diff --git a/grails/src/java/org/codehaus/groovy/grails/plugins/DomainClassGrailsPlugin.groovy b/grails/src/java/org/codehaus/groovy/grails/plugins/DomainClassGrailsPlugin.groovy
index 08319cd8b..635119abc 100644
--- a/grails/src/java/org/codehaus/groovy/grails/plugins/DomainClassGrailsPlugin.groovy
+++ b/grails/src/java/org/codehaus/groovy/grails/plugins/DomainClassGrailsPlugin.groovy
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class DomainClassGrailsPlugin {
 	
 	def version = grails.util.GrailsUtil.getGrailsVersion()
 	def dependsOn = [i18n:version]
-	def loadAfter = ['hibernate', 'controllers']
+	def loadAfter = ['controllers']
 	
 	def doWithSpring = {
 		for(dc in application.domainClasses) {
diff --git a/grails/src/java/org/codehaus/groovy/grails/plugins/orm/hibernate/HibernatePluginSupport.groovy b/grails/src/java/org/codehaus/groovy/grails/plugins/orm/hibernate/HibernatePluginSupport.groovy
index e4845b87f..f1865955a 100644
--- a/grails/src/java/org/codehaus/groovy/grails/plugins/orm/hibernate/HibernatePluginSupport.groovy
+++ b/grails/src/java/org/codehaus/groovy/grails/plugins/orm/hibernate/HibernatePluginSupport.groovy
@@ -402,15 +402,6 @@ Try using Grails' default cache provider: 'org.hibernate.cache.OSCacheProvider'"
 
         Validator validator = ctx.containsBean("${dc.fullName}Validator") ? ctx.getBean("${dc.fullName}Validator") : null
         def validateMethod = new ValidatePersistentMethod(sessionFactory, application.classLoader, application,validator)
-
-        MetaProperty originalPropertiesProperty = metaClass.getMetaProperty("properties")
-        metaClass.setProperties = {Object o ->
-            originalPropertiesProperty.setProperty delegate, o
-            if(delegate.hasErrors()) {
-                GrailsHibernateUtil.setObjectToReadyOnly delegate,sessionFactory
-            }
-        }
-
         metaClass.validate = {->
             validateMethod.invoke(delegate, "validate", [] as Object[])
         }