diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/cafe/CafeDemo.java b/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/cafe/CafeDemo.java
index 55e93a3fea..bc8558f366 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/cafe/CafeDemo.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/cafe/CafeDemo.java
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ public class CafeDemo {
 		else {
 			context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("cafeDemo.xml", CafeDemo.class);
 		}
-		context.start();
 		Cafe cafe = (Cafe) context.getBean("cafe");
 		DrinkOrder order = new DrinkOrder();
 		Drink hotDoubleLatte = new Drink(DrinkType.LATTE, 2, false);
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/BinaryFileCopyDemo.java b/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/BinaryFileCopyDemo.java
index 61c1806615..008c2b985c 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/BinaryFileCopyDemo.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/BinaryFileCopyDemo.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ public class BinaryFileCopyDemo {
 		FileCopyDemoCommon.setupDirectories();
 		ClassPathXmlApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("fileCopyDemo-binary.xml",
 				BinaryFileCopyDemo.class);
-		context.start();
 	}
 	
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/FileBasedFileCopyDemo.java b/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/FileBasedFileCopyDemo.java
index f6d144895e..0fd79413a1 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/FileBasedFileCopyDemo.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/FileBasedFileCopyDemo.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ public class FileBasedFileCopyDemo {
 		FileCopyDemoCommon.setupDirectories();
 		ClassPathXmlApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("fileCopyDemo-file.xml",
 				FileBasedFileCopyDemo.class);
-		context.start();
 	}
 	
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/TextFileCopyDemo.java b/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/TextFileCopyDemo.java
index 8503e220d4..fe673a1ea7 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/TextFileCopyDemo.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/filecopy/TextFileCopyDemo.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ public class TextFileCopyDemo {
 		FileCopyDemoCommon.setupDirectories();
 		ClassPathXmlApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("fileCopyDemo-text.xml",
 				TextFileCopyDemo.class);
-		context.start();
 	}
 	
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/helloworld/HelloWorldDemo.java b/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/helloworld/HelloWorldDemo.java
index b251b32b6e..5b85bb4115 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/helloworld/HelloWorldDemo.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/helloworld/HelloWorldDemo.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ public class HelloWorldDemo {
 
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
 		AbstractApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("helloWorldDemo.xml", HelloWorldDemo.class);
-		context.start();
 		ChannelRegistry channelRegistry = (ChannelRegistry) context.getBean(MessageBusParser.MESSAGE_BUS_BEAN_NAME);
 		MessageChannel inputChannel = channelRegistry.lookupChannel("inputChannel");
 		MessageChannel outputChannel = channelRegistry.lookupChannel("outputChannel");
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/oddeven/OddEvenDemo.java b/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/oddeven/OddEvenDemo.java
index e7e30eda61..bb59e8bbba 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/oddeven/OddEvenDemo.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/oddeven/OddEvenDemo.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ public class OddEvenDemo {
 
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
 		AbstractApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("oddEvenDemo.xml", OddEvenDemo.class);
-		context.start();
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/quote/QuoteDemo.java b/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/quote/QuoteDemo.java
index 09879c8711..f823df0e7c 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/quote/QuoteDemo.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/quote/QuoteDemo.java
@@ -26,6 +26,5 @@ public class QuoteDemo {
 
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
 		AbstractApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("quoteDemo.xml", QuoteDemo.class);
-		context.start();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/ws/WebServiceDemo.java b/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/ws/WebServiceDemo.java
index 7af7bd2353..c7540bc6b1 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/ws/WebServiceDemo.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/ws/WebServiceDemo.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ public class WebServiceDemo {
 
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
 		ClassPathXmlApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("temperatureConversion.xml", WebServiceDemo.class);
-		context.start();
 
 		// Compose the XML message according to the server's schema
 		String requestMessage =