diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 49b6972094..ccad575417 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ project("spring-web") {
 		optional(project(":spring-oxm")) // for MarshallingHttpMessageConverter
 		compile("aopalliance:aopalliance:1.0")
 		provided("javax.el:javax.el-api:2.2.4")
-		provided("com.sun.faces:jsf-api:2.1.7")
+		provided("javax.faces:javax.faces-api:2.2")
 		provided("javax.portlet:portlet-api:2.0")
 		provided("javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:3.0.1")
 		provided("javax.servlet.jsp:jsp-api:2.1")
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/FacesRequestAttributes.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/FacesRequestAttributes.java
index 32f4585234..3c3f6437eb 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/FacesRequestAttributes.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/FacesRequestAttributes.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2013 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.
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.web.context.request;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.Map;
-import javax.faces.application.Application;
-import javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot;
 import javax.faces.context.ExternalContext;
 import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
 import javax.portlet.PortletSession;
@@ -43,6 +41,8 @@ import org.springframework.web.util.WebUtils;
  * callbacks, consider defining a Spring {@link RequestContextListener} in your
  * {@code web.xml}.
  *
+ * <p>Requires JSF 2.0 or higher, as of Spring 4.0.
+ *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 2.5.2
  * @see javax.faces.context.FacesContext#getExternalContext()
@@ -199,28 +199,13 @@ public class FacesRequestAttributes implements RequestAttributes {
 			return getFacesContext().getViewRoot();
 		}
 		else if ("viewScope".equals(key)) {
-			try {
-				return ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(UIViewRoot.class.getMethod("getViewMap"), getFacesContext().getViewRoot());
-			}
-			catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
-				throw new IllegalStateException("JSF 2.0 API not available", ex);
-			}
+			return getFacesContext().getViewRoot().getViewMap();
 		}
 		else if ("flash".equals(key)) {
-			try {
-				return ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(ExternalContext.class.getMethod("getFlash"), getExternalContext());
-			}
-			catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
-				throw new IllegalStateException("JSF 2.0 API not available", ex);
-			}
+			return getExternalContext().getFlash();
 		}
 		else if ("resource".equals(key)) {
-			try {
-				return ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(Application.class.getMethod("getResourceHandler"), getFacesContext().getApplication());
-			}
-			catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
-				throw new IllegalStateException("JSF 2.0 API not available", ex);
-			}
+			return getFacesContext().getApplication().getResourceHandler();
 		}
 		else {
 			return null;
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/FacesWebRequest.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/FacesWebRequest.java
index 940e0c9d0a..18983a14cf 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/FacesWebRequest.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/FacesWebRequest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2013 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.
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 /**
  * {@link WebRequest} adapter for a JSF {@link javax.faces.context.FacesContext}.
  *
+ * <p>Requires JSF 2.0 or higher, as of Spring 4.0.
+ *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 2.5.2
  */