diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/MethodInvokingMessageHandler.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/MethodInvokingMessageHandler.java
index c16e6ac3ff..f5e01e5b51 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/MethodInvokingMessageHandler.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/MethodInvokingMessageHandler.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
 import org.springframework.integration.Message;
 import org.springframework.integration.MessagingException;
-import org.springframework.integration.annotation.ServiceActivator;
 import org.springframework.integration.core.MessageHandler;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
@@ -46,11 +45,6 @@ public class MethodInvokingMessageHandler extends AbstractMessageHandler {
 		processor = new MethodInvokingMessageProcessor<Object>(object, methodName);
 	}
 	
-	public MethodInvokingMessageHandler(Object object) {
-		processor = new MethodInvokingMessageProcessor<Object>(object, ServiceActivator.class);
-	}
-	
-	
 	public void setComponentType(String componentType) {
 		this.componentType = componentType;
 	}