diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/annotation/BatchRegistrar.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/annotation/BatchRegistrar.java
index 3c8878fec..2acbc37a7 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/annotation/BatchRegistrar.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/annotation/BatchRegistrar.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
 import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.support.AutomaticJobRegistrar;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.support.DefaultJobLoader;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.support.JobRegistryBeanPostProcessor;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.support.MapJobRegistry;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.explore.support.JobExplorerFactoryBean;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.launch.support.JobOperatorFactoryBean;
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ class BatchRegistrar implements ImportBeanDefinitionRegistrar {
 		registerJobExplorer(registry, batchAnnotation, importingClassName);
 		registerJobLauncher(registry, batchAnnotation, importingClassName);
 		registerJobRegistry(registry);
-		registerJobRegistryBeanPostProcessor(registry);
 		registerJobOperator(registry, batchAnnotation);
 		registerAutomaticJobRegistrar(registry, batchAnnotation);
 		watch.stop();
@@ -212,19 +210,6 @@ class BatchRegistrar implements ImportBeanDefinitionRegistrar {
 		registry.registerBeanDefinition("jobRegistry", beanDefinition);
 	}
 
-	private void registerJobRegistryBeanPostProcessor(BeanDefinitionRegistry registry) {
-		if (registry.containsBeanDefinition("jobRegistryBeanPostProcessor")) {
-			LOGGER.info("Bean jobRegistryBeanPostProcessor already defined in the application context, skipping"
-					+ " the registration of a jobRegistryBeanPostProcessor");
-			return;
-		}
-		BeanDefinitionBuilder beanDefinitionBuilder = BeanDefinitionBuilder
-				.genericBeanDefinition(JobRegistryBeanPostProcessor.class);
-		beanDefinitionBuilder.addPropertyReference("jobRegistry", "jobRegistry");
-
-		registry.registerBeanDefinition("jobRegistryBeanPostProcessor", beanDefinitionBuilder.getBeanDefinition());
-	}
-
 	private void registerJobOperator(BeanDefinitionRegistry registry, EnableBatchProcessing batchAnnotation) {
 		if (registry.containsBeanDefinition("jobOperator")) {
 			LOGGER.info("Bean jobOperator already defined in the application context, skipping"
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/annotation/EnableBatchProcessing.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/annotation/EnableBatchProcessing.java
index a5e2b8e97..a1765cdd0 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/annotation/EnableBatchProcessing.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/annotation/EnableBatchProcessing.java
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
  * <li>a {@link org.springframework.batch.core.launch.JobOperator} (bean name
  * "jobOperator" of type
  * {@link org.springframework.batch.core.launch.support.SimpleJobOperator})</li>
- * <li>a
- * {@link org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.support.JobRegistryBeanPostProcessor}
- * (bean name "jobRegistryBeanPostProcessor" of type
- * {@link org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.support.JobRegistryBeanPostProcessor})</li>
  * </ul>
  *
  * If the configuration is specified as <code>modular=true</code>, the context also
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/DefaultBatchConfiguration.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/DefaultBatchConfiguration.java
index ef74ed607..e470bc829 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/DefaultBatchConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/DefaultBatchConfiguration.java
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Isolation;
  * <li>a {@link JobLauncher} named "jobLauncher"</li>
  * <li>a {@link JobRegistry} named "jobRegistry"</li>
  * <li>a {@link JobOperator} named "JobOperator"</li>
- * <li>a {@link JobRegistryBeanPostProcessor} named "jobRegistryBeanPostProcessor"</li>
  * <li>a {@link org.springframework.batch.core.scope.StepScope} named "stepScope"</li>
  * <li>a {@link org.springframework.batch.core.scope.JobScope} named "jobScope"</li>
  * </ul>
@@ -202,19 +201,6 @@ public class DefaultBatchConfiguration implements ApplicationContextAware {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Bean
-	public JobRegistryBeanPostProcessor jobRegistryBeanPostProcessor() throws BatchConfigurationException {
-		JobRegistryBeanPostProcessor jobRegistryBeanPostProcessor = new JobRegistryBeanPostProcessor();
-		jobRegistryBeanPostProcessor.setJobRegistry(jobRegistry());
-		try {
-			jobRegistryBeanPostProcessor.afterPropertiesSet();
-			return jobRegistryBeanPostProcessor;
-		}
-		catch (Exception e) {
-			throw new BatchConfigurationException("Unable to configure the default job registry BeanPostProcessor", e);
-		}
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Getters to customize the configuration of infrastructure beans
 	 */