diff --git a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/RestTest.java b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/RestTest.java
index 69cc678cc..28598c139 100644
--- a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/RestTest.java
+++ b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/RestTest.java
@@ -8,16 +8,12 @@ import org.alfresco.utility.data.DataSite;
 import org.alfresco.utility.data.DataUser;
 import org.alfresco.utility.network.ServerHealth;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
-import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.testng.AbstractTestNGSpringContextTests;
 import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
 
 import com.jayway.restassured.RestAssured;
 
-@Component
-@Scope(value = "prototype")
 @ContextConfiguration("classpath:alfresco-restapi-context.xml")
 public abstract class RestTest extends AbstractTestNGSpringContextTests
 {
diff --git a/e2e-test/resources/sanity-rest.xml b/e2e-test/resources/sanity-rest.xml
index 36b07a328..80bd6abc1 100644
--- a/e2e-test/resources/sanity-rest.xml
+++ b/e2e-test/resources/sanity-rest.xml
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 		<groups>
 			<run>
 				<include name="sanity" />
-				<exclude name="demo"></exclude>
-				<exclude name=""></exclude>
+				<exclude name="demo"></exclude>				
 			</run>
 		</groups>
 		<packages>