diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/fieldaccess/DetachedEntityState.java b/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/fieldaccess/DetachedEntityState.java
index a84f83147..2e95174ab 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/fieldaccess/DetachedEntityState.java
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/fieldaccess/DetachedEntityState.java
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ public class DetachedEntityState<STATE> implements EntityState<STATE> {
 
     @Override
     public Object getValue(Neo4jPersistentProperty property, MappingPolicy mappingPolicy) {
-        mappingPolicy = mappingPolicy == null ? property.getMappingPolicy() : mappingPolicy;
+        if (mappingPolicy == null) {
+            if (property!=null) mappingPolicy = property.getMappingPolicy();
+            else mappingPolicy = MappingPolicy.MAP_FIELD_DIRECT_POLICY;
+        }
         if (isDetached()) {
             if (template.getPersistentState(getEntity())==null || isDirty(property)) {
                 if (log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("Outside of transaction, GET value from field " + property);
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/fieldaccess/TransientFieldAccessorFactory.java b/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/fieldaccess/TransientFieldAccessorFactory.java
index 392a2547f..39571fe4c 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/fieldaccess/TransientFieldAccessorFactory.java
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/fieldaccess/TransientFieldAccessorFactory.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.neo4j.mapping.Neo4jPersistentProperty;
 public class TransientFieldAccessorFactory implements FieldAccessorFactory {
     @Override
     public boolean accept(final Neo4jPersistentProperty property) {
-        return property.isReallyTransient();
+        return property.isTransient();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/mapping/Neo4jPersistentProperty.java b/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/mapping/Neo4jPersistentProperty.java
index a9af0667a..322329e2e 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/mapping/Neo4jPersistentProperty.java
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/mapping/Neo4jPersistentProperty.java
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ public interface Neo4jPersistentProperty extends PersistentProperty<Neo4jPersist
 
     MappingPolicy getMappingPolicy();
 
-    boolean isReallyTransient();
-
     Object getValueFromEntity(Object entity, MappingPolicy mappingPolicy);
 
     <T> T getDefaultValue(ConversionService conversionService, final Class<T> targetType);
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/support/mapping/Neo4JPersistentPropertyImpl.java b/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/support/mapping/Neo4JPersistentPropertyImpl.java
index 554d1698c..82323f609 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/support/mapping/Neo4JPersistentPropertyImpl.java
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/neo4j/support/mapping/Neo4JPersistentPropertyImpl.java
@@ -348,12 +348,8 @@ class Neo4jPersistentPropertyImpl extends AnnotationBasedPersistentProperty<Neo4
             return MappingPolicy.DEFAULT_POLICY;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @deprecated todo remove when SD-Commons handles transient properties differently
-     */
-    @Deprecated
-    public boolean isReallyTransient() {
-        return Modifier.isTransient(field.getModifiers()) || isAnnotationPresent(Transient.class) || isAnnotationPresent("javax.persistence.Transient");
+    public boolean isTransient() {
+        return super.isTransient() || Modifier.isTransient(field.getModifiers()); //  || isAnnotationPresent(Transient.class) || isAnnotationPresent("javax.persistence.Transient");
     }
 
     private boolean isAnnotationPresent(String className) {
@@ -363,11 +359,6 @@ class Neo4jPersistentPropertyImpl extends AnnotationBasedPersistentProperty<Neo4
         return false;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public boolean isTransient() {
-        return false;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public Iterable<? extends TypeInformation<?>> getPersistentEntityType() {
         final Iterable<? extends TypeInformation<?>> result = super.getPersistentEntityType();