diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/OrmQueryRequest.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/OrmQueryRequest.java
index 3dfca446b..1b5a1952d 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/OrmQueryRequest.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/OrmQueryRequest.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ public final class OrmQueryRequest<T> extends BeanRequest implements SpiOrmQuery
   private final OrmQueryEngine queryEngine;
   private final SpiQuery<T> query;
   private final BeanFindController finder;
-  private final Boolean readOnly;
   private LoadContext loadContext;
   private PersistenceContext persistenceContext;
   private HashQuery cacheKey;
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ public final class OrmQueryRequest<T> extends BeanRequest implements SpiOrmQuery
     this.finder = beanDescriptor.beanFinder();
     this.queryEngine = queryEngine;
     this.query = query;
-    this.readOnly = query.isReadOnly();
     this.persistenceContext = query.persistenceContext();
   }
 
@@ -135,13 +133,6 @@ public final class OrmQueryRequest<T> extends BeanRequest implements SpiOrmQuery
     return loadContext.secondaryQueriesMinBatchSize();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Return the Normal, sharedInstance, ReadOnly state of this query.
-   */
-  public Boolean isReadOnly() {
-    return readOnly;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Return the BeanDescriptor for the associated bean.
    */
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/CQuery.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/CQuery.java
index d3804e141..85d6319e9 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/CQuery.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/query/CQuery.java
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public final class CQuery<T> implements DbReadContext, CancelableQuery, SpiProfi
     this.queryMode = query.mode();
     this.loadContextBean = queryMode.isLoadContextBean() || query.getForUpdateLockType() != null;
     this.lazyLoadManyProperty = query.lazyLoadMany();
-    this.readOnly = request.isReadOnly();
+    this.readOnly = query.isReadOnly();
     this.disableLazyLoading = query.isDisableLazyLoading();
     this.objectGraphNode = query.parentNode();
     this.profilingListener = query.profilingListener();