diff --git a/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/connection/CachingConnectionFactory.java b/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/connection/CachingConnectionFactory.java
index 5972f3b1..7ed067cc 100644
--- a/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/connection/CachingConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/connection/CachingConnectionFactory.java
@@ -406,9 +406,14 @@ public class CachingConnectionFactory extends AbstractConnectionFactory
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	public void setPublisherConfirms(boolean publisherConfirms) {
-		Assert.isTrue(!ConfirmType.SIMPLE.equals(this.confirmType),
+		Assert.isTrue(!publisherConfirms || !ConfirmType.SIMPLE.equals(this.confirmType),
 				"Cannot set both publisherConfirms and simplePublisherConfirms");
-		setPublisherConfirmType(ConfirmType.CORRELATED);
+		if (publisherConfirms) {
+			setPublisherConfirmType(ConfirmType.CORRELATED);
+		}
+		else if (this.confirmType.equals(ConfirmType.CORRELATED)) {
+			setPublisherConfirmType(ConfirmType.NONE);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -420,9 +425,14 @@ public class CachingConnectionFactory extends AbstractConnectionFactory
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	public void setSimplePublisherConfirms(boolean simplePublisherConfirms) {
-		Assert.isTrue(!ConfirmType.CORRELATED.equals(this.confirmType),
+		Assert.isTrue(!simplePublisherConfirms || !ConfirmType.CORRELATED.equals(this.confirmType),
 				"Cannot set both publisherConfirms and simplePublisherConfirms");
-		setPublisherConfirmType(ConfirmType.SIMPLE);
+		if (simplePublisherConfirms) {
+			setPublisherConfirmType(ConfirmType.SIMPLE);
+		}
+		else if (this.confirmType.equals(ConfirmType.SIMPLE)) {
+			setPublisherConfirmType(ConfirmType.NONE);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/connection/CachingConnectionFactoryTests.java b/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/connection/CachingConnectionFactoryTests.java
index 2275d419..0f674228 100644
--- a/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/connection/CachingConnectionFactoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/connection/CachingConnectionFactoryTests.java
@@ -1846,4 +1846,34 @@ public class CachingConnectionFactoryTests extends AbstractConnectionFactoryTest
 		assertThat(firstAddress).containsExactly("host1", "host2", "host3");
 	}
 
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+	@Test
+	public void confirmsSimple() {
+		CachingConnectionFactory cf = new CachingConnectionFactory(mock(ConnectionFactory.class));
+		cf.setSimplePublisherConfirms(false);
+		assertThat(cf.isSimplePublisherConfirms()).isFalse();
+		assertThat(cf.getPublisherConnectionFactory().isSimplePublisherConfirms()).isFalse();
+		cf.setSimplePublisherConfirms(true);
+		assertThat(cf.isSimplePublisherConfirms()).isTrue();
+		assertThat(cf.getPublisherConnectionFactory().isSimplePublisherConfirms()).isTrue();
+		cf.setSimplePublisherConfirms(false);
+		assertThat(cf.isSimplePublisherConfirms()).isFalse();
+		assertThat(cf.getPublisherConnectionFactory().isSimplePublisherConfirms()).isFalse();
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+	@Test
+	public void confirmsCorrelated() {
+		CachingConnectionFactory cf = new CachingConnectionFactory(mock(ConnectionFactory.class));
+		cf.setPublisherConfirms(false);
+		assertThat(cf.getPublisherConnectionFactory().isPublisherConfirms()).isFalse();
+		assertThat(cf.isPublisherConfirms()).isFalse();
+		cf.setPublisherConfirms(true);
+		assertThat(cf.getPublisherConnectionFactory().isPublisherConfirms()).isTrue();
+		assertThat(cf.isPublisherConfirms()).isTrue();
+		cf.setPublisherConfirms(false);
+		assertThat(cf.isPublisherConfirms()).isFalse();
+		assertThat(cf.getPublisherConnectionFactory().isPublisherConfirms()).isFalse();
+	}
+
 }