diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeBuilder.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeBuilder.java
index 66b9daaf0..7b7530dfd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeBuilder.java
@@ -461,8 +461,6 @@ public final class SqlTreeBuilder {
   private SqlTreeProperties getBaseSelectPartial(STreeType desc, OrmQueryProperties queryProps) {
 
     SqlTreeProperties selectProps = new SqlTreeProperties();
-    selectProps.setReadOnly(queryProps.isReadOnly());
-
     // add properties in the order in which they appear
     // in the query. Gives predictable sql/properties for
     // use with SqlSelect type queries.
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeProperties.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeProperties.java
index 7a5f44a16..f46ca8088 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeProperties.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/SqlTreeProperties.java
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ import java.util.List;
  */
 public class SqlTreeProperties {
 
-  /**
-   * True if this node of the tree should have read only entity beans.
-   */
-  private boolean readOnly;
-
   /**
    * The bean properties in order.
    */
@@ -68,10 +63,6 @@ public class SqlTreeProperties {
     return !allProperties;
   }
 
-  public void setReadOnly(boolean readOnly) {
-    this.readOnly = readOnly;
-  }
-
   void setAllProperties() {
     this.allProperties = true;
   }