diff --git a/config/alfresco/cache-context.xml b/config/alfresco/cache-context.xml
index f40fda1024..a65d4ff7e1 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/cache-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/cache-context.xml
@@ -25,47 +25,6 @@
    
    <bean name="internalEHCacheManager" class="org.alfresco.repo.cache.InternalEhCacheManagerFactoryBean" />
    
-   <!-- ================ -->
-   <!-- Null permissions -->
-   <!-- ================ -->
-   
-   <!-- The cross-transaction shared cache for Null Node Permissions -->
-   
-   <bean name="nullPermissionSharedCache" class="org.alfresco.repo.cache.EhCacheAdapter">
-      <property name="cache">
-         <bean class="org.springframework.cache.ehcache.EhCacheFactoryBean" >
-            <property name="cacheManager">
-               <ref bean="internalEHCacheManager" />
-            </property>
-            <property name="cacheName">
-               <value>nullPermissionCache</value>
-            </property>
-            <property name="maxElementsInMemory">
-               <value>10000</value> <!-- approx 8MB memory required -->
-            </property>
-            <property name="overflowToDisk">
-               <value>false</value>
-            </property>
-         </bean>
-      </property>
-   </bean>
-   
-   <!-- The transactional cache for Null Node Permissions -->
-   
-   <bean name="nullPermissionCache" class="org.alfresco.repo.cache.TransactionalCache">
-      <property name="sharedCache">
-         <ref bean="nullPermissionSharedCache" />
-      </property>
-      <property name="cacheManager" >
-         <ref bean="transactionalEHCacheManager" />
-      </property>
-      <property name="name">
-         <value>nullPermissionTransactionalCache</value>
-      </property>
-      <property name="maxCacheSize">
-         <value>5000</value>
-      </property>
-   </bean>
    
    <!-- ===================================== -->
    <!-- Authority container look up for users -->
diff --git a/config/alfresco/hibernate-context.xml b/config/alfresco/hibernate-context.xml
index e7afe02575..3c6cd954d5 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/hibernate-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/hibernate-context.xml
@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@
       <property name="sessionFactory">
          <ref bean="sessionFactory" />
       </property>
-      <property name="nullPermissionCache">
-         <ref bean="nullPermissionCache" />
-      </property>
       <property name="nodeDaoService">
          <ref bean="nodeDaoService" />
       </property>
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/domain/hibernate/PermissionsDaoComponentImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/domain/hibernate/PermissionsDaoComponentImpl.java
index 89d788d1dd..18d2dbfc06 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/domain/hibernate/PermissionsDaoComponentImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/domain/hibernate/PermissionsDaoComponentImpl.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-import org.alfresco.repo.cache.SimpleCache;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.DbAccessControlEntry;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.DbAccessControlList;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.DbAuthority;
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ public class PermissionsDaoComponentImpl extends HibernateDaoSupport implements
     public static final String QUERY_GET_AC_ENTRIES_FOR_PERMISSION = "permission.GetAccessControlEntriesForPermission";
     
     private NodeDaoService nodeDaoService;
-    private SimpleCache<NodeRef, SimpleNodePermissionEntry> nullPermissionCache;
 
     public PermissionsDaoComponentImpl()
     {
@@ -74,11 +72,6 @@ public class PermissionsDaoComponentImpl extends HibernateDaoSupport implements
         this.nodeDaoService = nodeDaoService;
     }
 
-    public void setNullPermissionCache(SimpleCache<NodeRef, SimpleNodePermissionEntry> nullPermissionCache)
-    {
-        this.nullPermissionCache = nullPermissionCache;
-    }
-
     public NodePermissionEntry getPermissions(NodeRef nodeRef)
     {
         // Create the object if it is not found.
@@ -86,11 +79,7 @@ public class PermissionsDaoComponentImpl extends HibernateDaoSupport implements
         // If the object does not exist it will repeatedly query to check its
         // non existence.
 
-        NodePermissionEntry npe = nullPermissionCache.get(nodeRef);
-        if (npe != null)
-        {
-            return npe;
-        }
+        NodePermissionEntry npe = null;
         DbAccessControlList acl = null;
         Node node = getNode(nodeRef, false);
         if (node != null)
@@ -106,7 +95,6 @@ public class PermissionsDaoComponentImpl extends HibernateDaoSupport implements
                     true,
                     Collections.<SimplePermissionEntry> emptySet());
             npe = snpe;
-            nullPermissionCache.put(nodeRef, snpe);
         }
         else
         {
@@ -159,7 +147,6 @@ public class PermissionsDaoComponentImpl extends HibernateDaoSupport implements
         node.setAccessControlList(acl);
         
         NodeRef nodeRef = node.getNodeRef();
-        nullPermissionCache.remove(nodeRef);
         
         // done
         if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
@@ -290,8 +277,6 @@ public class PermissionsDaoComponentImpl extends HibernateDaoSupport implements
             DbAuthority dbAuthority = getAuthority(authority, true);
             // set persistent objects
             entry = dbAccessControlList.newEntry(dbPermission, dbAuthority, allow);
-            // drop the entry from the null cache
-            nullPermissionCache.remove(nodeRef);
             // done
             if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
             {
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/importer/FileImporterTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/importer/FileImporterTest.java
index c73e96c5ba..30fa98a608 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/importer/FileImporterTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/importer/FileImporterTest.java
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PermissionService;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.NamespaceService;
 import org.alfresco.service.transaction.TransactionService;
 import org.alfresco.util.ApplicationContextHelper;
-import org.alfresco.util.TempFileProvider;
 import org.alfresco.util.TestWithUserUtils;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;