diff --git a/spring-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/jms/listener/DefaultMessageListenerContainer.java b/spring-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/jms/listener/DefaultMessageListenerContainer.java
index 0a186d7889..7d2c7bce47 100644
--- a/spring-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/jms/listener/DefaultMessageListenerContainer.java
+++ b/spring-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/jms/listener/DefaultMessageListenerContainer.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.jms.listener;
 
 import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ import jakarta.jms.JMSException;
 import jakarta.jms.MessageConsumer;
 import jakarta.jms.Session;
 
-import org.springframework.core.Constants;
 import org.springframework.core.task.SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor;
 import org.springframework.core.task.TaskExecutor;
 import org.springframework.jms.JmsException;
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.backoff.FixedBackOff;
  * before listener execution, with no redelivery in case of an exception.
  *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 2.0
  * @see #setTransactionManager
  * @see #setCacheLevel
@@ -171,7 +172,17 @@ public class DefaultMessageListenerContainer extends AbstractPollingMessageListe
 	public static final int CACHE_AUTO = 4;
 
 
-	private static final Constants constants = new Constants(DefaultMessageListenerContainer.class);
+	/**
+	 * Map of constant names to constant values for the cache constants defined
+	 * in this class.
+	 */
+	private static final Map<String, Integer> constants = Map.of(
+			"CACHE_NONE", CACHE_NONE,
+			"CACHE_CONNECTION", CACHE_CONNECTION,
+			"CACHE_SESSION", CACHE_SESSION,
+			"CACHE_CONSUMER", CACHE_CONSUMER,
+			"CACHE_AUTO", CACHE_AUTO
+		);
 
 
 	@Nullable
@@ -266,10 +277,10 @@ public class DefaultMessageListenerContainer extends AbstractPollingMessageListe
 	 * @see #CACHE_AUTO
 	 */
 	public void setCacheLevelName(String constantName) throws IllegalArgumentException {
-		if (!constantName.startsWith("CACHE_")) {
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Only cache constants allowed");
-		}
-		setCacheLevel(constants.asNumber(constantName).intValue());
+		Assert.hasText(constantName, "'constantName' must not be null or blank");
+		Integer cacheLevel = constants.get(constantName);
+		Assert.notNull(cacheLevel, "Only cache constants allowed");
+		setCacheLevel(cacheLevel);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/jms/listener/DefaultMessageListenerContainerTests.java b/spring-jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/jms/listener/DefaultMessageListenerContainerTests.java
index a7a6e993d0..0d7fabdc30 100644
--- a/spring-jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/jms/listener/DefaultMessageListenerContainerTests.java
+++ b/spring-jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/jms/listener/DefaultMessageListenerContainerTests.java
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@
 
 package org.springframework.jms.listener;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import jakarta.jms.Connection;
 import jakarta.jms.ConnectionFactory;
@@ -27,11 +30,14 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.mockito.invocation.InvocationOnMock;
 import org.mockito.stubbing.Answer;
 
+import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.backoff.BackOff;
 import org.springframework.util.backoff.BackOffExecution;
 import org.springframework.util.backoff.FixedBackOff;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalArgumentException;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatNoException;
 import static org.mockito.BDDMockito.given;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
@@ -42,6 +48,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
  *
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  */
 class DefaultMessageListenerContainerTests {
 
@@ -138,6 +145,32 @@ class DefaultMessageListenerContainerTests {
 		container.destroy();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void setCacheLevelNameToUnsupportedValues() {
+		DefaultMessageListenerContainer container = new DefaultMessageListenerContainer();
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> container.setCacheLevelName(null));
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> container.setCacheLevelName("   "));
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> container.setCacheLevelName("bogus"));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * This test effectively verifies that the internal 'constants' map is properly
+	 * configured for all cache constants defined in {@link DefaultMessageListenerContainer}.
+	 */
+	@Test
+	void setCacheLevelNameToAllSupportedValues() {
+		DefaultMessageListenerContainer container = new DefaultMessageListenerContainer();
+		streamCacheConstants()
+				.map(Field::getName)
+				.forEach(name -> assertThatNoException().isThrownBy(() -> container.setCacheLevelName(name)));
+	}
+
+
+	private static Stream<Field> streamCacheConstants() {
+		return Arrays.stream(DefaultMessageListenerContainer.class.getFields())
+				.filter(ReflectionUtils::isPublicStaticFinal)
+				.filter(field -> field.getName().startsWith("CACHE_"));
+	}
 
 	private static DefaultMessageListenerContainer createRunningContainer() {
 		DefaultMessageListenerContainer container = createContainer(createSuccessfulConnectionFactory());