diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/simpleTaskletJob.xml b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/simpleTaskletJob.xml
index a46694205..ec7ee81c6 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/simpleTaskletJob.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/simpleTaskletJob.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,4 @@
 
 	<bean parent="customEditorConfigurer" />
 
-	<!-- register the step scope with the application context -->
-	<bean class="org.springframework.batch.execution.scope.StepScope" />
-
 </beans>
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/simple-container-definition.xml b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/simple-container-definition.xml
index fdfed86b0..cdfa7387f 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/simple-container-definition.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/simple-container-definition.xml
@@ -160,10 +160,6 @@
 				pointcut="execution( * org.springframework.batch.item.ItemProcessor+.process(Object)) and args(item)"
 				method="doStronglyTypedLogging" />
 
-			<aop:after-returning returning="item"
-				pointcut="execution(Object org.springframework.batch.item.ItemReader+.read())"
-				method="doStronglyTypedLogging" />
-
 		</aop:aspect>
 	</aop:config>