Index: jackrabbit-data/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/data/LocalCache.java
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--- jackrabbit-data/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/data/LocalCache.java	(revision 1588271)
+++ jackrabbit-data/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/data/LocalCache.java	(working copy)
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
      * Return true if cache is in purge mode else return false.
      */
     synchronized boolean isInPurgeMode() {
-        return purgeMode || maxSize == 0;
+        return purgeMode;
     }
 
     /**