diff --git a/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/ehcache/EhCacheCacheManager.java b/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/ehcache/EhCacheCacheManager.java
index c5c9f0978f..44ca01b25e 100644
--- a/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/ehcache/EhCacheCacheManager.java
+++ b/spring-context-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/cache/ehcache/EhCacheCacheManager.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2015 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.
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import net.sf.ehcache.Status;
 
 import org.springframework.cache.Cache;
 import org.springframework.cache.transaction.AbstractTransactionSupportingCacheManager;
-import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
  * CacheManager backed by an EhCache {@link net.sf.ehcache.CacheManager}.
@@ -81,8 +80,10 @@ public class EhCacheCacheManager extends AbstractTransactionSupportingCacheManag
 	@Override
 	protected Collection<Cache> loadCaches() {
 		Status status = getCacheManager().getStatus();
-		Assert.isTrue(Status.STATUS_ALIVE.equals(status),
-				"An 'alive' EhCache CacheManager is required - current cache is " + status.toString());
+		if (!Status.STATUS_ALIVE.equals(status)) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException(
+					"An 'alive' EhCache CacheManager is required - current cache is " + status.toString());
+		}
 
 		String[] names = getCacheManager().getCacheNames();
 		Collection<Cache> caches = new LinkedHashSet<Cache>(names.length);
@@ -94,8 +95,7 @@ public class EhCacheCacheManager extends AbstractTransactionSupportingCacheManag
 
 	@Override
 	protected Cache getMissingCache(String name) {
-		// check the EhCache cache again
-		// (in case the cache was added at runtime)
+		// Check the EhCache cache again (in case the cache was added at runtime)
 		Ehcache ehcache = getCacheManager().getEhcache(name);
 		if (ehcache != null) {
 			return new EhCacheCache(ehcache);
diff --git a/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/ehcache/EhCacheCacheManagerTests.java b/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/ehcache/EhCacheCacheManagerTests.java
index 4c3e41722b..e0f7db5f1e 100644
--- a/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/ehcache/EhCacheCacheManagerTests.java
+++ b/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/ehcache/EhCacheCacheManagerTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2015 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.
@@ -30,9 +30,12 @@ import org.springframework.cache.transaction.AbstractTransactionSupportingCacheM
 public class EhCacheCacheManagerTests extends AbstractTransactionSupportingCacheManagerTests<EhCacheCacheManager> {
 
 	private CacheManager nativeCacheManager;
+
 	private EhCacheCacheManager cacheManager;
+
 	private EhCacheCacheManager transactionalCacheManager;
 
+
 	@Before
 	public void setup() {
 		nativeCacheManager = new CacheManager(new Configuration().name("EhCacheCacheManagerTests")
@@ -58,7 +61,8 @@ public class EhCacheCacheManagerTests extends AbstractTransactionSupportingCache
 	protected EhCacheCacheManager getCacheManager(boolean transactionAware) {
 		if (transactionAware) {
 			return transactionalCacheManager;
-		} else {
+		}
+		else {
 			return cacheManager;
 		}
 	}
@@ -77,4 +81,5 @@ public class EhCacheCacheManagerTests extends AbstractTransactionSupportingCache
 	protected void removeNativeCache(String cacheName) {
 		nativeCacheManager.removeCache(cacheName);
 	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/jcache/JCacheCacheManagerTests.java b/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/jcache/JCacheCacheManagerTests.java
index b8f201e104..734622672f 100644
--- a/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/jcache/JCacheCacheManagerTests.java
+++ b/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/jcache/JCacheCacheManagerTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2015 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.
@@ -33,9 +33,12 @@ import static org.mockito.BDDMockito.*;
 public class JCacheCacheManagerTests extends AbstractTransactionSupportingCacheManagerTests<JCacheCacheManager> {
 
 	private CacheManagerMock cacheManagerMock;
+
 	private JCacheCacheManager cacheManager;
+
 	private JCacheCacheManager transactionalCacheManager;
 
+
 	@Before
 	public void setupOnce() {
 		cacheManagerMock = new CacheManagerMock();
@@ -55,7 +58,8 @@ public class JCacheCacheManagerTests extends AbstractTransactionSupportingCacheM
 	protected JCacheCacheManager getCacheManager(boolean transactionAware) {
 		if (transactionAware) {
 			return transactionalCacheManager;
-		} else {
+		}
+		else {
 			return cacheManager;
 		}
 	}
@@ -75,9 +79,11 @@ public class JCacheCacheManagerTests extends AbstractTransactionSupportingCacheM
 		cacheManagerMock.removeCache(cacheName);
 	}
 
+
 	private static class CacheManagerMock {
 
 		private final List<String> cacheNames;
+
 		private final CacheManager cacheManager;
 
 		private CacheManagerMock() {
@@ -103,4 +109,5 @@ public class JCacheCacheManagerTests extends AbstractTransactionSupportingCacheM
 			given(cacheManager.getCache(name)).willReturn(null);
 		}
 	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/transaction/AbstractTransactionSupportingCacheManagerTests.java b/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/transaction/AbstractTransactionSupportingCacheManagerTests.java
index 3adb8bbea0..a86bd573cd 100644
--- a/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/transaction/AbstractTransactionSupportingCacheManagerTests.java
+++ b/spring-context-support/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/transaction/AbstractTransactionSupportingCacheManagerTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2015 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.
@@ -42,11 +42,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractTransactionSupportingCacheManagerTests<T extends C
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the {@link CacheManager} to use.
-	 *
 	 * @param transactionAware if the requested cache manager should be aware
 	 * of the transaction
 	 * @return the cache manager to use
-	 * @see org.springframework.cache.transaction.AbstractTransactionSupportingCacheManager#setTransactionAware(boolean)
+	 * @see org.springframework.cache.transaction.AbstractTransactionSupportingCacheManager#setTransactionAware
 	 */
 	protected abstract T getCacheManager(boolean transactionAware);
 
@@ -65,6 +64,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractTransactionSupportingCacheManagerTests<T extends C
 	 */
 	protected abstract void removeNativeCache(String cacheName);
 
+
 	@Test
 	public void getOnExistingCache() {
 		assertThat(getCacheManager(false).getCache(CACHE_NAME), is(instanceOf(getCacheType())));
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractTransactionSupportingCacheManagerTests<T extends C
 		addNativeCache(cacheName);
 		assertFalse(cacheManager.getCacheNames().contains(cacheName));
 		try {
-			assertThat(cacheManager.getCache(cacheName),
-					is(instanceOf(getCacheType())));
+			assertThat(cacheManager.getCache(cacheName), is(instanceOf(getCacheType())));
 			assertTrue(cacheManager.getCacheNames().contains(cacheName));
-		} finally {
+		}
+		finally {
 			removeNativeCache(cacheName);
 		}
 	}
@@ -109,8 +109,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractTransactionSupportingCacheManagerTests<T extends C
 			assertThat(cacheManager.getCache(cacheName),
 					is(instanceOf(TransactionAwareCacheDecorator.class)));
 			assertTrue(cacheManager.getCacheNames().contains(cacheName));
-		} finally {
+		}
+		finally {
 			removeNativeCache(cacheName);
 		}
 	}
+
 }