diff --git a/config/alfresco/web-scripts-application-context.xml b/config/alfresco/web-scripts-application-context.xml
index d57e1d3207..fe0922f02b 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/web-scripts-application-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/web-scripts-application-context.xml
@@ -1122,9 +1122,9 @@
           parent="webscript">
         <property name="publishingService" ref="publishingService" />
         <property name="channelService" ref="channelService" />
-        <property name="defaultEnvironmentId" value="${publishing.default.environment}" />
     </bean>
 
+    <!-- Create a new Channel web script -->
     <bean id="webscript.org.alfresco.repository.publishing.channel.post"
           class="org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.publishing.ChannelPostWebScript"
           parent="webscript">
@@ -1158,7 +1158,6 @@
           parent="webscript">
         <property name="publishingService" ref="publishingService" />
         <property name="channelService" ref="channelService" />
-        <property name="defaultEnvironmentId" value="${publishing.default.environment}" />
     </bean>
 
     <!--                                   -->
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PUblishingEventsQueryPost.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PUblishingEventsQueryPost.java
index 9bb7aba111..5d8f7e0099 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PUblishingEventsQueryPost.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PUblishingEventsQueryPost.java
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 import org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.WebScriptUtil;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.Environment;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.PublishingEvent;
-import org.alfresco.util.Pair;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.PublishingQueue;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Cache;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Status;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.WebScriptException;
@@ -46,14 +45,13 @@ public class PUblishingEventsQueryPost extends PublishingEnvironmentWebScript
     @Override
     protected Map<String, Object> executeImpl(WebScriptRequest req, Status status, Cache cache)
     {
-        Pair<String, Environment> siteAndEnvironment = getSiteAndEnvironment(req);
-        String siteId = siteAndEnvironment.getFirst();
-        Environment environment = siteAndEnvironment.getSecond();
+        String siteId = getSiteId(req);
+        PublishingQueue queue = getQueue(siteId);
         String content = null;
         try
         {
             content = WebScriptUtil.getContent(req);
-            List<PublishingEvent> events = jsonParser.query(environment, content);
+            List<PublishingEvent> events = jsonParser.query(queue, content);
             List<Map<String, Object>> model = builder.buildPublishingEvents(events, channelService, siteId);
             return WebScriptUtil.createBaseModel(model);
         }
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingEnvironmentWebScript.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingEnvironmentWebScript.java
index a2d1f1faba..eeaf3aaac2 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingEnvironmentWebScript.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingEnvironmentWebScript.java
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.Environment;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.PublishingQueue;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.PublishingService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.channels.ChannelService;
-import org.alfresco.util.Pair;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.DeclarativeWebScript;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.WebScriptException;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.WebScriptRequest;
@@ -45,9 +44,8 @@ public abstract class PublishingEnvironmentWebScript extends DeclarativeWebScrip
 
     protected PublishingService publishingService;
     protected ChannelService channelService;
-    private String defaultEnvironmentId;
     
-    protected Pair<String, Environment> getSiteAndEnvironment(WebScriptRequest req)
+    protected String getSiteId(WebScriptRequest req)
     {
         Map<String, String> params = req.getServiceMatch().getTemplateVars();
         String siteId = params.get(SITE_ID);
@@ -57,26 +55,18 @@ public abstract class PublishingEnvironmentWebScript extends DeclarativeWebScrip
             String msg = "A Site ID must be specified!";
             throw new WebScriptException(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, msg);
         }
-        if (defaultEnvironmentId == null)
-        {
-            String msg = "An Environment ID must be specified!";
-            throw new WebScriptException(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, msg);
-        }
-        Environment environment = publishingService.getEnvironment(siteId, defaultEnvironmentId);
-        if(environment == null)
-        {
-            String msg = "Environment " + defaultEnvironmentId + " does not exist in site " +siteId;
-            throw new WebScriptException(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, msg);
-        }
-        return new Pair<String, Environment>(siteId, environment);
+        return siteId;
     }
     
-    /**
-     * @param defaultEnvironmentId the defaultEnvironmentId to set
-     */
-    public void setDefaultEnvironmentId(String defaultEnvironmentId)
+    protected PublishingQueue getQueue(WebScriptRequest req)
     {
-        this.defaultEnvironmentId = defaultEnvironmentId;
+        String siteId = getSiteId(req);
+        return getQueue(siteId);
+    }
+
+    protected PublishingQueue getQueue(String siteId)
+    {
+        return publishingService.getPublishingQueue(siteId);
     }
     
     /**
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingJsonParser.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingJsonParser.java
index 651d1281bb..45abb67b93 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingJsonParser.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingJsonParser.java
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.alfresco.repo.node.NodeUtils;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.Environment;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.MutablePublishingPackage;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.PublishingEvent;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.PublishingEventFilter;
@@ -71,20 +70,20 @@ public class PublishingJsonParser
         return new JSONObject();
     }
     
-    public List<PublishingEvent> query(Environment environment, String content) throws JSONException
+    public List<PublishingEvent> query(PublishingQueue queue, String content) throws JSONException
     {
         JSONObject json = getJson(content);
-        PublishingEventFilter filter = buildFilter(environment, json);
-        return environment.getPublishingEvents(filter);
+        PublishingEventFilter filter = buildFilter(queue, json);
+        return queue.getPublishingEvents(filter);
     }
 
-    private PublishingEventFilter buildFilter(Environment environment, JSONObject json)
+    private PublishingEventFilter buildFilter(PublishingQueue queue, JSONObject json)
     {
         List<NodeRef> publishNodes = toNodes(json.optJSONArray(PUBLISH_NODES));
         List<NodeRef> unpublishNodes = toNodes(json.optJSONArray(UNPUBLISH_NODES));
         List<String> ids = JsonUtils.toListOfStrings(json.optJSONArray(IDS));
 
-        PublishingEventFilter filter = environment.createPublishingEventFilter()
+        PublishingEventFilter filter = queue.createPublishingEventFilter()
             .setIds(ids)
             .setPublishedNodes(publishNodes)
             .setUnpublishedNodes(unpublishNodes);
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingQueuePost.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingQueuePost.java
index 182738e483..b6e19b04f3 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingQueuePost.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingQueuePost.java
@@ -24,10 +24,8 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 import org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.WebScriptUtil;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.Environment;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.PublishingEvent;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.PublishingQueue;
-import org.alfresco.util.Pair;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Cache;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Status;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.WebScriptException;
@@ -46,10 +44,8 @@ public class PublishingQueuePost extends PublishingEnvironmentWebScript
     @Override
     protected Map<String, Object> executeImpl(WebScriptRequest req, Status status, Cache cache)
     {
-        Pair<String, Environment> siteAndEnvironment = getSiteAndEnvironment(req);
-        String siteId = siteAndEnvironment.getFirst();
-        Environment environment = siteAndEnvironment.getSecond();
-        PublishingQueue queue = environment.getPublishingQueue();
+        String siteId = getSiteId(req);
+        PublishingQueue queue = getQueue(siteId);
         
         String content = null;
         try
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingRestApiTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingRestApiTest.java
index c55e9a0b15..e988f7185d 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingRestApiTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingRestApiTest.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ import org.alfresco.repo.content.MimetypeMap;
 import org.alfresco.repo.content.transform.AbstractContentTransformerTest;
 import org.alfresco.repo.publishing.ChannelHelper;
 import org.alfresco.repo.publishing.ChannelServiceImpl;
+import org.alfresco.repo.publishing.EnvironmentImpl;
 import org.alfresco.repo.publishing.PublishServiceImpl;
 import org.alfresco.repo.publishing.PublishingObjectFactory;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil;
@@ -86,7 +87,6 @@ import org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.BaseWebScriptTest;
 import org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.WebScriptUtil;
 import org.alfresco.service.ServiceRegistry;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.model.FileFolderService;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.Environment;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.MutablePublishingPackage;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.NodeSnapshot;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.PublishingEvent;
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.TestWebScriptServer.Response;
  */
 public class PublishingRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
 {
-    private static final String environmentName = "live";
     private static final String publishPdfType = "publishPdfForTest";
     private static final String publishAnyType = "publishAnyForTest";
     private static final String statusUpdateType = "statusUpdateForTest";
@@ -144,10 +143,11 @@ public class PublishingRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
     private ChannelService channelService;
     private PublishingService publishingService;
     private ChannelHelper channelHelper;
+    private PublishingQueue queue;
     
-    private Environment environment;
     private NodeRef docLib;
     private String siteId;
+    private EnvironmentImpl environment;
 
     public void testGetChannelsForNode() throws Exception
     {
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ public class PublishingRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
         // Post JSON content.
         sendRequest(new PostRequest(pubQueueUrl, jsonStr, JSON), 200);
 
-        PublishingEventFilter filter = environment.createPublishingEventFilter();
-        List<PublishingEvent> events = environment.getPublishingEvents(filter);
+        PublishingEventFilter filter = queue.createPublishingEventFilter();
+        List<PublishingEvent> events = queue.getPublishingEvents(filter);
         assertEquals(1, events.size());
         PublishingEvent event = events.get(0);
         assertEquals(publishChannel.getName(), event.getChannelName());
@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@ public class PublishingRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
         assertEquals(0, data.length());
         
         // Create publishing event for textNode1.
-        PublishingQueue queue = environment.getPublishingQueue();
         MutablePublishingPackage pckg1 = queue.createPublishingPackage();
         pckg1.addNodesToPublish(textNode1);
         StatusUpdate statusUpdate = null;
@@ -742,15 +741,16 @@ public class PublishingRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
                 SiteVisibility.PUBLIC);
         this.docLib = siteService.createContainer(siteId, SiteService.DOCUMENT_LIBRARY, ContentModel.TYPE_FOLDER, null);
 
-        this.environment = factory.createEnvironmentObject(siteId, environmentName);
+        this.environment = factory.createEnvironmentObject(siteId);
+        this.queue = environment.getPublishingQueue();
     }
     
     @Override
     public void tearDown() throws Exception
     {
         //FInd all events
-        PublishingEventFilter filter = environment.createPublishingEventFilter();
-        List<PublishingEvent> events = environment.getPublishingEvents(filter);
+        PublishingEventFilter filter = queue.createPublishingEventFilter();
+        List<PublishingEvent> events = queue.getPublishingEvents(filter);
         for (PublishingEvent event : events)
         {
             try