diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index afc7dca100..431f893084 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ project('spring-integration-amqp') {
     description = 'Spring Integration AMQP Support'
     dependencies {
         compile project(":spring-integration-core")
-        compile "org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion"
         compile "org.springframework:spring-tx:$springVersion"
         compile("org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-mapper-asl:$jacksonVersion") { optional = true }
         compile("org.springframework.amqp:spring-rabbit:$springAmqpVersion") {
@@ -259,7 +258,6 @@ project('spring-integration-gemfire') {
             exclude group: 'org.springframework', module: 'spring-core'
             exclude group: 'org.springframework', module: 'spring-tx'
         }
-        compile "org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion"
         compile "org.springframework:spring-tx:$springVersion"
         testCompile project(":spring-integration-stream")
         testCompile project(":spring-integration-test")
@@ -313,7 +311,6 @@ project('spring-integration-jdbc') {
     dependencies {
         compile project(":spring-integration-core")
         compile "org.springframework:spring-aop:$springVersion"
-        compile "org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion"
         compile "org.springframework:spring-jdbc:$springVersion"
         compile "org.springframework:spring-tx:$springVersion"
         testCompile project(":spring-integration-test")
@@ -332,12 +329,14 @@ project('spring-integration-jms') {
     description = 'Spring Integration JMS Support'
     dependencies {
         compile project(":spring-integration-core")
-        compile "org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion"
         compile "org.springframework:spring-jms:$springVersion"
         compile "org.springframework:spring-tx:$springVersion"
         compile ("org.apache.geronimo.specs:geronimo-jms_1.1_spec:1.1") { provided = true }
         testCompile project(":spring-integration-test")
-        testCompile "org.apache.activemq:activemq-core:5.3.0"
+        testCompile ("org.apache.activemq:activemq-core:5.3.0") {
+            exclude group: 'org.springframework', module: 'spring-context'
+        }        
+        
         testCompile "org.springframework:spring-oxm:$springVersion"
     }
 }
@@ -371,7 +370,7 @@ project('spring-integration-mongodb') {
     description = 'Spring Integration MongoDB Support'
     dependencies {
         compile project(":spring-integration-core")
-        compile "org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion"
+        compile "org.springframework:spring-tx:$springVersion"
         compile("org.springframework.data:spring-data-mongodb:$springDataMongoVersion") {
             exclude group: 'org.springframework', module: 'spring-aop'
             exclude group: 'org.springframework', module: 'spring-asm'
@@ -389,7 +388,6 @@ project('spring-integration-redis') {
     description = 'Spring Integration Redis Support'
     dependencies {
         compile project(":spring-integration-core")
-        compile "org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion"
         compile "org.springframework:spring-tx:$springVersion"
         compile("org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-mapper-asl:$jacksonVersion") 
         compile("org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-core-asl:$jacksonVersion") 
diff --git a/spring-integration-amqp/pom.xml b/spring-integration-amqp/pom.xml
index 20bb8e5989..b7297ce515 100644
--- a/spring-integration-amqp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-amqp/pom.xml
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@
       <version>3.0.7.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-integration-core</artifactId>
+      <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-stream</artifactId>
@@ -150,12 +156,6 @@
       <version>1.2.12</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.7.RELEASE</version>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.easymock</groupId>
       <artifactId>easymock</artifactId>
@@ -175,6 +175,12 @@
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-integration-test</artifactId>
+      <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
       <artifactId>hamcrest-all</artifactId>
@@ -187,24 +193,12 @@
       <version>1.8.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-integration-test</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit-dep</artifactId>
       <version>4.8.2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-integration-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
-    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/spring-integration-gemfire/pom.xml b/spring-integration-gemfire/pom.xml
index 92111cf0b6..0152026be4 100644
--- a/spring-integration-gemfire/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-gemfire/pom.xml
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@
       <version>3.0.7.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-integration-core</artifactId>
+      <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-stream</artifactId>
@@ -142,12 +148,6 @@
       <version>1.2.12</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.7.RELEASE</version>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.easymock</groupId>
       <artifactId>easymock</artifactId>
@@ -160,6 +160,12 @@
       <version>2.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-integration-test</artifactId>
+      <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
       <artifactId>hamcrest-all</artifactId>
@@ -172,24 +178,12 @@
       <version>1.8.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-integration-test</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit-dep</artifactId>
       <version>4.8.2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-integration-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
-    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/spring-integration-jdbc/pom.xml b/spring-integration-jdbc/pom.xml
index f623a90772..5a1376041f 100644
--- a/spring-integration-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@
       <version>3.0.7.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-integration-core</artifactId>
+      <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
@@ -111,9 +117,9 @@
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
-      <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3.160</version>
+      <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
+      <artifactId>aspectjweaver</artifactId>
+      <version>1.6.8</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -123,9 +129,9 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
-      <artifactId>aspectjweaver</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.8</version>
+      <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
+      <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
+      <version>1.3.160</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -134,12 +140,6 @@
       <version>3.0.7.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.12</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>cglib</groupId>
       <artifactId>cglib-nodep</artifactId>
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.7.RELEASE</version>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
+      <groupId>log4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+      <version>1.2.12</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.easymock</groupId>
@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@
       <version>2.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-integration-test</artifactId>
+      <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
       <artifactId>hamcrest-all</artifactId>
@@ -182,12 +188,6 @@
       <version>1.8.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-integration-test</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
       <artifactId>aspectjrt</artifactId>
@@ -200,12 +200,6 @@
       <version>4.8.2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-integration-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
-    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/spring-integration-jms/pom.xml b/spring-integration-jms/pom.xml
index 92bb320d99..4d0e1e147a 100644
--- a/spring-integration-jms/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-jms/pom.xml
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@
       <artifactId>activemq-core</artifactId>
       <version>5.3.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
+          <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
@@ -100,6 +106,12 @@
       <version>3.0.7.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-integration-core</artifactId>
+      <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
@@ -124,12 +136,6 @@
       <version>1.2.12</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.7.RELEASE</version>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.easymock</groupId>
       <artifactId>easymock</artifactId>
@@ -148,6 +154,12 @@
       <version>3.0.7.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-integration-test</artifactId>
+      <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
       <artifactId>hamcrest-all</artifactId>
@@ -160,12 +172,6 @@
       <version>1.8.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-integration-test</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit-dep</artifactId>
@@ -178,12 +184,6 @@
       <version>3.0.7.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-integration-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
-    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/spring-integration-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-integration-mongodb/pom.xml
index e3a05f3505..c539bf63fc 100644
--- a/spring-integration-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -88,12 +88,6 @@
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.7.RELEASE</version>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.easymock</groupId>
       <artifactId>easymock</artifactId>
@@ -106,36 +100,36 @@
       <version>3.0.7.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-integration-test</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.easymock</groupId>
       <artifactId>easymockclassextension</artifactId>
       <version>2.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
+      <artifactId>hamcrest-all</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-integration-core</artifactId>
       <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
-      <artifactId>hamcrest-all</artifactId>
-      <version>1.1</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
       <artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
       <version>1.8.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
+      <version>3.0.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
@@ -190,6 +184,12 @@
       <version>4.8.2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-integration-test</artifactId>
+      <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/spring-integration-redis/pom.xml b/spring-integration-redis/pom.xml
index cc945f2daf..ffa59d718c 100644
--- a/spring-integration-redis/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-redis/pom.xml
@@ -94,18 +94,18 @@
       <version>3.0.7.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-integration-core</artifactId>
+      <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
       <version>3.0.7.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.12</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.jackson</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-core-asl</artifactId>
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.7.RELEASE</version>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
+      <groupId>log4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+      <version>1.2.12</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.easymock</groupId>
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@
       <version>1.8.3</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-integration-test</artifactId>
+      <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
       <artifactId>hamcrest-all</artifactId>
@@ -178,24 +184,12 @@
       <version>1.8.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-integration-test</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit-dep</artifactId>
       <version>4.8.2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
-      <artifactId>spring-integration-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
-    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF8</project.build.sourceEncoding>