diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/item/writer/StagingItemProcessorTests.java b/spring-batch-samples/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/sample/item/writer/StagingItemProcessorTests.java
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-package org.springframework.batch.sample.item.writer;
-
-import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobExecution;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobInstance;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.JobParameters;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.domain.StepExecution;
-import org.springframework.batch.execution.scope.SimpleStepContext;
-import org.springframework.batch.execution.scope.StepSynchronizationManager;
-import org.springframework.batch.sample.tasklet.JobSupport;
-import org.springframework.batch.sample.tasklet.StepSupport;
-import org.springframework.test.AbstractTransactionalDataSourceSpringContextTests;
-import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
-
-public class StagingItemProcessorTests extends AbstractTransactionalDataSourceSpringContextTests {
-
-	private StagingItemWriter writer;
-
-	public void setProcessor(StagingItemWriter processor) {
-		this.writer = processor;
-	}
-
-	protected String[] getConfigLocations() {
-		return new String[] { ClassUtils.addResourcePathToPackagePath(StagingItemWriter.class,
-				"staging-test-context.xml") };
-	}
-
-	protected void prepareTestInstance() throws Exception {
-		SimpleStepContext stepScopeContext = new SimpleStepContext(new StepExecution(new StepSupport("stepName"),
-				new JobExecution(new JobInstance(new Long(12), new JobParameters(), new JobSupport("job")))));
-		StepSynchronizationManager.register(stepScopeContext);
-		super.prepareTestInstance();
-	}
-
-	public void testProcessInsertsNewItem() throws Exception {
-		int before = getJdbcTemplate().queryForInt("SELECT COUNT(*) from BATCH_STAGING");
-		writer.write("FOO");
-		int after = getJdbcTemplate().queryForInt("SELECT COUNT(*) from BATCH_STAGING");
-		assertEquals(before + 1, after);
-	}
-
-}