diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/propertypages/RemoteSystemsPreferencePage.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/propertypages/RemoteSystemsPreferencePage.java
index 832b6e5e4b8..4470e83688d 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/propertypages/RemoteSystemsPreferencePage.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/propertypages/RemoteSystemsPreferencePage.java
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ public class RemoteSystemsPreferencePage
 		useDeferredQueryEditor.setEnabled(false); // disable this because we want it always to be true
 		addField(useDeferredQueryEditor);
 		useDeferredQueryEditor.setToolTipText(SystemResources.RESID_PREF_USEDEFERREDQUERIES_PREFIX_TOOLTIP);
-		lastUseDeferredQueryValue = getPreferenceStore().getBoolean(useDeferredQueryEditor.getPreferenceName());
+		lastUseDeferredQueryValue = true; // enforcing this to true now
+		//getPreferenceStore().getBoolean(useDeferredQueryEditor.getPreferenceName());
 		
 		
 		/** FIXME - UDA should not be so coupled to core
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemTableTreeViewProvider.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemTableTreeViewProvider.java
index 3a1b6dd6bc0..0b0ca264ba4 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemTableTreeViewProvider.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemTableTreeViewProvider.java
@@ -449,7 +449,8 @@ public class SystemTableTreeViewProvider implements ILabelProvider, ITableLabelP
 	{
 		if (_disableDeferredQueries)
 			return false;
-	    IPreferenceStore store = RSEUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore();
-	    return store.getBoolean(ISystemPreferencesConstants.USE_DEFERRED_QUERIES);
+	    //IPreferenceStore store = RSEUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore();
+	    //return store.getBoolean(ISystemPreferencesConstants.USE_DEFERRED_QUERIES);
+		return true; // DKM now enforcing deferred queries
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemViewLabelAndContentProvider.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemViewLabelAndContentProvider.java
index 42f1d36164d..b677ffcc60a 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemViewLabelAndContentProvider.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemViewLabelAndContentProvider.java
@@ -235,8 +235,9 @@ public class SystemViewLabelAndContentProvider extends LabelProvider
 	
 	protected boolean supportsDeferredQueries()
 	{
-	    IPreferenceStore store = RSEUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore();
-	    return store.getBoolean(ISystemPreferencesConstants.USE_DEFERRED_QUERIES);
+	    //IPreferenceStore store = RSEUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore();
+	    //return store.getBoolean(ISystemPreferencesConstants.USE_DEFERRED_QUERIES);
+		return true; // DKM now enforcing deferred queries
 	}