diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/transformer/MessageTransformingChannelInterceptor.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/transformer/MessageTransformingChannelInterceptor.java
index a7c8129a94..4316b89de3 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/transformer/MessageTransformingChannelInterceptor.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/transformer/MessageTransformingChannelInterceptor.java
@@ -19,23 +19,22 @@ package org.springframework.integration.transformer;
 import org.springframework.integration.channel.ChannelInterceptor;
 import org.springframework.integration.channel.MessageChannel;
 import org.springframework.integration.channel.interceptor.ChannelInterceptorAdapter;
-import org.springframework.integration.handler.MessageHandler;
 import org.springframework.integration.message.Message;
 
 /**
- * A {@link ChannelInterceptor} which invokes a {@link MessageHandler}
+ * A {@link ChannelInterceptor} which invokes a {@link Transformer}
  * when either sending-to or receiving-from a channel.
  * 
  * @author Jonas Partner
  */
 public class MessageTransformingChannelInterceptor extends ChannelInterceptorAdapter {
 
-	private final MessageHandler transfomer;
+	private final Transformer transfomer;
 
 	private volatile boolean transformOnSend = true;
 
 
-	public MessageTransformingChannelInterceptor(MessageHandler transformer) {
+	public MessageTransformingChannelInterceptor(Transformer transformer) {
 		this.transfomer = transformer;
 	}
 
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ public class MessageTransformingChannelInterceptor extends ChannelInterceptorAda
 	@Override
 	public Message<?> preSend(Message<?> message, MessageChannel channel) {
 		if (this.transformOnSend) {
-			message = this.transfomer.handle(message);
+			message = this.transfomer.transform(message);
 		}
 		return message;
 	}
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ public class MessageTransformingChannelInterceptor extends ChannelInterceptorAda
 	@Override
 	public Message<?> postReceive(Message<?> message, MessageChannel channel) {
 		if (!this.transformOnSend) {
-			message = this.transfomer.handle(message);
+			message = this.transfomer.transform(message);
 		}
 		return message;
 	}
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/transformer/MessageTransformingChannelInterceptorTests.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/transformer/MessageTransformingChannelInterceptorTests.java
index a0fa1e17bb..7a1c4d52ee 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/transformer/MessageTransformingChannelInterceptorTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/transformer/MessageTransformingChannelInterceptorTests.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.integration.channel.QueueChannel;
-import org.springframework.integration.handler.MessageHandler;
 import org.springframework.integration.message.Message;
 import org.springframework.integration.message.StringMessage;
 
@@ -71,13 +70,13 @@ public class MessageTransformingChannelInterceptorTests {
 	}
 
 
-	private static class TestTransformer implements MessageHandler {
+	private static class TestTransformer implements Transformer {
 
 		boolean invoked = false;
 
 		int invokedCount = 0;
 
-		public Message<?> handle(Message<?> message) {
+		public Message<?> transform(Message<?> message) {
 			invoked = true;
 			invokedCount++;
 			return message;