diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/advice/MethodExecutionLogAdvice.java b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/advice/MethodExecutionLogAdvice.java
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--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/advice/MethodExecutionLogAdvice.java
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-/*
- * Copyright 2006-2007 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.springframework.batch.sample.advice;
-
-import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
-import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
-import org.aspectj.lang.JoinPoint;
-
-
-/**
- * Wraps calls for 'Processing' methods which output a single Object to write
- * the string representation of the object to the log.
- * 
- * @author Lucas Ward
- */
-public class MethodExecutionLogAdvice {
-    
-    private static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(MethodExecutionLogAdvice.class);
-
-    /**
-     * Wraps original method and adds logging both before and after method
-     */
-    public void doBasicLogging(JoinPoint jp) throws Throwable {
-    	
-        log.info("Processed method "+jp);
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/advice/TradeWriterLogAdvice.java b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/advice/TradeWriterLogAdvice.java
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-/*
- * Copyright 2006-2007 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.springframework.batch.sample.advice;
-
-import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
-import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
-import org.aspectj.lang.JoinPoint;
-import org.springframework.batch.sample.trade.Trade;
-
-
-/**
- * Wraps calls for 'Processing' methods which output a single Object to write
- * the string representation of the object to the log.
- * 
- * @author Lucas Ward
- */
-public class TradeWriterLogAdvice {
-    
-    private static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(TradeWriterLogAdvice.class);
-
-    /**
-     * Wraps original method and adds logging both before and after method
-     */
-    public void doBasicLogging(JoinPoint pjp, Trade trade) throws Throwable {
-    	
-        log.info("Processed: " + trade.toString());
-    }
-
-}