diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/PropertiesLoaderUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/PropertiesLoaderUtils.java
index 256cee84ef..6efa78f3da 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/PropertiesLoaderUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/PropertiesLoaderUtils.java
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@ public abstract class PropertiesLoaderUtils {
 	 * @throws IOException if loading failed
 	 */
 	public static void fillProperties(Properties props, Resource resource) throws IOException {
-		InputStream is = resource.getInputStream();
-		try {
+		try (InputStream is = resource.getInputStream()) {
 			String filename = resource.getFilename();
 			if (filename != null && filename.endsWith(XML_FILE_EXTENSION)) {
 				props.loadFromXML(is);
@@ -140,9 +139,6 @@ public abstract class PropertiesLoaderUtils {
 				props.load(is);
 			}
 		}
-		finally {
-			is.close();
-		}
 	}
 
 	/**