diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/opencmis/AlfrescoCmisServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/opencmis/AlfrescoCmisServiceImpl.java
index 72eae3d899..1a3969321d 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/opencmis/AlfrescoCmisServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/opencmis/AlfrescoCmisServiceImpl.java
@@ -1370,16 +1370,8 @@ public class AlfrescoCmisServiceImpl extends AbstractCmisService implements Alfr
         }
 
         checkRepositoryId(repositoryId);
-        
-        // workaround for bug in OpenCMIS libraries
-        String nodeId = objectId.getValue();
-        int idx = nodeId.indexOf(";");
-        if(idx != -1)
-        {
-            nodeId = nodeId.substring(0, idx);
-        }
 
-        CMISNodeInfo info = getOrCreateNodeInfo(nodeId, "Object");
+        CMISNodeInfo info = getOrCreateNodeInfo(objectId.getValue(), "Object");
         NodeRef nodeRef = info.getNodeRef();
 
         if (((DocumentTypeDefinition) info.getType().getTypeDefinition(false)).getContentStreamAllowed() == ContentStreamAllowed.NOTALLOWED)