diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetServiceBean.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetServiceBean.java
index e74e054cb4e..7016cdc9bd6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetServiceBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetServiceBean.java
@@ -31,12 +31,7 @@
 import java.util.logging.FileHandler;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
-import javax.ejb.Asynchronous;
-import javax.ejb.EJB;
-import javax.ejb.EJBException;
-import javax.ejb.Stateless;
-import javax.ejb.TransactionAttribute;
-import javax.ejb.TransactionAttributeType;
+import javax.ejb.*;
 import javax.inject.Named;
 import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
 import javax.persistence.NoResultException;
@@ -576,8 +571,17 @@ public void exportAllAsync() {
         exportAllDatasets(false);
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Scheduled function triggering the export of all local & published datasets,
+     * but only on the node which is configured as master timer.
+     */
+    @Lock(LockType.READ)
+    @Schedule(hour = "2", persistent = false)
     public void exportAll() {
-        exportAllDatasets(false);
+        if (systemConfig.isTimerServer()) {
+            logger.info("DatasetService: Running a scheduled export job.");
+            exportAllDatasets(false);
+        }
     }
     
     public void exportAllDatasets(boolean forceReExport) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/harvest/server/OAISetServiceBean.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/harvest/server/OAISetServiceBean.java
index 3f4aa3e43fc..7757ad76945 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/harvest/server/OAISetServiceBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/harvest/server/OAISetServiceBean.java
@@ -16,11 +16,7 @@
 import java.util.logging.FileHandler;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
-import javax.ejb.Asynchronous;
-import javax.ejb.EJB;
-import javax.ejb.Stateless;
-import javax.ejb.TransactionAttribute;
-import javax.ejb.TransactionAttributeType;
+import javax.ejb.*;
 import javax.inject.Named;
 import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
 import javax.persistence.PersistenceContext;
@@ -185,9 +181,23 @@ public void exportOaiSet(OAISet oaiSet, Logger exportLogger) {
         //}
         managedSet.setUpdateInProgress(false);
 
-    } 
+    }
     
+    /**
+     * Scheduled export of all local & published datasets for OAI interface harvesting.
+     * Only runs on the node configured as timer master.
+     */
+    @Lock(LockType.READ)
+    @Schedule(hour = "2", persistent = false)
     public void exportAllSets() {
+        // In case this node is not the timer server, skip silently.
+        if (!systemConfig.isTimerServer()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        logger.info("OAISetService: Running a scheduled export job.");
+        
+        // TODO: this should be refactored to handle container usage, where these logs should not be
+        //       saved locally, but get streamed to a handler like STDOUT.
         String logTimestamp = logFormatter.format(new Date());
         Logger exportLogger = Logger.getLogger("edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.harvest.client.OAISetServiceBean." + "UpdateAllSets." + logTimestamp);
         String logFileName = "../logs" + File.separator + "oaiSetsUpdate_" + logTimestamp + ".log";
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/timer/DataverseTimerServiceBean.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/timer/DataverseTimerServiceBean.java
index 93bed34c404..64ec255d5e0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/timer/DataverseTimerServiceBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/timer/DataverseTimerServiceBean.java
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ public class DataverseTimerServiceBean implements Serializable {
     @EJB 
     AuthenticationServiceBean authSvc;
     @EJB
-    DatasetServiceBean datasetService;
-    @EJB
-    OAISetServiceBean oaiSetService;
-    @EJB
     SystemConfig systemConfig;
     
     
@@ -84,8 +80,6 @@ public void init() {
             removeAllTimers();
             // create mother timer:
             createMotherTimer();
-            // And the export timer (there is only one)
-            createExportTimer();
             
         } else {
             logger.info("Skipping timer server init (I am not the dedicated timer server)");
@@ -162,18 +156,6 @@ public void handleTimeout(javax.ejb.Timer timer) {
                 //dataverseService.setHarvestResult(info.getHarvestingDataverseId(), harvesterService.HARVEST_RESULT_FAILED);
                 //mailService.sendHarvestErrorNotification(dataverseService.find().getSystemEmail(), dataverseService.find().getName());
                 logException(e, logger);
-            } 
-        } else if (timer.getInfo() instanceof ExportTimerInfo) {
-            try {
-                ExportTimerInfo info = (ExportTimerInfo) timer.getInfo();
-                logger.info("Timer Service: Running a scheduled export job.");
-               
-                // try to export all unexported datasets:
-                datasetService.exportAll();
-                 // and update all oai sets:
-                oaiSetService.exportAllSets();
-            } catch (Throwable e) {
-                logException(e, logger);
             }
         }
 
@@ -285,25 +267,6 @@ public void removeHarvestTimer(HarvestingClient harvestingClient) {
         }
     }
 
-    public void createExportTimer() {
-        ExportTimerInfo info = new ExportTimerInfo();
-        Calendar initExpiration = Calendar.getInstance();
-        long intervalDuration = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // every day
-        initExpiration.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
-        initExpiration.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
-        initExpiration.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 2); // 2AM, fixed.
-        
-        
-        Date initExpirationDate = initExpiration.getTime();
-        Date currTime = new Date();
-        if (initExpirationDate.before(currTime)) {
-            initExpirationDate.setTime(initExpiration.getTimeInMillis() + intervalDuration);
-        }
-        
-        logger.info("Setting the Export Timer, initial expiration: " + initExpirationDate);
-        createTimer(initExpirationDate, intervalDuration, info);
-    }
-
     /* Utility methods: */ 
     private void logException(Throwable e, Logger logger) {