diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/repository/support/GemfireRepositoryFactoryBean.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/repository/support/GemfireRepositoryFactoryBean.java
index 704891fa..8f9dbcac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/repository/support/GemfireRepositoryFactoryBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/repository/support/GemfireRepositoryFactoryBean.java
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ public class GemfireRepositoryFactoryBean<T extends Repository<S, ID>, S, ID ext
 
 	private MappingContext<? extends GemfirePersistentEntity<?>, GemfirePersistentProperty> mappingContext;
 
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new {@link GemfireRepositoryFactoryBean} for the given repository interface.
+	 * 
+	 * @param repositoryInterface must not be {@literal null}.
+	 */
+	public GemfireRepositoryFactoryBean(Class<? extends T> repositoryInterface) {
+		super(repositoryInterface);
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * Sets a reference to the Spring {@link ApplicationContext} in which this object runs.
 	 *
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/cache/CompoundCachePutCacheEvictIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/cache/CompoundCachePutCacheEvictIntegrationTests.java
index 7b3ef521..603f4b14 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/cache/CompoundCachePutCacheEvictIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/cache/CompoundCachePutCacheEvictIntegrationTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2016 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.
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@
 
 package org.springframework.data.gemfire.cache;
 
-import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
+
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NonNull;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -51,10 +55,6 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 
-import lombok.Data;
-import lombok.NonNull;
-import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
-
 /**
  * Integration tests testing the contractual behavior and combination of using Spring'a {@link CachePut} annotation
  * followed by a {@link CacheEvict} annotation on an application {@link @Service} component.
@@ -182,10 +182,9 @@ public class CompoundCachePutCacheEvictIntegrationTests {
 		@Bean
 		GemfireRepositoryFactoryBean<PersonRepository, Person, Long> personRepository() {
 			GemfireRepositoryFactoryBean<PersonRepository, Person, Long> personRepository =
-				new GemfireRepositoryFactoryBean<PersonRepository, Person, Long>();
+				new GemfireRepositoryFactoryBean<PersonRepository, Person, Long>(PersonRepository.class);
 
 			personRepository.setGemfireMappingContext(new GemfireMappingContext());
-			personRepository.setRepositoryInterface(PersonRepository.class);
 
 			return personRepository;
 		}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/repository/support/GemfireRepositoryFactoryBeanTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/repository/support/GemfireRepositoryFactoryBeanTest.java
index 4dffc8c8..2fddf23e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/repository/support/GemfireRepositoryFactoryBeanTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/repository/support/GemfireRepositoryFactoryBeanTest.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class GemfireRepositoryFactoryBeanTest {
 
 	@Before
 	public void setup() {
-		repositoryFactoryBean = new GemfireRepositoryFactoryBean();
+		repositoryFactoryBean = new GemfireRepositoryFactoryBean(PersonRepository.class);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ public class GemfireRepositoryFactoryBeanTest {
 		doReturn(Collections.singletonMap("simple", region)).when(applicationContext).getBeansOfType(Region.class);
 
 		repositoryFactoryBean.setApplicationContext(applicationContext);
-		repositoryFactoryBean.setRepositoryInterface(PersonRepository.class);
 		repositoryFactoryBean.setGemfireMappingContext(new GemfireMappingContext());
 		repositoryFactoryBean.afterPropertiesSet();