diff --git a/mdx/common-beans.xml b/mdx/common-beans.xml
index 001f7210..ea4e9541 100644
--- a/mdx/common-beans.xml
+++ b/mdx/common-beans.xml
@@ -67,13 +67,6 @@
     <bean id="component_parent" abstract="true"
         init-method="initialize" destroy-method="destroy"/>
     
-    <!--
-        stage_parent
-        
-        Parent for all stages.
-    -->
-    <bean id="stage_parent" abstract="true" parent="component_parent"/>
-
     <!--
         XMLSignatureValidationStage