diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/LoadContext.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/LoadContext.java
index 51f02826c..b23a183bb 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/LoadContext.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/LoadContext.java
@@ -36,14 +36,6 @@ public interface LoadContext {
    */
   PersistenceContext getPersistenceContext();
 
-  /**
-   * Set the persistence context used by this query and future lazy loading.
-   * <p>
-   * Used by query iterator when processing large result sets.
-   * </p>
-   */
-  void resetPersistenceContext(PersistenceContext persistenceContext);
-
   /**
    * Register a Bean for lazy loading.
    */
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/loadcontext/DLoadBeanContext.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/loadcontext/DLoadBeanContext.java
index 2dd6c1378..427d59de2 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/loadcontext/DLoadBeanContext.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/loadcontext/DLoadBeanContext.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ final class DLoadBeanContext extends DLoadBaseContext implements LoadBeanContext
   /**
    * Reset the buffers after a query iterator reset.
    */
-  public void clear() {
+  private void clear() {
     if (bufferList != null) {
       bufferList.clear();
     }
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/loadcontext/DLoadContext.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/loadcontext/DLoadContext.java
index 018a9f647..bfef45804 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/loadcontext/DLoadContext.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/loadcontext/DLoadContext.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public final class DLoadContext implements LoadContext {
   private final ProfileLocation profileLocation;
   private final ProfilingListener profilingListener;
   private final Map<String, ObjectGraphNode> nodePathMap = new HashMap<>();
-  private PersistenceContext persistenceContext;
+  private final PersistenceContext persistenceContext;
   private List<OrmQueryProperties> secQuery;
   private Object tenantId;
 
@@ -251,19 +251,6 @@ public final class DLoadContext implements LoadContext {
     return persistenceContext;
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public void resetPersistenceContext(PersistenceContext persistenceContext) {
-    this.persistenceContext = persistenceContext;
-    // clear the load contexts for beans and beanCollections
-    for (DLoadBeanContext beanContext : beanMap.values()) {
-      beanContext.clear();
-    }
-    for (DLoadManyContext manyContext : manyMap.values()) {
-      manyContext.clear();
-    }
-    this.rootBeanContext.clear();
-  }
-
   @Override
   public void register(String path, EntityBeanIntercept ebi) {
     getBeanContext(path).register(ebi);
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/loadcontext/DLoadManyContext.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/loadcontext/DLoadManyContext.java
index 8473e148b..68bd61d81 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/loadcontext/DLoadManyContext.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/loadcontext/DLoadManyContext.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ final class DLoadManyContext extends DLoadBaseContext implements LoadManyContext
   /**
    * Reset the buffers for a query iterator reset.
    */
-  public void clear() {
+  private void clear() {
     if (bufferList != null) {
       bufferList.clear();
     }