diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/metadata/PropertiesBasedMetadataPersisterTests.java b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/metadata/PropertiesBasedMetadataPersisterTests.java
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-package org.springframework.integration.endpoint.metadata;
-
-import org.junit.After;
-import org.junit.Assert;
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
-
-import org.springframework.core.io.FileSystemResource;
-import org.springframework.core.task.SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor;
-import org.springframework.integration.context.metadata.PropertiesBasedMetadataPersister;
-
-import java.io.*;
-
-
-/**
- * Tests the functionality of {@link PropertiesBasedMetadataPersister}
- *
- * @author Josh Long
- */
-public class PropertiesBasedMetadataPersisterTests {
-    private FileSystemResource fileSystemResource;
-    private PropertiesBasedMetadataPersister propertiesBasedMetadataPersister;
-
-    @Before
-    public void setUp() throws Throwable {
-        File tmpFile = new File(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"), System.currentTimeMillis() + ".properties");
-        fileSystemResource = new FileSystemResource(tmpFile);
-
-        if (tmpFile.exists()) {
-            tmpFile.delete();
-        }
-    }
-
-    @After
-    public void tearDown() throws Throwable {
-        if ((this.fileSystemResource != null) && this.fileSystemResource.getFile().exists()) {
-            this.fileSystemResource.getFile().delete();
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testMetadataPersistenceRecovery() throws Throwable {
-        propertiesBasedMetadataPersister = new PropertiesBasedMetadataPersister(fileSystemResource);
-        propertiesBasedMetadataPersister.afterPropertiesSet();
-
-        String timeString = System.currentTimeMillis() + "";
-        propertiesBasedMetadataPersister.write("time", timeString);
-
-        propertiesBasedMetadataPersister = new PropertiesBasedMetadataPersister(fileSystemResource);
-        propertiesBasedMetadataPersister.afterPropertiesSet();
-        Assert.assertEquals(propertiesBasedMetadataPersister.read("time"), timeString);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testAsyncMetadataPersistence() throws Throwable {
-        propertiesBasedMetadataPersister = new PropertiesBasedMetadataPersister(fileSystemResource);
-        propertiesBasedMetadataPersister.setSupportAsyncWrites(true);
-        propertiesBasedMetadataPersister.setExecutor(new SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor());
-        propertiesBasedMetadataPersister.afterPropertiesSet();
-
-        for (int i = 1; i <= 30; i++) {
-            propertiesBasedMetadataPersister.write("sinceId", i + "");
-            System.out.println("value written " + i + ", value retreived " + propertiesBasedMetadataPersister.read("sinceId"));
-        }
-
-        Thread.sleep(1000);
-        Assert.assertTrue(contentsOfFile(fileSystemResource.getFile()).contains("sinceId=30"));
-    }
-
-    private String contentsOfFile(File f) {
-        String txt = null;
-        int width = 300;
-        Reader reader = null;
-
-        try {
-            StringBuffer stringBuffer = new StringBuffer(width);
-            reader = new FileReader(f);
-
-            char[] values = new char[width];
-
-            while (reader.read(values) != -1) {
-                stringBuffer.append(values);
-            }
-
-            txt = stringBuffer.toString().trim();
-        } catch (Throwable e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException(e);
-        } finally {
-            try {
-                if (reader != null) {
-                    reader.close();
-                }
-            } catch (IOException e) {
-                // eat it
-            }
-        }
-
-        return txt;
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testSyncMetadataPersistence() throws Throwable {
-        propertiesBasedMetadataPersister = new PropertiesBasedMetadataPersister(fileSystemResource);
-        propertiesBasedMetadataPersister.afterPropertiesSet();
-
-        for (int i = 1; i <= 30; i++) {
-            propertiesBasedMetadataPersister.write("sinceId", i + "");
-            System.out.println("value written " + i + ", value retreived " + propertiesBasedMetadataPersister.read("sinceId"));
-        }
-
-        Assert.assertTrue(contentsOfFile(fileSystemResource.getFile()).contains("sinceId=30"));
-    }
-}