Index: components/portal/src/java/org/apache/jetspeed/deployment/impl/DeployPortletAppEventListener.java
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--- components/portal/src/java/org/apache/jetspeed/deployment/impl/DeployPortletAppEventListener.java	(revision 548254)
+++ components/portal/src/java/org/apache/jetspeed/deployment/impl/DeployPortletAppEventListener.java	(working copy)
@@ -193,9 +193,7 @@
         String fileName = event.getName();
         if (fileName.endsWith(".war"))
         {
-            if ((localAppStagingDir != null && getEventParentPath(event).equals(localAppStagingDir))
-                    || (fileName.length() > localPAPrefixLength && fileName.substring(0, localPAPrefixLength)
-                            .equalsIgnoreCase(PortletApplicationManagement.LOCAL_PA_PREFIX)))
+            if (localAppStagingDir != null && getEventParentPath(event).equals(localAppStagingDir))
             {
                 deployLocalPortletApplication(event);
             }