diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanCascadeInfo.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanCascadeInfo.java
index bb7f51ea5..b27603054 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanCascadeInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanCascadeInfo.java
@@ -19,12 +19,7 @@ public class BeanCascadeInfo {
      * Should save cascade.
      */
     boolean save;
-    
-    /**
-     * Should validate cascade.
-     */
-    boolean validate;
-    
+
     /**
      * Set the raw deployment attribute.
      */
@@ -43,14 +38,10 @@ public class BeanCascadeInfo {
             // same as EJB3 persist
             save = (attr.contains("persist"));
         }
-        if (attr.contains("validate")){
-        	validate = true;
-        }
         
         if (attr.contains("all")){
             delete = true;
             save = true;
-            validate = true;
         }
     }
 
@@ -74,9 +65,6 @@ public class BeanCascadeInfo {
         if (type.equals(CascadeType.MERGE)){
             save = true;
         }
-        if (save || delete){
-        	validate = true;
-        }        
     }
     
     /**
@@ -105,18 +93,4 @@ public class BeanCascadeInfo {
         this.save = isUpdate;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Return true if validate should be cascaded.
-     */
-	public boolean isValidate() {
-		return validate;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Set validate to cascade or not.
-	 */
-	public void setValidate(boolean isValidate) {
-		this.validate = isValidate;
-	}
-
 }
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 8b0f07729..36da65454 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanProperty.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import com.avaje.ebean.config.dbplatform.DbType;
 import com.avaje.ebean.text.StringFormatter;
 import com.avaje.ebean.text.StringParser;
 import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.core.InternString;
-import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.BeanDescriptor.EntityType;
 import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.generatedproperty.GeneratedProperty;
 import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.meta.DeployBeanProperty;
 import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.el.ElPropertyChainBuilder;
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.sql.Types;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
  * Description of a property of a bean. Includes its deployment information such
@@ -193,8 +191,6 @@ public class BeanProperty implements ElPropertyValue {
   @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
   final ScalarType scalarType;
 
-  boolean cascadeValidate;
-
   /**
    * The length or precision for DB column.
    */
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanPropertyAssoc.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanPropertyAssoc.java
index ffe9e207b..a5dfd71bb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanPropertyAssoc.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanPropertyAssoc.java
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ public abstract class BeanPropertyAssoc<T> extends BeanProperty {
 			saveRecurseSkippable = targetDescriptor.isSaveRecurseSkippable();
 			deleteRecurseSkippable = targetDescriptor.isDeleteRecurseSkippable();
 
-			cascadeValidate = cascadeInfo.isValidate();
-
 			if (!targetIdBinder.isComplexId()){
 				targetIdProperty = targetIdBinder.getIdProperty();
 			}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanPropertyLists.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanPropertyLists.java
index 55c9e3c28..c5234e7c7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanPropertyLists.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/meta/DeployBeanPropertyLists.java
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ public class DeployBeanPropertyLists {
    * Mode used to determine which BeanPropertyAssoc to include.
    */
   private enum Mode {
-    Save, Delete, Validate
+    Save, Delete
   }
 
   private BeanPropertyAssocOne<?>[] getOne(boolean imported, Mode mode) {
@@ -302,11 +302,6 @@ public class DeployBeanPropertyLists {
             list.add(prop);
           }
           break;
-        case Validate:
-          if (prop.getCascadeInfo().isValidate()) {
-            list.add(prop);
-          }
-          break;
         default:
           break;
         }
@@ -349,15 +344,9 @@ public class DeployBeanPropertyLists {
           list.add(prop);
         }
         break;
-      case Validate:
-        if (prop.getCascadeInfo().isValidate()) {
-          list.add(prop);
-        }
-        break;
       default:
         break;
       }
-
     }
 
     return (BeanPropertyAssocMany[]) list.toArray(new BeanPropertyAssocMany[list.size()]);