diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java
index 58fa8227a..d0ea03299 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java
@@ -181,16 +181,6 @@ public class BeanProperty implements ElPropertyValue {
      */
     final Map<String, String> extraAttributeMap;
 
-    /**
-     * The method used to read the property.
-     */
-    final Method readMethod;
-
-    /**
-     * The method used to write the property.
-     */
-    final Method writeMethod;
-
     /**
      * Generator for insert or update timestamp etc.
      */
@@ -290,8 +280,6 @@ public class BeanProperty implements ElPropertyValue {
         this.embedded = deploy.isEmbedded();
         this.id = deploy.isId();
         this.generatedProperty = deploy.getGeneratedProperty();
-        this.readMethod = deploy.getReadMethod();
-        this.writeMethod = deploy.getWriteMethod();
         this.getter = deploy.getGetter();
         this.setter = deploy.getSetter();
 
@@ -382,8 +370,6 @@ public class BeanProperty implements ElPropertyValue {
         this.embedded = source.isEmbedded();
         this.id = source.isId();
         this.generatedProperty = source.getGeneratedProperty();
-        this.readMethod = source.getReadMethod();
-        this.writeMethod = source.getWriteMethod();
         this.getter = source.getter;
         this.setter = source.setter;
         this.extraAttributeMap = source.extraAttributeMap;
@@ -609,20 +595,6 @@ public class BeanProperty implements ElPropertyValue {
       return indexName;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Return the getter method.
-     */
-    public Method getReadMethod() {
-        return readMethod;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Return the setter method.
-     */
-    public Method getWriteMethod() {
-        return writeMethod;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Return true if this object is part of an inheritance hierarchy.
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanPropertyCompoundRoot.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanPropertyCompoundRoot.java
index d496c7563..2e916cf64 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanPropertyCompoundRoot.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanPropertyCompoundRoot.java
@@ -17,18 +17,11 @@ import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.type.CtCompoundProperty;
  * scalar properties match to DB columns and the non-scalar ones are here solely
  * to support EL expression language for nested compound types.
  * </p>
- * 
- * @author rbygrave
  */
 public class BeanPropertyCompoundRoot {
 
     private final BeanPropertySetter setter;
 
-    /**
-     * The method used to write the property.
-     */
-    private final Method writeMethod;
-
     private final String name;
     private final String fullBeanName;
 
@@ -42,7 +35,6 @@ public class BeanPropertyCompoundRoot {
         this.fullBeanName = deploy.getFullBeanName();
         this.name = deploy.getName();
         this.setter = deploy.getSetter();
-        this.writeMethod = deploy.getWriteMethod();
         this.propList = new ArrayList<BeanPropertyCompoundScalar>();
         this.propMap = new LinkedHashMap<String, BeanPropertyCompoundScalar>();
     }
@@ -75,13 +67,7 @@ public class BeanPropertyCompoundRoot {
      */
     public void setRootValue(EntityBean bean, Object value) {
         try {
-            if (bean instanceof EntityBean) {
-                setter.set(bean, value);
-            } else {
-                Object[] args = new Object[1];
-                args[0] = value;
-                writeMethod.invoke(bean, args);
-            }
+            setter.set(bean, value);
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             String beanType = bean == null ? "null" : bean.getClass().getName();
             String msg = "set " + name + " with arg[" + value + "] on ["+fullBeanName+"] with type[" + beanType + "] threw error";
@@ -94,13 +80,7 @@ public class BeanPropertyCompoundRoot {
      */
     public void setRootValueIntercept(EntityBean bean, Object value) {
         try {
-            if (bean instanceof EntityBean) {
-                setter.setIntercept(bean, value);
-            } else {
-                Object[] args = new Object[1];
-                args[0] = value;
-                writeMethod.invoke(bean, args);
-            }
+            setter.setIntercept(bean, value);
         } catch (Exception ex) {
             String beanType = bean == null ? "null" : bean.getClass().getName();
             String msg = "setIntercept " + name + " arg[" + value + "] on ["+fullBeanName+"] with type[" + beanType + "] threw error";