Index: plugin.xml
===================================================================
--- plugin.xml	(revision 38956)
+++ plugin.xml	(working copy)
@@ -21,22 +21,4 @@
           secondaryTo="org.maven.ide.eclipse.configuration.wtp.configurator"/>
     </extension>   
 
-   <extension
-         point="org.eclipse.jpt.common.core.resourceLocators">
-      <resourceLocator
-            class="org.jboss.tools.maven.jpa.configurators.MavenResourceLocator"
-            id="mavenResourceLocator"
-            priority="lowest"
-            >
-         <enablement>
-            <with variable="project">
-                <and>
-                <test property="org.eclipse.core.resources.projectNature" value="org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature" forcePluginActivation="true"/>
-                <test property="org.eclipse.core.resources.projectNature" value="org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Nature" forcePluginActivation="true"/>
-                </and>
-            </with>
-        </enablement>
-      </resourceLocator>
-   </extension>
-
 </plugin>
Index: src/org/jboss/tools/maven/jpa/configurators/JpaProjectConfigurator.java
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--- src/org/jboss/tools/maven/jpa/configurators/JpaProjectConfigurator.java	(revision 38956)
+++ src/org/jboss/tools/maven/jpa/configurators/JpaProjectConfigurator.java	(working copy)
@@ -16,10 +16,14 @@
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.ResourcesPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Path;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.core.JavaCore;
 import org.eclipse.jface.preference.IPreferenceStore;
+import org.eclipse.jpt.common.core.resource.ResourceLocator;
 import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.JpaFacet;
 import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.JptJpaCorePlugin;
 import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.internal.facet.JpaFacetDataModelProperties;
@@ -69,7 +73,7 @@
 			return;
 		}
 
-		IFile persistenceXml = JptUtils.getPersistenceXml(project);
+		IFile persistenceXml = getPersistenceXml(project);
 		if (persistenceXml == null || !persistenceXml.exists()) {
 			//No persistence.xml => not a JPA project 
 			return;
@@ -84,6 +88,16 @@
 		} 
 	}
 
+	private IFile getPersistenceXml(IProject project) {
+		ResourceLocator resourceLocator = new MavenResourceLocator();
+		IPath path = resourceLocator.getResourcePath(project, new Path("META-INF/persistence.xml"));
+		IFile persistenceXml = null;
+		if (path != null) {
+			persistenceXml = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot().getFile(path);		
+		}
+		return persistenceXml;
+	}
+
 	private void configureFacets(IProgressMonitor monitor, IProject project,
 			IFacetedProject facetedProject, IFile persistenceXml)
 			throws CoreException {