diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/alps/RootResourceInformationToAlpsDescriptorConverter.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/alps/RootResourceInformationToAlpsDescriptorConverter.java
index ab5b3edc4..361e0f127 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/alps/RootResourceInformationToAlpsDescriptorConverter.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/alps/RootResourceInformationToAlpsDescriptorConverter.java
@@ -337,13 +337,8 @@ public class RootResourceInformationToAlpsDescriptorConverter {
 			public void doWithAssociation(Association<? extends PersistentProperty<?>> association) {
 
 				PersistentProperty<?> property = association.getInverse();
-				final Class<?> propertyType = property.getType();
 
-				if (!jackson.isExportableProperty(property)) {
-					return;
-				}
-
-				if (!associationLinks.isLinkableAssociation(property)) {
+				if (!jackson.isExported(property) || !associationLinks.isLinkableAssociation(property)) {
 					return;
 				}
 
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/json/JacksonMetadata.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/json/JacksonMetadata.java
index bd5f264c3..51200c7c5 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/json/JacksonMetadata.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/json/JacksonMetadata.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2014-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -76,11 +76,12 @@ public class JacksonMetadata implements Iterable<BeanPropertyDefinition> {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Check if a given property for a type is avaiaable to be exported, i.e. serialized via Jackson
-	 * @param property
+	 * Check if a given property for a type is available to be exported, i.e. serialized via Jackson.
+	 * 
+	 * @param property must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	public boolean isExportableProperty(PersistentProperty<?> property) {
+	public boolean isExported(PersistentProperty<?> property) {
 		return getDefinitionFor(property) != null;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/mapping/AssociationLinks.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/mapping/AssociationLinks.java
index d23309c6c..dff8c6462 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/mapping/AssociationLinks.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/mapping/AssociationLinks.java
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ public class AssociationLinks {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-//		ResourceMetadata metadata = mappings.getMappingFor(property.getActualType());
 		ResourceMetadata metadata = mappings.getMappingFor(property.getOwner().getType());
 
 		if (metadata != null && !metadata.isExported(property)) {
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/alps/AlpsControllerIntegrationTests.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/alps/AlpsControllerIntegrationTests.java
index d55d1af7a..6c89a4153 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/alps/AlpsControllerIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/alps/AlpsControllerIntegrationTests.java
@@ -138,5 +138,4 @@ public class AlpsControllerIntegrationTests extends AbstractControllerIntegratio
 		LinkDiscoverer discoverer = discoverers.getLinkDiscovererFor(MediaType.valueOf(response.getContentType()));
 		return discoverer.findLinkWithRel(rel, response.getContentAsString());
 	}
-
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/Item.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/Item.java
index c7b479ce6..d2cd28f02 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/Item.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/Item.java
@@ -24,25 +24,16 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
 
 /**
  * @author Greg Turnquist
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @see DATAREST-463
  */
 @Entity
 public class Item {
 
-	@Id @GeneratedValue
-	private Long id;
-
+	private @Id @GeneratedValue Long id;
 	private String name;
-
-	@JsonIgnore
-	@OneToOne
-	private User owner;
-
-	@OneToOne
-	private User manager;
-
-	@OneToOne
-	private User curator;
+	private @JsonIgnore @OneToOne User owner;
+	private @OneToOne User manager, curator;
 
 	public Long getId() {
 		return id;
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/ItemRepository.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/ItemRepository.java
index 5ae29bfd2..5e11e12ed 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/ItemRepository.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/ItemRepository.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository;
 
 /**
  * @author Greg Turnquist
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @see DATAREST-463
  */
-public interface ItemRepository extends CrudRepository<Item, Long> {
-}
+public interface ItemRepository extends CrudRepository<Item, Long> {}
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/User.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/User.java
index 2a3f24fe7..f184abceb 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/User.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/User.java
@@ -23,50 +23,47 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
 
 /**
  * @author Greg Turnquist
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @see DATAREST-463
  */
 @Entity
 public class User {
 
-    @Id @GeneratedValue
-    private Long id;
+	private @Id @GeneratedValue Long id;
+	private String name;
+	private @JsonIgnore String password;
 
-    private String name;
+	private String[] roles;
 
-    @JsonIgnore
-    private String password;
+	public Long getId() {
+		return id;
+	}
 
-    private String[] roles;
+	public void setId(Long id) {
+		this.id = id;
+	}
 
-    public Long getId() {
-        return id;
-    }
+	public String getName() {
+		return name;
+	}
 
-    public void setId(Long id) {
-        this.id = id;
-    }
+	public void setName(String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+	}
 
-    public String getName() {
-        return name;
-    }
+	public String getPassword() {
+		return password;
+	}
 
-    public void setName(String name) {
-        this.name = name;
-    }
+	public void setPassword(String password) {
+		this.password = password;
+	}
 
-    public String getPassword() {
-        return password;
-    }
+	public String[] getRoles() {
+		return roles;
+	}
 
-    public void setPassword(String password) {
-        this.password = password;
-    }
-
-    public String[] getRoles() {
-        return roles;
-    }
-
-    public void setRoles(String... roles) {
-        this.roles = roles;
-    }
+	public void setRoles(String... roles) {
+		this.roles = roles;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/UserRepository.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/UserRepository.java
index 7771c47eb..d03ae4b15 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/UserRepository.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/UserRepository.java
@@ -16,12 +16,10 @@
 package org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.jpa;
 
 import org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository;
-import org.springframework.data.rest.core.annotation.RepositoryRestResource;
 
 /**
  * @author Greg Turnquist
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @see DATAREST-463
  */
-@RepositoryRestResource(exported = false)
-public interface UserRepository extends CrudRepository<User, Long> {
-}
+interface UserRepository extends CrudRepository<User, Long> {}