diff --git a/config/alfresco/public-services-security-context.xml b/config/alfresco/public-services-security-context.xml
index cb24547b87..677646153f 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/public-services-security-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/public-services-security-context.xml
@@ -449,7 +449,6 @@
             <value>
                org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentService.getStoreTotalSpace=ACL_ALLOW
                org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentService.getStoreFreeSpace=ACL_ALLOW
-               org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentService.isTransformable=ACL_ALLOW
                org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentService.getRawReader=ACL_METHOD.ROLE_ADMINISTRATOR
                org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentService.getReader=ACL_NODE.0.sys:base.ReadContent
                org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentService.getWriter=ACL_NODE.0.sys:base.WriteContent
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/ruletrigger/OnPropertyUpdateRuleTrigger.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/ruletrigger/OnPropertyUpdateRuleTrigger.java
index 31042fcbc4..de62be9923 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/ruletrigger/OnPropertyUpdateRuleTrigger.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/ruletrigger/OnPropertyUpdateRuleTrigger.java
@@ -131,8 +131,10 @@ public class OnPropertyUpdateRuleTrigger extends RuleTriggerAbstractBase
         
         Set<String> nodeRefSet = TransactionalResourceHelper.getSet(RULE_TRIGGER_NODESET);
         
-        // Only try and trigger the rules if a non protected propety has been modified
-        if (!nodeRefSet.contains(nodeRef.toString()) && havePropertiesBeenModified(nodeRef, before, after) == true)
+        // Only try and trigger the rules if a non protected property has been modified
+        if (!nodeRefSet.contains(nodeRef.toString()) &&
+        	before.size() != 0 &&  // ALF-4846: Do not trigger for newly created nodes	
+        	havePropertiesBeenModified(nodeRef, before, after) == true)
         {
             if (triggerParentRules == true)
             {