diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/JdkConcurrentStepExecutionSynchronizer.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/JdkConcurrentStepExecutionSynchronizer.java
index 442103107..ca286b35c 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/JdkConcurrentStepExecutionSynchronizer.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/JdkConcurrentStepExecutionSynchronizer.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import org.springframework.batch.core.StepExecution;
  * 
  * @author Ben Hale
  */
-class JdkConcurrentStepExecutionSynchronizer implements StepExecutionSynchronizer {
+public class JdkConcurrentStepExecutionSynchronizer implements StepExecutionSynchronizer {
 
 	private final Semaphore semaphore = new Semaphore(1);
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/StepExecutionSynchronizerFactory.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/StepExecutionSynchronizerFactory.java
deleted file mode 100644
index be8d21588..000000000
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/StepExecutionSynchronizerFactory.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2002-2007 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.core.step;
-
-/**
- * A factory for {@link StepExecutionSynchronizer} which simply creates one from
- * java.util.concurrent components.
- * 
- * @author Ben Hale
- * @author Dave Syer
- */
-public class StepExecutionSynchronizerFactory {
-
-	private final StepExecutionSynchronizer synchronizer;
-
-	public StepExecutionSynchronizerFactory() {
-		synchronizer = new JdkConcurrentStepExecutionSynchronizer();
-	}
-
-	public StepExecutionSynchronizer getStepExecutionSynchronizer() {
-		return synchronizer;
-	}
-}
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/TaskletStep.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/TaskletStep.java
index 79de7486d..bf72bc24f 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/TaskletStep.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/TaskletStep.java
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.JobRepository;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.scope.StepContext;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.scope.StepContextRepeatCallback;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.step.AbstractStep;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.step.JdkConcurrentStepExecutionSynchronizer;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.step.StepExecutionSynchronizer;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.step.StepExecutionSynchronizerFactory;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.step.StepInterruptionPolicy;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.step.ThreadStepInterruptionPolicy;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext;
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class TaskletStep extends AbstractStep {
 
 	private Tasklet tasklet;
 
-	private StepExecutionSynchronizer synchronizer;
+	private StepExecutionSynchronizer synchronizer = new JdkConcurrentStepExecutionSynchronizer();
 
 	/**
 	 * Default constructor.
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ public class TaskletStep extends AbstractStep {
 	 */
 	public TaskletStep(String name) {
 		super(name);
-		synchronizer = new StepExecutionSynchronizerFactory()
-				.getStepExecutionSynchronizer();
 	}
 
 	/**