diff --git a/org.springframework.orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/vendor/EclipseLinkJpaVendorAdapter.java b/org.springframework.orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/vendor/EclipseLinkJpaVendorAdapter.java
index 43a6684449f..38439cb5a5b 100644
--- a/org.springframework.orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/vendor/EclipseLinkJpaVendorAdapter.java
+++ b/org.springframework.orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/vendor/EclipseLinkJpaVendorAdapter.java
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ import org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaDialect;
  * EclipseLink is effectively the next generation of the TopLink product.
  * Thanks to Mike Keith for the original EclipseLink support prototype!
  *
+ * <p>NOTE: No need to filter out classes from the JPA providers package for
+ * EclipseLink (see SPR-6040) 
+ *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Thomas Risberg
  * @since 2.5.2
  * @see org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.PersistenceProvider
  * @see org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.JpaEntityManager
@@ -55,11 +59,6 @@ public class EclipseLinkJpaVendorAdapter extends AbstractJpaVendorAdapter {
 		return this.persistenceProvider;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public String getPersistenceProviderRootPackage() {
-		return "org.eclipse.persistence";
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public Map<String, Object> getJpaPropertyMap() {
 		Map<String, Object> jpaProperties = new HashMap<String, Object>();