diff --git a/org.springframework.jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/datasource/embedded/DerbyEmbeddedDatabaseConfigurer.java b/org.springframework.jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/datasource/embedded/DerbyEmbeddedDatabaseConfigurer.java
index be2270aa6d..6b7291cb61 100644
--- a/org.springframework.jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/datasource/embedded/DerbyEmbeddedDatabaseConfigurer.java
+++ b/org.springframework.jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/datasource/embedded/DerbyEmbeddedDatabaseConfigurer.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.embedded;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import javax.sql.DataSource;
@@ -54,8 +53,8 @@ final class DerbyEmbeddedDatabaseConfigurer implements EmbeddedDatabaseConfigure
 	public static synchronized DerbyEmbeddedDatabaseConfigurer getInstance() throws ClassNotFoundException {
 		if (INSTANCE == null) {
 			// disable log file
-			System.setProperty("derby.stream.error.method", 
-					DerbyEmbeddedDatabaseConfigurer.class.getName() + ".getNoopOutputStream");
+			System.setProperty("derby.stream.error.method",
+					OutputStreamFactory.class.getName() + ".getNoopOutputStream");
 			INSTANCE = new DerbyEmbeddedDatabaseConfigurer();
 		}
 		return INSTANCE;
@@ -101,17 +100,4 @@ final class DerbyEmbeddedDatabaseConfigurer implements EmbeddedDatabaseConfigure
 		}
 	}
 
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns an {@link OutputStream} that ignores all data given to it.
-	 * Used by {@link #getInstance()} to prevent writing to Derby.log file.
-	 */
-	public static OutputStream getNoopOutputStream() {
-		return new OutputStream() {
-			public void write(int b) throws IOException {
-				// ignore the output
-			}
-		};
-	}
-	
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/datasource/embedded/OutputStreamFactory.java b/org.springframework.jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/datasource/embedded/OutputStreamFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..811f389b31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.springframework.jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/datasource/embedded/OutputStreamFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 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.jdbc.datasource.embedded;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+
+/**
+ * Internal helper for exposing dummy OutputStreams to embedded databases
+ * such as Derby, preventing the creation of a log file.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 3.0
+ */
+public class OutputStreamFactory {
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns an {@link java.io.OutputStream} that ignores all data given to it.
+	 */
+	public static OutputStream getNoopOutputStream() {
+		return new OutputStream() {
+			public void write(int b) throws IOException {
+				// ignore the output
+			}
+		};
+	}
+
+}