diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/hal/LinkMixin.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/hal/LinkMixin.java
index ff59427c..7522c5b0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/hal/LinkMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/hal/LinkMixin.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2013 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.
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ package org.springframework.hateoas.hal;
 
 import org.springframework.hateoas.Link;
 
+/**
+ * Custom mixin to avoid rel attributes being rendered for HAL.
+ * 
+ * @author Alexander Baetz
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
+ */
+@org.codehaus.jackson.annotate.JsonIgnoreProperties(value = "rel")
+@com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnoreProperties(value = "rel")
 class LinkMixin extends Link {
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 4720588561299667409L;
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/hal/Jackson1HalIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/hal/Jackson1HalIntegrationTest.java
index 6502a386..00683f85 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/hal/Jackson1HalIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/hal/Jackson1HalIntegrationTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2013 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.
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ import org.springframework.hateoas.ResourceSupport;
  */
 public class Jackson1HalIntegrationTest extends AbstractMarshallingIntegrationTests {
 
-	static final String SINGLE_LINK_REFERENCE = "{\"_links\":{\"self\":{\"rel\":\"self\",\"href\":\"localhost\"}}}";
-	static final String LIST_LINK_REFERENCE = "{\"_links\":{\"self\":[{\"rel\":\"self\",\"href\":\"localhost\"},{\"rel\":\"self\",\"href\":\"localhost2\"}]}}";
-	static final String SINGLE_EMBEDDED_RESOURCE_REFERENCE = "{\"_embedded\":{\"test\":{}},\"_links\":{\"self\":[{\"rel\":\"self\",\"href\":\"localhost\"},{\"rel\":\"self\",\"href\":\"localhost2\"}]}}";
-	static final String LIST_EMBEDDED_RESOURCE_REFERENCE = "{\"_embedded\":{\"test\":[{},{}]},\"_links\":{\"self\":[{\"rel\":\"self\",\"href\":\"localhost\"},{\"rel\":\"self\",\"href\":\"localhost2\"}]}}";
+	static final String SINGLE_LINK_REFERENCE = "{\"_links\":{\"self\":{\"href\":\"localhost\"}}}";
+	static final String LIST_LINK_REFERENCE = "{\"_links\":{\"self\":[{\"href\":\"localhost\"},{\"href\":\"localhost2\"}]}}";
+	static final String SINGLE_EMBEDDED_RESOURCE_REFERENCE = "{\"_embedded\":{\"test\":{}},\"_links\":{\"self\":[{\"href\":\"localhost\"},{\"href\":\"localhost2\"}]}}";
+	static final String LIST_EMBEDDED_RESOURCE_REFERENCE = "{\"_embedded\":{\"test\":[{},{}]},\"_links\":{\"self\":[{\"href\":\"localhost\"},{\"href\":\"localhost2\"}]}}";
 
 	@Before
 	public void setUpModule() {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/hal/Jackson2HalIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/hal/Jackson2HalIntegrationTest.java
index 96054825..4e1e9ada 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/hal/Jackson2HalIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/hal/Jackson2HalIntegrationTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2013 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.
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ import org.springframework.hateoas.ResourceSupport;
  */
 public class Jackson2HalIntegrationTest extends AbstractJackson2MarshallingIntegrationTests {
 
-	static final String SINGLE_LINK_REFERENCE = "{\"_links\":{\"self\":{\"rel\":\"self\",\"href\":\"localhost\"}}}";
-	static final String LIST_LINK_REFERENCE = "{\"_links\":{\"self\":[{\"rel\":\"self\",\"href\":\"localhost\"},{\"rel\":\"self\",\"href\":\"localhost2\"}]}}";
-	static final String SINGLE_EMBEDDED_RESOURCE_REFERENCE = "{\"_embedded\":{\"test\":{}},\"_links\":{\"self\":[{\"rel\":\"self\",\"href\":\"localhost\"},{\"rel\":\"self\",\"href\":\"localhost2\"}]}}";
-	static final String LIST_EMBEDDED_RESOURCE_REFERENCE = "{\"_embedded\":{\"test\":[{},{}]},\"_links\":{\"self\":[{\"rel\":\"self\",\"href\":\"localhost\"},{\"rel\":\"self\",\"href\":\"localhost2\"}]}}";
+	static final String SINGLE_LINK_REFERENCE = "{\"_links\":{\"self\":{\"href\":\"localhost\"}}}";
+	static final String LIST_LINK_REFERENCE = "{\"_links\":{\"self\":[{\"href\":\"localhost\"},{\"href\":\"localhost2\"}]}}";
+	static final String SINGLE_EMBEDDED_RESOURCE_REFERENCE = "{\"_embedded\":{\"test\":{}},\"_links\":{\"self\":[\"href\":\"localhost\"},{\"href\":\"localhost2\"}]}}";
+	static final String LIST_EMBEDDED_RESOURCE_REFERENCE = "{\"_embedded\":{\"test\":[{},{}]},\"_links\":{\"self\":[{\"href\":\"localhost\"},{\"href\":\"localhost2\"}]}}";
 
 	@Before
 	public void setUpModule() {