--- a/artifact-database/src/main/java/de/intevation/artifactdatabase/ArtifactDatabaseImpl.java	Fri May 27 08:11:34 2011 +0000
+++ b/artifact-database/src/main/java/de/intevation/artifactdatabase/ArtifactDatabaseImpl.java	Fri May 27 08:47:31 2011 +0000
@@ -1284,20 +1284,7 @@
         Document attribute)
     throws ArtifactDatabaseException
     {
-        logger.debug("Set the attribute for the collection: " + collectionId);
-
-        Document attributes = null;
-
-        Node attr = (Node) XMLUtils.xpath(
-            attribute,
-            XPATH_COLLECTION_ATTRIBUTE,
-            XPathConstants.NODE,
-            ArtifactNamespaceContext.INSTANCE);
-
-        if (attr != null) {
-            attributes = XMLUtils.newDocument();
-            attributes.appendChild(attributes.importNode(attr, true));
-        }
+        logger.debug("Set new attribute for the collection: " + collectionId);
 
         Document result = XMLUtils.newDocument();
 
@@ -1310,7 +1297,7 @@
         result.appendChild(root);
 
         boolean success = backend.setCollectionAttribute(
-            collectionId, attributes);
+            collectionId, attribute);
 
         root.setTextContent(success ? OPERATION_SUCCESSFUL: OPERATION_FAILURE);