1 files changed, 0 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/sca-java-2.x/trunk/modules/implementation-java/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/implementation/java/introspect/impl/DestroyProcessor.java b/sca-java-2.x/trunk/modules/implementation-java/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/implementation/java/introspect/impl/DestroyProcessor.java
index 25f31c5f12..bbbd7daa5f 100644
--- a/sca-java-2.x/trunk/modules/implementation-java/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/implementation/java/introspect/impl/DestroyProcessor.java
+++ b/sca-java-2.x/trunk/modules/implementation-java/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/implementation/java/introspect/impl/DestroyProcessor.java
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ public class DestroyProcessor extends BaseJavaClassVisitor {
         if (type.getDestroyMethod() != null) {
             throw new DuplicateDestructorException("More than one destructor found on implementation");
         }
-        if (!Modifier.isPublic(method.getModifiers())) {
-            throw new IllegalDestructorException("Destructor must be a public method. Invalid annotation @Destroy found on "+method);
-        }
         type.setDestroyMethod(method);
     }
 }