diff --git a/jpa/subsystem/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/jpa/persistenceprovider/PersistenceProviderLoader.java b/jpa/subsystem/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/jpa/persistenceprovider/PersistenceProviderLoader.java
index 3582a9c73e43..a28958fc101e 100644
--- a/jpa/subsystem/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/jpa/persistenceprovider/PersistenceProviderLoader.java
+++ b/jpa/subsystem/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/jpa/persistenceprovider/PersistenceProviderLoader.java
@@ -77,5 +77,8 @@ public static List<PersistenceProvider> loadProviderModuleByName(String moduleNa
         return result;
     }
 
+    public static PersistenceProvider loadProviderFromDeployment(ClassLoader classLoader, String persistenceProviderClassName) throws ClassNotFoundException, IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException {
+        return (PersistenceProvider) classLoader.loadClass(persistenceProviderClassName).newInstance();
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/jpa/subsystem/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/jpa/processor/PersistenceUnitServiceHandler.java b/jpa/subsystem/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/jpa/processor/PersistenceUnitServiceHandler.java
index 7ff4fea54da3..1ea1390a85ea 100644
--- a/jpa/subsystem/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/jpa/processor/PersistenceUnitServiceHandler.java
+++ b/jpa/subsystem/src/main/java/org/jboss/as/jpa/processor/PersistenceUnitServiceHandler.java
@@ -943,15 +943,35 @@ private static PersistenceProvider lookupProvider(
          * locate persistence provider in specified static module
          */
         if (configuredPersistenceProviderModule != null) {
-            try {
-                List<PersistenceProvider> providers = PersistenceProviderLoader.loadProviderModuleByName(configuredPersistenceProviderModule);
-                PersistenceProviderDeploymentHolder.savePersistenceProviderInDeploymentUnit(deploymentUnit, providers, null);
-                PersistenceProvider provider = getProviderByName(pu, providers);
-                if (provider != null) {
+            List<PersistenceProvider> providers;
+            if (Configuration.PROVIDER_MODULE_APPLICATION_SUPPLIED.equals(configuredPersistenceProviderModule)) {
+                try {
+                    // load the persistence provider from the application deployment
+                    final ModuleClassLoader classLoader = deploymentUnit.getAttachment(Attachments.MODULE).getClassLoader();
+                    PersistenceProvider provider = PersistenceProviderLoader.loadProviderFromDeployment(classLoader, persistenceProviderClassName);
+                    providers = new ArrayList<>();
+                    providers.add(provider);
+                    PersistenceProviderDeploymentHolder.savePersistenceProviderInDeploymentUnit(deploymentUnit, providers, null);
                     return provider;
+
+                } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+                    throw JpaLogger.ROOT_LOGGER.cannotDeployApp(e, persistenceProviderClassName);
+                } catch (InstantiationException e) {
+                    throw JpaLogger.ROOT_LOGGER.cannotDeployApp(e, persistenceProviderClassName);
+                } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+                    throw JpaLogger.ROOT_LOGGER.cannotDeployApp(e, persistenceProviderClassName);
+                }
+            } else {
+                try {
+                    providers = PersistenceProviderLoader.loadProviderModuleByName(configuredPersistenceProviderModule);
+                    PersistenceProviderDeploymentHolder.savePersistenceProviderInDeploymentUnit(deploymentUnit, providers, null);
+                    PersistenceProvider provider = getProviderByName(pu, providers);
+                    if (provider != null) {
+                        return provider;
+                    }
+                } catch (ModuleLoadException e) {
+                    throw JpaLogger.ROOT_LOGGER.cannotLoadPersistenceProviderModule(e, configuredPersistenceProviderModule, persistenceProviderClassName);
                 }
-            } catch (ModuleLoadException e) {
-                throw JpaLogger.ROOT_LOGGER.cannotLoadPersistenceProviderModule(e, configuredPersistenceProviderModule, persistenceProviderClassName);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/testsuite/compat/pom.xml b/testsuite/compat/pom.xml
index 551847a7ce5a..673e81025869 100644
--- a/testsuite/compat/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuite/compat/pom.xml
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@
         <!-- This value is overridden in submodules with the correct relative path. -->
         <xslt.scripts.dir>${basedir}/../integration/src/test/xslt</xslt.scripts.dir>
 
-        <version.org.hibernate>4.1.9.Final</version.org.hibernate>
-
         <!-- EclipseLink -->
         <eclipselink.version.2.3.stable>2.3.2</eclipselink.version.2.3.stable>
         <eclipselink.version.2.3.milestone>2.3.3-M3</eclipselink.version.2.3.milestone>
@@ -62,24 +60,9 @@
     </properties>
 
     <!--
-    	Compile-time dependencies upon anything in the AS7 runtime are allowed in this section.
+    	Compile-time dependencies upon anything in the WildFly runtime are allowed in this section.
     -->
     <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
-            <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
-            <artifactId>hibernate-entitymanager</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
-            <artifactId>hibernate-commons-annotations</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
@@ -117,64 +100,6 @@
 
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
-                <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-                <version>${version.org.hibernate}</version>
-                <scope>test</scope>
-                <exclusions>
-                    <exclusion>
-                        <groupId>javax.transaction</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>jta</artifactId>
-                    </exclusion>
-                    <exclusion>
-                        <groupId>org.jboss.spec.javax.transaction</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>jboss-transaction-api_1.1_spec</artifactId>
-                    </exclusion>
-                </exclusions>
-            </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.wildfly</groupId>
-                <artifactId>jipijapa-hibernate4-1</artifactId>
-                <version>${project.version}</version>
-                <exclusions>
-                    <exclusion>
-                        <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-                    </exclusion>
-                    <exclusion>
-                        <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>hibernate-entitymanager</artifactId>
-                    </exclusion>
-                    <exclusion>
-                        <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>hibernate-infinispan</artifactId>
-                    </exclusion>
-                </exclusions>
-            </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
-                <artifactId>hibernate-entitymanager</artifactId>
-                <version>${version.org.hibernate}</version>
-                <scope>test</scope>
-                <exclusions>
-                    <exclusion>
-                        <groupId>javassist</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>javassist</artifactId>
-                    </exclusion>
-                    <exclusion>
-                        <groupId>org.jboss.spec.javax.transaction</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>jboss-transaction-api_1.1_spec</artifactId>
-                    </exclusion>
-                </exclusions>
-            </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
-                <artifactId>hibernate-commons-annotations</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.0.Final</version>
-                <scope>test</scope>
-            </dependency>
-
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.wildfly</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jipijapa-eclipselink</artifactId>
diff --git a/testsuite/compat/src/test/java/org/jboss/as/test/compat/jpa/hibernate/Hibernate42xTestCase.java b/testsuite/compat/src/test/java/org/jboss/as/test/compat/jpa/hibernate/HibernateJarsInDeploymentTestCase.java
similarity index 90%
rename from testsuite/compat/src/test/java/org/jboss/as/test/compat/jpa/hibernate/Hibernate42xTestCase.java
rename to testsuite/compat/src/test/java/org/jboss/as/test/compat/jpa/hibernate/HibernateJarsInDeploymentTestCase.java
index 52a1ec1f3ecc..55a1abb55358 100644
--- a/testsuite/compat/src/test/java/org/jboss/as/test/compat/jpa/hibernate/Hibernate42xTestCase.java
+++ b/testsuite/compat/src/test/java/org/jboss/as/test/compat/jpa/hibernate/HibernateJarsInDeploymentTestCase.java
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
  */
 
 @RunWith(Arquillian.class)
-public class Hibernate42xTestCase {
+public class HibernateJarsInDeploymentTestCase {
 
-    private static final String ARCHIVE_NAME = "hibernate_42x";
+    private static final String ARCHIVE_NAME = "HibernateJarsInDeploymentTestCase";
 
     private static void addHibernate42xJars(EnterpriseArchive ear) {
         final String basedir = System.getProperty("basedir");
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ private static void addHibernate42xJars(EnterpriseArchive ear) {
         File hibernatecore = new File(testdir, "hibernate-core.jar");
         File hibernateannotations = new File(testdir, "hibernate-commons-annotations.jar");
         File hibernateentitymanager = new File(testdir, "hibernate-entitymanager.jar");
-        File jipi = new File(testdir,"jipijapa-hibernate4-1.jar");
+        File jipi = new File(testdir,"jipijapa-hibernate5.jar");
         File dom4j = new File(testdir, "dom4j.jar");
         File antlr = new File(testdir, "antlr.jar");
         ear.addAsLibraries(
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ public static Archive<?> deploy() throws Exception {
         addHibernate42xJars(ear);
 
         JavaArchive lib = ShrinkWrap.create(JavaArchive.class, "beans.jar");
-        lib.addClasses(SFSB1.class, Hibernate42xTestCase.class);
-        lib.addAsManifestResource(Hibernate42xTestCase.class.getPackage(), "persistence.xml", "persistence.xml");
+        lib.addClasses(SFSB1.class, HibernateJarsInDeploymentTestCase.class);
+        lib.addAsManifestResource(HibernateJarsInDeploymentTestCase.class.getPackage(), "persistence.xml", "persistence.xml");
         ear.addAsManifestResource(new StringAsset("Dependencies: org.jboss.jandex\n"), "MANIFEST.MF");
         ear.addAsModule(lib);
 
diff --git a/testsuite/compat/src/test/java/org/jboss/as/test/compat/jpa/hibernate/persistence.xml b/testsuite/compat/src/test/java/org/jboss/as/test/compat/jpa/hibernate/persistence.xml
index 849eaf58937a..e51e7e790cc1 100644
--- a/testsuite/compat/src/test/java/org/jboss/as/test/compat/jpa/hibernate/persistence.xml
+++ b/testsuite/compat/src/test/java/org/jboss/as/test/compat/jpa/hibernate/persistence.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 <persistence xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence" version="2.0">
     <persistence-unit name="hibernate_pc">
-        <provider>org.hibernate.ejb.HibernatePersistence</provider>
         <jta-data-source>java:jboss/datasources/ExampleDS</jta-data-source>
         <properties>
             <property name="hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto" value="create-drop"/>
diff --git a/testsuite/compat/src/test/scripts/build-jars.xml b/testsuite/compat/src/test/scripts/build-jars.xml
index 5bce994e25be..c49113c7616a 100644
--- a/testsuite/compat/src/test/scripts/build-jars.xml
+++ b/testsuite/compat/src/test/scripts/build-jars.xml
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
 <project>
     <target name="copy-jars" description="Copy jars to be tested.">
     <copy file="${org.hibernate:hibernate-core:jar}"                tofile="${tests.output.dir}/test-libs/hibernate-core.jar"/>
-    <copy file="${org.hibernate:hibernate-commons-annotations:jar}" tofile="${tests.output.dir}/test-libs/hibernate-commons-annotations.jar"/>
+    <copy file="${org.hibernate.common:hibernate-commons-annotations:jar}" tofile="${tests.output.dir}/test-libs/hibernate-commons-annotations.jar"/>
     <copy file="${org.hibernate:hibernate-entitymanager:jar}"       tofile="${tests.output.dir}/test-libs/hibernate-entitymanager.jar"/>
     <copy file="${dom4j:dom4j:jar}"                                 tofile="${tests.output.dir}/test-libs/dom4j.jar"/>
-    <copy file="${org.wildfly:jipijapa-hibernate4-1:jar}"           tofile="${tests.output.dir}/test-libs/jipijapa-hibernate4-1.jar"/>
+    <copy file="${org.wildfly:jipijapa-hibernate5:jar}"           tofile="${tests.output.dir}/test-libs/jipijapa-hibernate5.jar"/>
     <copy file="${antlr:antlr:jar}"                                 tofile="${tests.output.dir}/test-libs/antlr.jar"/>
 
     <!-- create the eclipselink module to test with -->