diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/forms/processor/node/TypeFormProcessor.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/forms/processor/node/TypeFormProcessor.java
index a2c869038a..952cb0913c 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/forms/processor/node/TypeFormProcessor.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/forms/processor/node/TypeFormProcessor.java
@@ -285,6 +285,10 @@ public class TypeFormProcessor extends ContentModelFormProcessor
             // create the parent NodeRef
             parentRef = new NodeRef((String)destination.getValue());
             
+            // remove the destination data to avoid warning during persistence, this can
+            // always be retrieved by looking up the created node's parent
+            data.removeFieldData(DESTINATION);
+            
             // TODO: determine what association to use when creating the node in the destination,
             // defaults to ContentModel.ASSOC_CONTAINS