diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 9bb3113e9..c4f32ac88 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [versions]
 assertjVersion = "3.27.6"
-hibernateOrmVersion = "7.1.10.Final"
-hibernateOrmGradlePluginVersion = "7.1.10.Final"
+hibernateOrmVersion = "7.1.11.Final"
+hibernateOrmGradlePluginVersion = "7.1.11.Final"
 jacksonDatabindVersion = "2.20.1"
 jbossLoggingAnnotationVersion = "3.0.4.Final"
 jbossLoggingVersion = "3.6.1.Final"
diff --git a/hibernate-reactive-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/reactive/sql/results/graph/entity/internal/ReactiveEntityInitializerImpl.java b/hibernate-reactive-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/reactive/sql/results/graph/entity/internal/ReactiveEntityInitializerImpl.java
index f67d7e35f..aeed4f26a 100644
--- a/hibernate-reactive-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/reactive/sql/results/graph/entity/internal/ReactiveEntityInitializerImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-reactive-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/reactive/sql/results/graph/entity/internal/ReactiveEntityInitializerImpl.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.mapping.internal.ToOneAttributeMapping;
 import org.hibernate.persister.entity.EntityPersister;
 import org.hibernate.proxy.LazyInitializer;
-import org.hibernate.proxy.map.MapProxy;
 import org.hibernate.reactive.session.ReactiveQueryProducer;
 import org.hibernate.reactive.sql.exec.spi.ReactiveRowProcessingState;
 import org.hibernate.reactive.sql.results.graph.ReactiveDomainResultsAssembler;
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@
 import org.hibernate.sql.results.graph.InitializerParent;
 import org.hibernate.sql.results.graph.entity.EntityResultGraphNode;
 import org.hibernate.sql.results.graph.entity.internal.EntityInitializerImpl;
-import org.hibernate.sql.results.jdbc.spi.JdbcValuesSourceProcessingOptions;
 import org.hibernate.sql.results.jdbc.spi.RowProcessingState;
 import org.hibernate.stat.spi.StatisticsImplementor;
 import org.hibernate.type.Type;
@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@
 import static org.hibernate.bytecode.enhance.spi.LazyPropertyInitializer.UNFETCHED_PROPERTY;
 import static org.hibernate.engine.internal.ManagedTypeHelper.asPersistentAttributeInterceptable;
 import static org.hibernate.engine.internal.ManagedTypeHelper.isPersistentAttributeInterceptable;
-import static org.hibernate.loader.internal.CacheLoadHelper.loadFromSecondLevelCache;
 import static org.hibernate.metamodel.mapping.ForeignKeyDescriptor.Nature.TARGET;
 import static org.hibernate.proxy.HibernateProxy.extractLazyInitializer;
 import static org.hibernate.reactive.util.impl.CompletionStages.completedFuture;
@@ -578,47 +575,6 @@ else if ( getEntityDescriptor().canUseReferenceCacheEntries() ) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// FIXME: I could change the scope of this method in ORM
-	private Object resolveToOptionalInstance(ReactiveEntityInitializerData data) {
-		if ( isResultInitializer() ) {
-			// this isEntityReturn bit is just for entity loaders, not hql/criteria
-			final JdbcValuesSourceProcessingOptions processingOptions =
-					data.getRowProcessingState().getJdbcValuesSourceProcessingState().getProcessingOptions();
-			return matchesOptionalInstance( data, processingOptions ) ? processingOptions.getEffectiveOptionalObject() : null;
-		}
-		else {
-			return null;
-		}
-	}
-
-	// FIXME: I could change the scope of this method in ORM
-	private boolean isProxyInstance(Object proxy) {
-		return proxy != null
-				&& ( proxy instanceof MapProxy || getEntityDescriptor().getJavaType().getJavaTypeClass().isInstance( proxy ) );
-	}
-
-	// FIXME: I could change the scope of this method in ORM
-	private Object resolveInstanceFromCache(ReactiveEntityInitializerData data) {
-		return loadFromSecondLevelCache(
-				data.getRowProcessingState().getSession().asEventSource(),
-				null,
-				data.getLockMode(),
-				getEntityDescriptor(),
-				data.getEntityKey()
-		);
-	}
-
-	// FIXME: I could change the scope of this method in ORM
-	private boolean matchesOptionalInstance(
-			ReactiveEntityInitializerData data,
-			JdbcValuesSourceProcessingOptions processingOptions) {
-		final Object optionalEntityInstance = processingOptions.getEffectiveOptionalObject();
-		final Object requestedEntityId = processingOptions.getEffectiveOptionalId();
-		return requestedEntityId != null
-				&& optionalEntityInstance != null
-				&& requestedEntityId.equals( data.getEntityKey().getIdentifier() );
-	}
-
 	private boolean isExistingEntityInitialized(Object existingEntity) {
 		return Hibernate.isInitialized( existingEntity );
 	}