany given the owner bean and the
-   * propertyName of the ManyToMany collection.
-   * <p>
-   * Typically the saving of these associations (inserting into the intersection
-   * table) occurs automatically when persisting a ManyToMany. This provides a
-   * way to invoke those insertions directly.
-   * </p>
-   * <p>
-   * You can use this when the collection is new and in this case all the
-   * entries in the collection are treated as additions are result in inserts
-   * into the intersection table.
-   * </p>
-   */
-  public static void saveManyToManyAssociations(Object ownerBean, String propertyName) {
-    serverMgr.getDefaultServer().saveManyToManyAssociations(ownerBean, propertyName);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Delete the bean.
    * <p>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/EbeanServer.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/EbeanServer.java
index 68512a7a6..e48eaa15c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/EbeanServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/EbeanServer.java
@@ -1438,55 +1438,6 @@ public interface EbeanServer {
    */
   void insertAll(Collection<?> beans, Transaction transaction);
 
-  /**
-   * Delete the associations (from the intersection table) of a ManyToMany given
-   * the owner bean and the propertyName of the ManyToMany collection.
-   * <p>
-   * Typically these deletions occur automatically when persisting a ManyToMany
-   * collection and this provides a way to invoke those deletions directly.
-   * </p>
-   *
-   * @return the number of associations deleted (from the intersection table).
-   */
-  int deleteManyToManyAssociations(Object ownerBean, String propertyName);
-
-  /**
-   * Delete the associations (from the intersection table) of a ManyToMany given
-   * the owner bean and the propertyName of the ManyToMany collection.
-   * <p>
-   * Additionally specify a transaction to use.
-   * </p>
-   * <p>
-   * Typically these deletions occur automatically when persisting a ManyToMany
-   * collection and this provides a way to invoke those deletions directly.
-   * </p>
-   *
-   * @return the number of associations deleted (from the intersection table).
-   */
-  int deleteManyToManyAssociations(Object ownerBean, String propertyName, Transaction transaction);
-
-  /**
-   * Save the associations of a ManyToMany given the owner bean and the
-   * propertyName of the ManyToMany collection.
-   * <p>
-   * Typically the saving of these associations (inserting into the intersection
-   * table) occurs automatically when persisting a ManyToMany. This provides a
-   * way to invoke those insertions directly.
-   * </p>
-   */
-  void saveManyToManyAssociations(Object ownerBean, String propertyName);
-
-  /**
-   * Save the associations of a ManyToMany given the owner bean and the
-   * propertyName of the ManyToMany collection.
-   * <p>
-   * Typically the saving of these associations (inserting into the intersection
-   * table) occurs automatically when persisting a ManyToMany. This provides a
-   * way to invoke those insertions directly.
-   * </p>
-   */
-  void saveManyToManyAssociations(Object ownerBean, String propertyName, Transaction transaction);
-
   /**
    * Execute explicitly passing a transaction.
    */
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java
index 83aa6b2d5..024f02b9c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java
@@ -1535,69 +1535,6 @@ public final class DefaultServer implements SpiServer, SpiEbeanServer {
     return (EntityBean)bean;
   }
   
-  /**
-   * Delete the associations (from the intersection table) of a ManyToMany given
-   * the owner bean and the propertyName of the ManyToMany collection.
-   * <p>
-   * This returns the number of associations deleted.
-   * </p>
-   */
-  public int deleteManyToManyAssociations(Object ownerBean, String propertyName) {
-    return deleteManyToManyAssociations(ownerBean, propertyName, null);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Delete the associations (from the intersection table) of a ManyToMany given
-   * the owner bean and the propertyName of the ManyToMany collection.
-   * <p>
-   * This returns the number of associations deleted.
-   * </p>
-   */
-  public int deleteManyToManyAssociations(Object ownerBean, String propertyName, Transaction t) {
-
-    EntityBean owner = checkEntityBean(ownerBean);
-    TransWrapper wrap = initTransIfRequired(t);
-    try {
-      SpiTransaction trans = wrap.transaction;
-      int rc = persister.deleteManyToManyAssociations(owner, propertyName, trans);
-      wrap.commitIfCreated();
-      return rc;
-
-    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-      wrap.rollbackIfCreated();
-      throw e;
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Save the associations of a ManyToMany given the owner bean and the
-   * propertyName of the ManyToMany collection.
-   */
-  public void saveManyToManyAssociations(Object ownerBean, String propertyName) {
-    saveManyToManyAssociations(ownerBean, propertyName, null);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Save the associations of a ManyToMany given the owner bean and the
-   * propertyName of the ManyToMany collection.
-   */
-  public void saveManyToManyAssociations(Object ownerBean, String propertyName, Transaction t) {
-
-    EntityBean owner = checkEntityBean(ownerBean);
-    TransWrapper wrap = initTransIfRequired(t);
-    try {
-      SpiTransaction trans = wrap.transaction;
-
-      persister.saveManyToManyAssociations(owner, propertyName, trans);
-
-      wrap.commitIfCreated();
-
-    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-      wrap.rollbackIfCreated();
-      throw e;
-    }
-  }
-
   @Override
   public int saveAll(Collection<?> beans, Transaction transaction) throws OptimisticLockException {
     return saveAllInternal(beans.iterator(), transaction);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/Persister.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/Persister.java
index d2c7fc79e..512b62525 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/Persister.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/Persister.java
@@ -35,17 +35,6 @@ public interface Persister {
    */
   void save(EntityBean entityBean, Transaction t);
 
-  /**
-   * Save the associations of a ManyToMany given the owner bean and the
-   * propertyName of the ManyToMany collection.
-   */
-  void saveManyToManyAssociations(EntityBean ownerBean, String propertyName, Transaction t);
-
-  /**
-   * Delete the associations of a ManyToMany given the owner bean and the property name of the ManyToMany.
-   */
-  int deleteManyToManyAssociations(EntityBean ownerBean, String propertyName, Transaction t);
-
   /**
    * Delete a bean given it's type and id value.
    * <p>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java
index 3d89097f7..549c3768c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/persist/DefaultPersister.java
@@ -1071,21 +1071,6 @@ public final class DefaultPersister implements Persister {
     t.depth(-1);
   }
 
-  public int deleteManyToManyAssociations(EntityBean ownerBean, String propertyName, Transaction t) {
-
-    BeanDescriptor<?> descriptor = beanDescriptorManager.getBeanDescriptor(ownerBean.getClass());
-    BeanPropertyAssocMany<?> prop = (BeanPropertyAssocMany<?>) descriptor.getBeanProperty(propertyName);
-    return deleteAssocManyIntersection(ownerBean, prop, t, false);
-  }
-
-  public void saveManyToManyAssociations(EntityBean ownerBean, String propertyName, Transaction t) {
-
-    BeanDescriptor<?> descriptor = beanDescriptorManager.getBeanDescriptor(ownerBean.getClass());
-    BeanPropertyAssocMany<?> prop = (BeanPropertyAssocMany<?>) descriptor.getBeanProperty(propertyName);
-
-    saveAssocManyIntersection(new SaveManyPropRequest(prop, ownerBean, (SpiTransaction) t), false);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Save the additions and removals from a ManyToMany collection as inserts
    * and deletes from the intersection table.
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/api/TDSpiEbeanServer.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/api/TDSpiEbeanServer.java
index bd8c4d905..adab60645 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/api/TDSpiEbeanServer.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/api/TDSpiEbeanServer.java
@@ -608,26 +608,6 @@ public class TDSpiEbeanServer implements SpiEbeanServer {
 
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public int deleteManyToManyAssociations(Object ownerBean, String propertyName) {
-    return 0;
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public int deleteManyToManyAssociations(Object ownerBean, String propertyName, Transaction t) {
-    return 0;
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public void saveManyToManyAssociations(Object ownerBean, String propertyName) {
-
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public void saveManyToManyAssociations(Object ownerBean, String propertyName, Transaction t) {
-
-  }
-
   @Override
   public boolean delete(Object bean, Transaction t) throws OptimisticLockException {
     return false;
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/basic/TestM2MVanilla.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/basic/TestM2MVanilla.java
index a3dc99d59..3d883eec8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/basic/TestM2MVanilla.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/basic/TestM2MVanilla.java
@@ -87,12 +87,9 @@ public class TestM2MVanilla extends BaseTestCase {
     List<MRole> roles = mUser.getRoles();
     Assert.assertEquals(1, roles.size());
 
-//    Ebean.refreshMany(mUser, "roles");
-//    Assert.assertEquals(1, mUser.getRoles().size());
-
     checkRoles2.remove(0);
     checkRoles2.remove(0);
-    Ebean.saveManyToManyAssociations(checkUser2, "roles");
+    Ebean.save(checkUser2);
 
     checkUser2 = Ebean.find(MUser.class, u0.getUserid());
     checkRoles2 = checkUser2.getRoles();
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/m2m/TestM2MDeleteNoCascade.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/m2m/TestM2MDeleteNoCascade.java
index 14e2efe4e..dbb08cfe5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/m2m/TestM2MDeleteNoCascade.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/m2m/TestM2MDeleteNoCascade.java
@@ -41,11 +41,9 @@ public class TestM2MDeleteNoCascade extends BaseTestCase {
       Assert.assertTrue(true);
     }
 
-    int rc = Ebean.deleteManyToManyAssociations(u0, "validRoles");
-    Assert.assertTrue(rc != 0);
+    u0.getValidRoles().clear();
+    Ebean.save(u0);
 
     Ebean.delete(u0);
-    Assert.assertTrue(true);
-
   }
 }