diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/cdi/MongoRepositoryBean.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/cdi/MongoRepositoryBean.java
index 28cd6f118..27cc34fd9 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/cdi/MongoRepositoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/cdi/MongoRepositoryBean.java
@@ -53,14 +53,6 @@ public class MongoRepositoryBean<T> extends CdiRepositoryBean<T> {
 		this.operations = operations;
 	}
 
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see javax.enterprise.inject.spi.Bean#getScope()
-	 */
-	public Class<? extends Annotation> getScope() {
-		return operations.getScope();
-	}
-
 	/* 
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.repository.cdi.CdiRepositoryBean#create(javax.enterprise.context.spi.CreationalContext, java.lang.Class)