diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/spring-integration-core-1.0.xsd b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/spring-integration-core-1.0.xsd
index 2d151d976e..0904c894c1 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/spring-integration-core-1.0.xsd
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/spring-integration-core-1.0.xsd
@@ -251,33 +251,6 @@
 		</xsd:complexType>
 	</xsd:element>
 
-	<xsd:element name="handler-chain">
-		<xsd:complexType>
-			<xsd:annotation>
-				<xsd:documentation>
-	Defines a MessageHandler chain.
-				</xsd:documentation>
-			</xsd:annotation>
-			<xsd:sequence>
-				<xsd:element ref="handler" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
-			</xsd:sequence>
-			<xsd:attribute name="id" type="xsd:ID"/>
-		</xsd:complexType>
-	</xsd:element>
-
-	<xsd:element name="handler">
-		<xsd:complexType>
-			<xsd:annotation>
-				<xsd:documentation>
-	Defines a MessageHandler.
-				</xsd:documentation>
-			</xsd:annotation>
-			<xsd:attribute name="id" type="xsd:ID"/>
-			<xsd:attribute name="ref" type="xsd:string" use="required"/>
-			<xsd:attribute name="method" type="xsd:string"/>
-		</xsd:complexType>
-	</xsd:element>
-
 	<xsd:element name="selector-chain">
 		<xsd:complexType>
 			<xsd:annotation>