diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/BatchCoreNamespaceHandler.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/BatchCoreNamespaceHandler.java
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index 1339ca06f..000000000
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/configuration/BatchCoreNamespaceHandler.java
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@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-package org.springframework.batch.execution.configuration;
-
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.BeanDefinitionParser;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.NamespaceHandlerSupport;
-
-/**
- * <code>NamespaceHandler</code> for the <code>batch</code> namespace.
- * 
- * <p>Provides a {@link BeanDefinitionParser} for the <code>&lt;batch:job&gt;</code> tag. A <code>job</code>
- * tag can include nested <code>chunked-step</code> and <code>tasklet-step</code> tags.
- * 
- * @author Ben Hale
- */
-public class BatchCoreNamespaceHandler extends NamespaceHandlerSupport {
-
-	/**
-	 * Register the {@link BeanDefinitionParser BeanDefinitionParser} for the
-	 * '<code>job</code>', tag.
-	 */
-	public void init() {
-		registerBeanDefinitionParser("job", new JobBeanDefinitionParser());
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/execution/config/spring-batch-execution-1.0.xsd b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/execution/config/spring-batch-execution-1.0.xsd
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--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/execution/config/spring-batch-execution-1.0.xsd
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<xs:schema xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/batch-execution"
-	xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
-	targetNamespace="http://www.springframework.org/schema/batch-execution"
-	elementFormDefault="qualified" attributeFormDefault="unqualified" version="1.0">
-
-	<xs:element name="job">
-		<xs:annotation>
-			<xs:documentation><![CDATA[Defines a uniquely identified job that is referenced at runtime.]]></xs:documentation>
-		</xs:annotation>
-		<xs:complexType>
-			<xs:choice minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
-				<xs:element name="chunk-step" type="chunkStepType">
-					<xs:annotation>
-						<xs:documentation><![CDATA[Defines a step that supports chunking]]></xs:documentation>
-					</xs:annotation>
-				</xs:element>
-				<xs:element name="tasklet-step" type="taskletStepType">
-					<xs:annotation>
-						<xs:documentation><![CDATA[Defines a step that executes a tasklet]]></xs:documentation>
-					</xs:annotation>
-				</xs:element>
-			</xs:choice>
-		</xs:complexType>
-	</xs:element>
-
-	<!-- Types -->
-	<xs:complexType name="chunkStepType">
-		<xs:attribute name="id" type="xs:string" use="required">
-			<xs:annotation>
-				<xs:documentation><![CDATA[The unique identifier to use in this step.  The id must be unique within the context of this job.]]></xs:documentation>
-			</xs:annotation>
-		</xs:attribute>
-		<xs:attribute name="size" type="xs:positiveInteger" use="required">
-			<xs:annotation>
-				<xs:documentation><![CDATA[The number of elements to be processed per chunk. This must be a number greater than 0.]]></xs:documentation>
-			</xs:annotation>
-		</xs:attribute>
-		<xs:attribute name="item-reader" type="xs:string" use="required">
-			<xs:annotation>
-				<xs:documentation><![CDATA[The id of the ItemReader implementation to read from in this step]]></xs:documentation>
-			</xs:annotation>
-		</xs:attribute>
-		<xs:attribute name="item-writer" type="xs:string" use="required">
-			<xs:annotation>
-				<xs:documentation><![CDATA[The id of the ItemWriter implementation to write to in this step]]></xs:documentation>
-			</xs:annotation>
-		</xs:attribute>
-		<xs:attribute name="transaction-manager" type="xs:string" use="optional"
-			default="transaction-manager">
-			<xs:annotation>
-				<xs:documentation><![CDATA[The id of the transaction manager to use in this step.  This should be an implementation of Spring's PlatformTransactionManager.]]></xs:documentation>
-			</xs:annotation>
-		</xs:attribute>
-		<xs:attributeGroup ref="rerun.enum"/>
-		<xs:attribute name="input-skip-limit" type="xs:nonNegativeInteger" use="optional">
-			<xs:annotation>
-				<xs:documentation><![CDATA[The maximum number of items the ItemReader can skip before this step is marked as a failure.  The default is no limit.]]></xs:documentation>
-			</xs:annotation>
-		</xs:attribute>
-		<xs:attribute name="output-skip-limit" type="xs:nonNegativeInteger" use="optional">
-			<xs:annotation>
-				<xs:documentation><![CDATA[The maximum number of items the ItemWriter can skip before this step is marked as a failure.  The default is no limit.]]></xs:documentation>
-			</xs:annotation>
-		</xs:attribute>
-	</xs:complexType>
-
-	<xs:complexType name="taskletStepType">
-		<xs:attribute name="id" type="xs:string" use="required">
-			<xs:annotation>
-				<xs:documentation><![CDATA[The unique identifier to use in this step.  The id must be unique within the context of this job.]]></xs:documentation>
-			</xs:annotation>
-		</xs:attribute>
-		<xs:attribute name="tasklet" type="xs:string" use="required">
-			<xs:annotation>
-				<xs:documentation><![CDATA[The id of the Tasklet implementation to execute in this step.]]></xs:documentation>
-			</xs:annotation>
-		</xs:attribute>
-		<xs:attributeGroup ref="rerun.enum"/>
-	</xs:complexType>
-
-	<!-- Enumerations -->
-	<xs:attributeGroup name="rerun.enum">
-		<xs:attribute name="rerun" use="optional">
-			<xs:annotation>
-				<xs:documentation><![CDATA[When to re-run this step.  The default is 'incomplete.
-  * always:     Always re-run this step
-  * never:      Never re-run this step
-  * incomplete: Re-run this step whenever a previous execution was incomplete]]></xs:documentation>
-			</xs:annotation>
-			<xs:simpleType>
-				<xs:restriction base="xs:token">
-					<xs:enumeration value="always"/>
-					<xs:enumeration value="never"/>
-					<xs:enumeration value="complete"/>
-					<xs:enumeration value="incomplete"/>
-				</xs:restriction>
-			</xs:simpleType>
-		</xs:attribute>
-	</xs:attributeGroup>
-</xs:schema>