diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/bus/ApplicationContextMessageBus.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/bus/ApplicationContextMessageBus.java
deleted file mode 100644
index f9640d5b24..0000000000
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/bus/ApplicationContextMessageBus.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2002-2008 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.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.springframework.integration.bus;
-
-// TODO: placeholder only, delete after handling all dependencies
-public class ApplicationContextMessageBus {
-
-}
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/bus/MessageBusStartedEvent.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/bus/MessageBusStartedEvent.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 9693daae8e..0000000000
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/bus/MessageBusStartedEvent.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2002-2008 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.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.springframework.integration.bus;
-
-import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent;
-
-/**
- * Event raised when a <code>MessageBus</code> is started.
- * 
- * @author Mark Fisher
- */
-public class MessageBusStartedEvent extends ApplicationEvent {
-
-	/**
-	 * Create a new MessageBusStartedEvent
-	 * @param source the <code>MessageBus</code> that has been started
-	 * (must not be <code>null</code>)
-	 */
-	public MessageBusStartedEvent(Object source) {
-		super(source);
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/bus/MessageBusStoppedEvent.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/bus/MessageBusStoppedEvent.java
deleted file mode 100644
index e1d3c333b3..0000000000
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/bus/MessageBusStoppedEvent.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2002-2008 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.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.springframework.integration.bus;
-
-import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent;
-
-/**
- * Event raised when a <code>MessageBus</code> is stopped.
- * 
- * @author Mark Fisher
- */
-public class MessageBusStoppedEvent extends ApplicationEvent {
-
-	/**
-	 * Create a new MessageBusStoppedEvent
-	 * @param source the <code>MessageBus</code> that has been stopped
-	 * (must not be <code>null</code>)
-	 */
-	public MessageBusStoppedEvent(Object source) {
-		super(source);
-	}
-
-}