diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/site/SiteServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/site/SiteServiceImpl.java
index f32e9c63e9..6f08007cfb 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/site/SiteServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/site/SiteServiceImpl.java
@@ -1,133 +1,133 @@
-/*
- * #%L
- * Alfresco Repository
- * %%
- * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2016 Alfresco Software Limited
- * %%
- * This file is part of the Alfresco software.
- * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of
- * the paid license agreement will prevail. Otherwise, the software is
- * provided under the following open source license terms:
- *
- * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- * along with Alfresco. If not, see .
- * #L%
- */
+/*
+ * #%L
+ * Alfresco Repository
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2016 Alfresco Software Limited
+ * %%
+ * This file is part of the Alfresco software.
+ * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of
+ * the paid license agreement will prevail. Otherwise, the software is
+ * provided under the following open source license terms:
+ *
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see .
+ * #L%
+ */
package org.alfresco.repo.site;
-import java.io.Serializable;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.Comparator;
-import java.util.Date;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.LinkedList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.SortedSet;
-import java.util.TreeSet;
-import java.util.regex.Matcher;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
-
-import org.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException;
-import org.alfresco.events.types.Event;
-import org.alfresco.events.types.SiteManagementEvent;
-import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
-import org.alfresco.query.CannedQuery;
-import org.alfresco.query.CannedQueryFactory;
-import org.alfresco.query.CannedQueryPageDetails;
-import org.alfresco.query.CannedQueryParameters;
-import org.alfresco.query.CannedQueryResults;
-import org.alfresco.query.CannedQuerySortDetails;
-import org.alfresco.query.CannedQuerySortDetails.SortOrder;
-import org.alfresco.query.PageDetails;
-import org.alfresco.query.PagingRequest;
-import org.alfresco.query.PagingResults;
-import org.alfresco.repo.activities.ActivityType;
-import org.alfresco.repo.admin.SysAdminParams;
-import org.alfresco.repo.cache.SimpleCache;
-import org.alfresco.repo.domain.node.NodeDAO;
-import org.alfresco.repo.events.EventPreparator;
-import org.alfresco.repo.events.EventPublisher;
-import org.alfresco.repo.node.NodeArchiveServicePolicies;
-import org.alfresco.repo.node.NodeArchiveServicePolicies.BeforePurgeNodePolicy;
-import org.alfresco.repo.node.NodeServicePolicies;
-import org.alfresco.repo.node.NodeServicePolicies.OnRestoreNodePolicy;
-import org.alfresco.repo.node.getchildren.FilterProp;
-import org.alfresco.repo.node.getchildren.FilterPropString;
-import org.alfresco.repo.node.getchildren.FilterPropString.FilterTypeString;
-import org.alfresco.repo.node.getchildren.GetChildrenCannedQuery;
-import org.alfresco.repo.node.getchildren.GetChildrenCannedQueryFactory;
-import org.alfresco.repo.policy.BehaviourFilter;
-import org.alfresco.repo.policy.JavaBehaviour;
-import org.alfresco.repo.policy.PolicyComponent;
-import org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.LuceneQueryParserException;
-import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationContext;
-import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil;
-import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil.RunAsWork;
-import org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.AccessDeniedException;
-import org.alfresco.repo.tenant.TenantService;
-import org.alfresco.repo.tenant.TenantUtil;
-import org.alfresco.repo.tenant.TenantUtil.TenantRunAsWork;
-import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper;
-import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.RetryingTransactionCallback;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.activities.ActivityService;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.DictionaryService;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.model.FileFolderService;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.model.FileInfo;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.model.FileNotFoundException;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.preference.PreferenceService;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ChildAssociationRef;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeService;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.StoreRef;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.datatype.DefaultTypeConverter;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.LimitBy;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.ResultSet;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.SearchParameters;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.SearchService;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AccessPermission;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AccessStatus;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AuthorityService;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AuthorityType;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.NoSuchPersonException;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PermissionService;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PersonService;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PublicServiceAccessService;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.site.SiteInfo;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.site.SiteMemberInfo;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.site.SiteService;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.site.SiteVisibility;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.tagging.TaggingService;
-import org.alfresco.service.namespace.NamespaceService;
-import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
-import org.alfresco.service.transaction.TransactionService;
-import org.alfresco.util.GUID;
-import org.alfresco.util.Pair;
-import org.alfresco.util.PropertyCheck;
-import org.alfresco.util.PropertyMap;
-import org.alfresco.util.SearchLanguageConversion;
-import org.alfresco.util.registry.NamedObjectRegistry;
-import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
-import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
-import org.json.JSONException;
-import org.json.JSONObject;
-import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent;
-import org.springframework.extensions.surf.util.AbstractLifecycleBean;
-import org.springframework.extensions.surf.util.ParameterCheck;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.SortedSet;
+import java.util.TreeSet;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+import org.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException;
+import org.alfresco.events.types.Event;
+import org.alfresco.events.types.SiteManagementEvent;
+import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
+import org.alfresco.query.CannedQuery;
+import org.alfresco.query.CannedQueryFactory;
+import org.alfresco.query.CannedQueryPageDetails;
+import org.alfresco.query.CannedQueryParameters;
+import org.alfresco.query.CannedQueryResults;
+import org.alfresco.query.CannedQuerySortDetails;
+import org.alfresco.query.CannedQuerySortDetails.SortOrder;
+import org.alfresco.query.PageDetails;
+import org.alfresco.query.PagingRequest;
+import org.alfresco.query.PagingResults;
+import org.alfresco.repo.activities.ActivityType;
+import org.alfresco.repo.admin.SysAdminParams;
+import org.alfresco.repo.cache.SimpleCache;
+import org.alfresco.repo.domain.node.NodeDAO;
+import org.alfresco.repo.events.EventPreparator;
+import org.alfresco.repo.events.EventPublisher;
+import org.alfresco.repo.node.NodeArchiveServicePolicies;
+import org.alfresco.repo.node.NodeArchiveServicePolicies.BeforePurgeNodePolicy;
+import org.alfresco.repo.node.NodeServicePolicies;
+import org.alfresco.repo.node.NodeServicePolicies.OnRestoreNodePolicy;
+import org.alfresco.repo.node.getchildren.FilterProp;
+import org.alfresco.repo.node.getchildren.FilterPropString;
+import org.alfresco.repo.node.getchildren.FilterPropString.FilterTypeString;
+import org.alfresco.repo.node.getchildren.GetChildrenCannedQuery;
+import org.alfresco.repo.node.getchildren.GetChildrenCannedQueryFactory;
+import org.alfresco.repo.policy.BehaviourFilter;
+import org.alfresco.repo.policy.JavaBehaviour;
+import org.alfresco.repo.policy.PolicyComponent;
+import org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.LuceneQueryParserException;
+import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationContext;
+import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil;
+import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil.RunAsWork;
+import org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.AccessDeniedException;
+import org.alfresco.repo.tenant.TenantService;
+import org.alfresco.repo.tenant.TenantUtil;
+import org.alfresco.repo.tenant.TenantUtil.TenantRunAsWork;
+import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper;
+import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper.RetryingTransactionCallback;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.activities.ActivityService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.DictionaryService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.model.FileFolderService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.model.FileInfo;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.model.FileNotFoundException;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.preference.PreferenceService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ChildAssociationRef;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.StoreRef;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.datatype.DefaultTypeConverter;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.LimitBy;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.ResultSet;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.SearchParameters;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.SearchService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AccessPermission;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AccessStatus;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AuthorityService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AuthorityType;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.NoSuchPersonException;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PermissionService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PersonService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PublicServiceAccessService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.site.SiteInfo;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.site.SiteMemberInfo;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.site.SiteService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.site.SiteVisibility;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.tagging.TaggingService;
+import org.alfresco.service.namespace.NamespaceService;
+import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
+import org.alfresco.service.transaction.TransactionService;
+import org.alfresco.util.GUID;
+import org.alfresco.util.Pair;
+import org.alfresco.util.PropertyCheck;
+import org.alfresco.util.PropertyMap;
+import org.alfresco.util.SearchLanguageConversion;
+import org.alfresco.util.registry.NamedObjectRegistry;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+import org.json.JSONException;
+import org.json.JSONObject;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent;
+import org.springframework.extensions.surf.util.AbstractLifecycleBean;
+import org.springframework.extensions.surf.util.ParameterCheck;
/**
* Site Service Implementation. Also bootstraps the site DM stores.
@@ -1662,14 +1662,6 @@ public class SiteServiceImpl extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements SiteServic
final QName siteType = this.directNodeService.getType(nodeRef);
final String shortName = getSite(nodeRef).getShortName();
- // If there is a live site, we must not wipe out the authority data.
- // Authority data for sites is associated by a naming convention.
- if (hasSite(shortName))
- {
- // A live site exists, so leave the authority data alone
- return;
- }
-
// Delete the associated groups
AuthenticationUtil.runAs(new AuthenticationUtil.RunAsWork