diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/XmlDriver.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/XmlDriver.php
index c26a2a35c..ab8e3b780 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/XmlDriver.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/XmlDriver.php
@@ -285,8 +285,8 @@ class XmlDriver extends AbstractFileDriver
                     $mapping['cascade'] = $this->_getCascadeMappings($oneToOneElement->cascade);
                 }
 
-                if (isset($oneToOneElement->{'orphan-removal'})) {
-                    $mapping['orphanRemoval'] = (bool)$oneToOneElement->{'orphan-removal'};
+                if (isset($oneToOneElement['orphan-removal'])) {
+                    $mapping['orphanRemoval'] = (bool)$oneToOneElement['orphan-removal'];
                 }
 
                 $metadata->mapOneToOne($mapping);
@@ -310,8 +310,8 @@ class XmlDriver extends AbstractFileDriver
                     $mapping['cascade'] = $this->_getCascadeMappings($oneToManyElement->cascade);
                 }
 
-                if (isset($oneToManyElement->{'orphan-removal'})) {
-                    $mapping['orphanRemoval'] = (bool)$oneToManyElement->{'orphan-removal'};
+                if (isset($oneToManyElement['orphan-removal'])) {
+                    $mapping['orphanRemoval'] = (bool)$oneToManyElement['orphan-removal'];
                 }
 
                 if (isset($oneToManyElement->{'order-by'})) {
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/AbstractMappingDriverTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/AbstractMappingDriverTest.php
index 6e4e2f353..8037a7fa7 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/AbstractMappingDriverTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/AbstractMappingDriverTest.php
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ abstract class AbstractMappingDriverTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase
         $this->assertFalse($class->associationMappings['phonenumbers']['isCascadeRefresh']);
         $this->assertFalse($class->associationMappings['phonenumbers']['isCascadeDetach']);
         $this->assertFalse($class->associationMappings['phonenumbers']['isCascadeMerge']);
+        $this->assertTrue($class->associationMappings['phonenumbers']['orphanRemoval']);
 
         // Test Order By
         $this->assertEquals(array('number' => 'ASC'), $class->associationMappings['phonenumbers']['orderBy']);
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ class User
     public $address;
 
     /**
-     * @OneToMany(targetEntity="Phonenumber", mappedBy="user", cascade={"persist"})
+     * @OneToMany(targetEntity="Phonenumber", mappedBy="user", cascade={"persist"}, orphanRemoval=true)
      * @OrderBy({"number"="ASC"})
      */
     public $phonenumbers;
@@ -423,7 +424,7 @@ class User
            1 => 'persist',
            ),
            'mappedBy' => 'user',
-           'orphanRemoval' => false,
+           'orphanRemoval' => true,
            'orderBy' => 
            array(
            'number' => 'ASC',
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/php/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Mapping.User.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/php/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Mapping.User.php
index 505188757..2039578a3 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/php/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Mapping.User.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/php/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Mapping.User.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ $metadata->mapOneToMany(array(
    1 => 'persist',
    ),
    'mappedBy' => 'user',
-   'orphanRemoval' => false,
+   'orphanRemoval' => true,
    'orderBy' => 
    array(
    'number' => 'ASC',
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/xml/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Mapping.User.dcm.xml b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/xml/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Mapping.User.dcm.xml
index c066cbef1..524b2494f 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/xml/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Mapping.User.dcm.xml
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/xml/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Mapping.User.dcm.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
             <join-column name="address_id" referenced-column-name="id" on-delete="CASCADE" on-update="CASCADE"/>
         </one-to-one>
         
-        <one-to-many field="phonenumbers" target-entity="Phonenumber" mapped-by="user">
+        <one-to-many field="phonenumbers" target-entity="Phonenumber" mapped-by="user" orphan-removal="true">
             <cascade>
                 <cascade-persist/>
             </cascade>
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/yaml/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Mapping.User.dcm.yml b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/yaml/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Mapping.User.dcm.yml
index 490a21c2a..333474981 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/yaml/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Mapping.User.dcm.yml
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/yaml/Doctrine.Tests.ORM.Mapping.User.dcm.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Mapping\User:
   oneToMany:
     phonenumbers:
       targetEntity: Phonenumber
+      orphanRemoval: true
       mappedBy: user
       orderBy:
         number: ASC