diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityDAOImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityDAOImpl.java
index 0033055706..c2a2a668cc 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityDAOImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityDAOImpl.java
@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ public class AuthorityDAOImpl implements AuthorityDAO, NodeServicePolicies.Befor
 
     private boolean useBridgeTable = true;
     
-    private boolean useGetContainingAuthoritiesForIsAuthorityContained = true;
-    
     private QNameDAO qnameDAO;
     private CannedQueryDAO cannedQueryDAO;
     private AclDAO aclDao;
@@ -261,14 +259,6 @@ public class AuthorityDAOImpl implements AuthorityDAO, NodeServicePolicies.Befor
         this.cannedQueryRegistry = cannedQueryRegistry;
     }
     
-    /**
-     * @param useGetContainingAuthoritiesForHasAuthority the useGetContainingAuthoritiesForHasAuthority to set
-     */
-    public void setUseGetContainingAuthoritiesForIsAuthorityContained(boolean useGetContainingAuthoritiesForIsAuthorityContained)
-    {
-        this.useGetContainingAuthoritiesForIsAuthorityContained = useGetContainingAuthoritiesForIsAuthorityContained;
-    }
-    
     /**
      * @param authorityBridgeDAO the authorityBridgeDAO to set
      */
@@ -1157,16 +1147,9 @@ public class AuthorityDAOImpl implements AuthorityDAO, NodeServicePolicies.Befor
             negativeHits.add(getPooledName(authority));
             return false;
         }
-        if(useGetContainingAuthoritiesForIsAuthorityContained)
+        if (authorityBridgeTableCache.isUpToDate())
         {
-            if(authorityBridgeTableCache.isUpToDate())
-            {
-                return getContainingAuthorities(null, authorityToFind, false).contains(authority);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                return isAuthorityContained(authorityNodeRef, getPooledName(authority), authorityToFind, positiveHits, negativeHits);
-            }
+            return getContainingAuthorities(null, authorityToFind, false).contains(authority);
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityServiceImpl.java
index 0b70f7f020..7b7dbe81a1 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/security/authority/AuthorityServiceImpl.java
@@ -73,23 +73,11 @@ public class AuthorityServiceImpl implements AuthorityService, InitializingBean
     private Set<String> adminGroups = Collections.emptySet();
     private Set<String> guestGroups = Collections.emptySet();
 
-    private boolean useGetContainingAuthoritiesForHasAuthority = true;
-    
     public AuthorityServiceImpl()
     {
         super();
     }
    
-    /**
-     * @param useGetContainingAuthoritiesForHasAuthority the useGetContainingAuthoritiesForHasAuthority to set
-     */
-    public void setUseGetContainingAuthoritiesForHasAuthority(boolean useGetContainingAuthoritiesForHasAuthority)
-    {
-        this.useGetContainingAuthoritiesForHasAuthority = useGetContainingAuthoritiesForHasAuthority;
-    }
-
-
-
     public void setTenantService(TenantService tenantService)
     {
         this.tenantService = tenantService;