Index: lams_contentrepository/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/contentrepository/service/SimpleRepository.java
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diff -u -r6e5832d17263bc6c6f7683733e91e22f97eab569 -rc7b1854c8d21405b96c097c2b9c495e87e0df51a
--- lams_contentrepository/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/contentrepository/service/SimpleRepository.java	(.../SimpleRepository.java)	(revision 6e5832d17263bc6c6f7683733e91e22f97eab569)
+++ lams_contentrepository/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/contentrepository/service/SimpleRepository.java	(.../SimpleRepository.java)	(revision c7b1854c8d21405b96c097c2b9c495e87e0df51a)
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@
         // check that the previous version was a file node - error otherwise
         SimpleVersionedNode node = getNode(ticket.getWorkspaceId(),uuid,versionId);
         node.setProperty(name, value, type);
-        node.validateSaveDB(null);
+        node.saveDB(null);
     }
 
     /* (non-Javadoc)
@@ -757,7 +757,6 @@
 	   				+"Please delete the parent. Node UUID "+uuid);
 	   	}
 	   	List problemPaths = latestNodeVersion.deleteNode(); 
-	   	latestNodeVersion.saveDB(null);
 	   	return problemPaths != null ? 
 	   			(String[]) problemPaths.toArray(new String[problemPaths.size()]) : 
 	   			new String[0];
@@ -776,7 +775,6 @@
 		// get the first version of the node and delete from there.
 	   	SimpleVersionedNode nodeVersion = getNode(ticket.getWorkspaceId(),uuid,version);
 	   	List problemPaths = nodeVersion.deleteVersion();
-	   	nodeVersion.saveDB(null);
 	   	return problemPaths != null ? 
 	   			(String[]) problemPaths.toArray(new String[problemPaths.size()]) : 
 	   			new String[0];
Index: lams_contentrepository/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/contentrepository/service/SimpleVersionedNode.java
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diff -u -r6e5832d17263bc6c6f7683733e91e22f97eab569 -rc7b1854c8d21405b96c097c2b9c495e87e0df51a
--- lams_contentrepository/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/contentrepository/service/SimpleVersionedNode.java	(.../SimpleVersionedNode.java)	(revision 6e5832d17263bc6c6f7683733e91e22f97eab569)
+++ lams_contentrepository/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/contentrepository/service/SimpleVersionedNode.java	(.../SimpleVersionedNode.java)	(revision c7b1854c8d21405b96c097c2b9c495e87e0df51a)
@@ -686,23 +686,13 @@
 	}
 
 
-	/** Validate the node and save the db changes to the current node. 
-	 * Do not use if there are files that have been updated - the validation may fail and we
-	 * would end up in an odd state.
-	 * <p>
-	 * If files have been added, please call Long save(String versionDescription, List childNodes).
+	/** Validate the node and save the db changes to the current node.
 	 * @param versionDescription optional. If supplied will set the version description
 	 */
-	protected void validateSaveDB(String versionDescription) throws ValidationException {
+	protected void saveDB(String versionDescription) throws ValidationException {
+
 		validateNode();
-		saveDB(versionDescription);
-	}
 
-	/** Just save the db changes to the current node. See validateSaveDB()
-	 * @param versionDescription optional. If supplied will set the version description
-	 */
-	protected void saveDB(String versionDescription) {
-
 		// nodeDAO to take care of insert or update (uses saveOrUpdate)
 		// the nodeVersion and nodeVersionProperty collections cascade
 		// updates and deletes, so we can just save the node!