diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/AnnotationFinder.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/AnnotationFinder.java
index e3e3a8514f..1caefbdbe1 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/AnnotationFinder.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/AnnotationFinder.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.
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 
 import org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils;
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils.MethodCallback;
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils.MethodCallback;
  *
  * @author Dave Syer
  * @author Gunnar Hillert
+ * @author Soby Chacko
  *
  */
 abstract class AnnotationFinder {
@@ -46,13 +48,12 @@ abstract class AnnotationFinder {
 		return reference.get();
 	}
 
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	private static Class<?> getTargetClass(Object targetObject) {
 		Class<?> targetClass = targetObject.getClass();
 		if (AopUtils.isAopProxy(targetObject)) {
 			targetClass = AopUtils.getTargetClass(targetObject);
 		}
-		else if (AopUtils.isCglibProxyClass(targetClass)) {
+		else if (ClassUtils.isCglibProxyClass(targetClass)) {
 			Class<?> superClass = targetObject.getClass().getSuperclass();
 			if (!Object.class.equals(superClass)) {
 				targetClass = superClass;
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/router/AbstractMessageRouter.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/router/AbstractMessageRouter.java
index ba90f0e984..9be804808d 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/router/AbstractMessageRouter.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/router/AbstractMessageRouter.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2011 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.
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.integration.router;
 import java.util.Collection;
 
 import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.support.ConversionServiceFactory;
+import org.springframework.core.convert.support.DefaultConversionService;
 import org.springframework.integration.Message;
 import org.springframework.integration.MessageChannel;
 import org.springframework.integration.MessageDeliveryException;
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import org.springframework.jmx.export.annotation.ManagedResource;
  * @author Mark Fisher
  * @author Oleg Zhurakousky
  * @author Gunnar Hillert
+ * @author Soby Chacko
  */
 @ManagedResource
 public abstract class AbstractMessageRouter extends AbstractMessageHandler {
@@ -100,10 +101,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageRouter extends AbstractMessageHandler {
 		return this.messagingTemplate;
 	}
 
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	protected ConversionService getRequiredConversionService() {
 		if (this.getConversionService() == null) {
-			this.setConversionService(ConversionServiceFactory.createDefaultConversionService());
+			this.setConversionService(new DefaultConversionService());
 		}
 		return this.getConversionService();
 	}
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/BeanFactoryTypeConverter.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/BeanFactoryTypeConverter.java
index ebe5ed8399..69eb44b0f4 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/BeanFactoryTypeConverter.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/BeanFactoryTypeConverter.java
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryAware;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.support.ConversionServiceFactory;
+import org.springframework.core.convert.support.DefaultConversionService;
 import org.springframework.expression.TypeConverter;
 
 /**
  * @author Dave Syer
  * @author Oleg Zhurakousky
  * @author Gary Russell
+ * @author Soby Chacko
  */
 public class BeanFactoryTypeConverter implements TypeConverter, BeanFactoryAware {
 
@@ -43,11 +44,10 @@ public class BeanFactoryTypeConverter implements TypeConverter, BeanFactoryAware
 	private volatile ConversionService conversionService;
 
 
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	public BeanFactoryTypeConverter() {
 		synchronized (BeanFactoryTypeConverter.class) {
 			if (defaultConversionService == null) {
-				defaultConversionService = ConversionServiceFactory.createDefaultConversionService();
+				defaultConversionService = new DefaultConversionService();
 			}
 		}
 		this.conversionService = defaultConversionService;
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/MessagingMethodInvokerHelper.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/MessagingMethodInvokerHelper.java
index 22ea6ca674..af98e99626 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/MessagingMethodInvokerHelper.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/MessagingMethodInvokerHelper.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.
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @author Oleg Zhurakousky
  * @author Dave Syer
  * @author Gunnar Hillert
+ * @author Soby Chacko
  *
  * @since 2.0
  */
@@ -356,13 +357,12 @@ public class MessagingMethodInvokerHelper<T> extends AbstractExpressionEvaluator
 		return fallbackMethods;
 	}
 
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	private Class<?> getTargetClass(Object targetObject) {
 		Class<?> targetClass = targetObject.getClass();
 		if (AopUtils.isAopProxy(targetObject)) {
 			targetClass = AopUtils.getTargetClass(targetObject);
 		}
-		else if (AopUtils.isCglibProxyClass(targetClass)) {
+		else if (org.springframework.util.ClassUtils.isCglibProxyClass(targetClass)) {
 			Class<?> superClass = targetObject.getClass().getSuperclass();
 			if (!Object.class.equals(superClass)) {
 				targetClass = superClass;