diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/BatchListenerFactoryHelper.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/BatchListenerFactoryHelper.java
index 508e89154..82205715f 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/BatchListenerFactoryHelper.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/BatchListenerFactoryHelper.java
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * @author Dave Syer
  * 
  */
-class BatchListenerFactoryHelper {
+abstract class BatchListenerFactoryHelper {
 
 	/**
 	 * @param itemReader
 	 * @param listeners
 	 */
-	public ItemReader getItemReader(ItemReader itemReader, StepListener[] listeners) {
+	public static ItemReader getItemReader(ItemReader itemReader, StepListener[] listeners) {
 
 		final CompositeItemReadListener multicaster = new CompositeItemReadListener();
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class BatchListenerFactoryHelper {
 	 * @param itemWriter
 	 * @param listeners
 	 */
-	public ItemWriter getItemWriter(ItemWriter itemWriter, StepListener[] listeners) {
+	public static ItemWriter getItemWriter(ItemWriter itemWriter, StepListener[] listeners) {
 		final CompositeItemWriteListener multicaster = new CompositeItemWriteListener();
 
 		for (int i = 0; i < listeners.length; i++) {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class BatchListenerFactoryHelper {
 	 * @param chunkOperations
 	 * @param listeners
 	 */
-	public RepeatOperations addChunkListeners(RepeatOperations chunkOperations, StepListener[] listeners) {
+	public static RepeatOperations addChunkListeners(RepeatOperations chunkOperations, StepListener[] listeners) {
 
 		final CompositeChunkListener multicaster = new CompositeChunkListener();
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class BatchListenerFactoryHelper {
 	/**
 	 * @param listeners
 	 */
-	public StepExecutionListener[] getStepListeners(StepListener[] listeners) {
+	public static StepExecutionListener[] getStepListeners(StepListener[] listeners) {
 		List list = new ArrayList();
 		for (int i = 0; i < listeners.length; i++) {
 			StepListener listener = listeners[i];
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class BatchListenerFactoryHelper {
 	/**
 	 * @param listeners
 	 */
-	public SkipListener[] getSkipListeners(StepListener[] listeners) {
+	public static SkipListener[] getSkipListeners(StepListener[] listeners) {
 		List list = new ArrayList();
 		for (int i = 0; i < listeners.length; i++) {
 			StepListener listener = listeners[i];
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/RepeatOperationsStepFactoryBean.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/RepeatOperationsStepFactoryBean.java
index b5e3b970f..660076ab0 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/RepeatOperationsStepFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/RepeatOperationsStepFactoryBean.java
@@ -84,12 +84,10 @@ public class RepeatOperationsStepFactoryBean extends AbstractStepFactoryBean {
 		ItemReader itemReader = getItemReader();
 		ItemWriter itemWriter = getItemWriter();
 
-		BatchListenerFactoryHelper helper = new BatchListenerFactoryHelper();
-
-		StepExecutionListener[] stepListeners = helper.getStepListeners(listeners);
-		itemReader = helper.getItemReader(itemReader, listeners);
-		itemWriter = helper.getItemWriter(itemWriter, listeners);
-		RepeatOperations chunkOperations = helper.addChunkListeners(this.chunkOperations, listeners);
+		StepExecutionListener[] stepListeners = BatchListenerFactoryHelper.getStepListeners(listeners);
+		itemReader = BatchListenerFactoryHelper.getItemReader(itemReader, listeners);
+		itemWriter = BatchListenerFactoryHelper.getItemWriter(itemWriter, listeners);
+		RepeatOperations chunkOperations = BatchListenerFactoryHelper.addChunkListeners(this.chunkOperations, listeners);
 
 		// In case they are used by subclasses:
 		setItemReader(itemReader);
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/SimpleStepFactoryBean.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/SimpleStepFactoryBean.java
index fc3cbd577..6ae5d611a 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/SimpleStepFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/SimpleStepFactoryBean.java
@@ -177,16 +177,14 @@ public class SimpleStepFactoryBean extends AbstractStepFactoryBean {
 		ItemReader itemReader = getItemReader();
 		ItemWriter itemWriter = getItemWriter();
 
-		BatchListenerFactoryHelper helper = new BatchListenerFactoryHelper();
-
 		chunkOperations = new RepeatTemplate();
 		chunkOperations.setCompletionPolicy(getChunkCompletionPolicy());
-		helper.addChunkListeners(chunkOperations, listeners);
+		BatchListenerFactoryHelper.addChunkListeners(chunkOperations, listeners);
 		step.setChunkOperations(chunkOperations);
 
-		StepExecutionListener[] stepListeners = helper.getStepListeners(listeners);
-		itemReader = helper.getItemReader(itemReader, listeners);
-		itemWriter = helper.getItemWriter(itemWriter, listeners);
+		StepExecutionListener[] stepListeners = BatchListenerFactoryHelper.getStepListeners(listeners);
+		itemReader = BatchListenerFactoryHelper.getItemReader(itemReader, listeners);
+		itemWriter = BatchListenerFactoryHelper.getItemWriter(itemWriter, listeners);
 
 		// In case they are used by subclasses:
 		setItemReader(itemReader);
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/SkipLimitStepFactoryBean.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/SkipLimitStepFactoryBean.java
index 9181ecbee..de31e0c70 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/SkipLimitStepFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/SkipLimitStepFactoryBean.java
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public class SkipLimitStepFactoryBean extends SimpleStepFactoryBean {
 					.asList(fatalExceptionClasses));
 			StatefulRetryItemHandler itemHandler = new StatefulRetryItemHandler(getItemReader(), getItemWriter(),
 					retryTemplate, itemKeyGenerator, readSkipPolicy, writeSkipPolicy);
-			itemHandler.setSkipListeners(new BatchListenerFactoryHelper().getSkipListeners(getListeners()));
+			itemHandler.setSkipListeners(BatchListenerFactoryHelper.getSkipListeners(getListeners()));
 
 			step.setItemHandler(itemHandler);