diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/ApplicationContextJobFactory.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/ApplicationContextJobFactory.java
index 86e8c71fc..bbad0185a 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/ApplicationContextJobFactory.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/ApplicationContextJobFactory.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import org.springframework.batch.core.JobParametersIncrementer;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
-import org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext;
 
 /**
  * A {@link JobFactory} that creates its own {@link ApplicationContext} from a