diff --git a/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/configuration/TaskanaEngineConfiguration.java b/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/configuration/TaskanaEngineConfiguration.java
index 324d405bb..b7e229b78 100644
--- a/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/configuration/TaskanaEngineConfiguration.java
+++ b/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/configuration/TaskanaEngineConfiguration.java
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ public class TaskanaEngineConfiguration {
     public TaskanaEngineConfiguration() {
     }
 
-    public TaskanaEngineConfiguration(DataSource dataSource, boolean useContainerManagedTransactions)
+    public TaskanaEngineConfiguration(DataSource dataSource, boolean useManagedTransactions)
         throws SQLException {
-        this(dataSource, useContainerManagedTransactions, true);
+        this(dataSource, useManagedTransactions, true);
     }
 
-    public TaskanaEngineConfiguration(DataSource dataSource, boolean useContainerManagedTransactions,
+    public TaskanaEngineConfiguration(DataSource dataSource, boolean useManagedTransactions,
         boolean securityEnabled) throws SQLException {
-        this.useManagedTransactions = useContainerManagedTransactions;
+        this.useManagedTransactions = useManagedTransactions;
 
         if (dataSource != null) {
             this.dataSource = dataSource;
diff --git a/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/impl/TaskanaEngineImpl.java b/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/impl/TaskanaEngineImpl.java
index ffa3c2ea9..237d58916 100644
--- a/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/impl/TaskanaEngineImpl.java
+++ b/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/impl/TaskanaEngineImpl.java
@@ -242,10 +242,10 @@ public class TaskanaEngineImpl implements TaskanaEngine {
     /**
      * creates the MyBatis transaction factory.
      *
-     * @param useContainerManagedTransactions
+     * @param useManagedTransactions
      */
-    private void createTransactionFactory(boolean useContainerManagedTransactions) {
-        if (useContainerManagedTransactions) {
+    private void createTransactionFactory(boolean useManagedTransactions) {
+        if (useManagedTransactions) {
             this.transactionFactory = new ManagedTransactionFactory();
         } else {
             this.transactionFactory = new JdbcTransactionFactory();
diff --git a/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/model/WorkbasketAccessItem.java b/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/model/WorkbasketAccessItem.java
index ec704f37b..1272f8448 100644
--- a/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/model/WorkbasketAccessItem.java
+++ b/lib/taskana-core/src/main/java/pro/taskana/model/WorkbasketAccessItem.java
@@ -41,11 +41,7 @@ public class WorkbasketAccessItem {
     }
 
     public String getAccessId() {
-        if (TaskanaEngineConfiguration.shouldUseLowerCaseForAccessIds()) {
-            return accessId != null ? accessId.toLowerCase() : null;
-        } else {
-            return accessId;
-        }
+        return accessId;
     }
 
     public void setAccessId(String accessId) {