diff --git a/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/SftpMessageSendingConsumerFactoryBean.java b/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/SftpMessageSendingConsumerFactoryBean.java
index 52eef55988..d74e774ed6 100644
--- a/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/SftpMessageSendingConsumerFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/SftpMessageSendingConsumerFactoryBean.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.springframework.expression.common.LiteralExpression;
 import org.springframework.integration.sftp.outbound.SftpSendingMessageHandler;
 import org.springframework.integration.sftp.session.QueuedSftpSessionPool;
 import org.springframework.integration.sftp.session.SftpSessionFactory;
+import org.springframework.integration.sftp.session.SftpSessionUtils;
 
 /**
  * Supports the construction of a MessagHandler that knows how to take inbound File objects
diff --git a/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/SftpRemoteFileSystemSynchronizingMessageSourceFactoryBean.java b/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/SftpRemoteFileSystemSynchronizingMessageSourceFactoryBean.java
index d5234eb575..ae10c64013 100644
--- a/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/SftpRemoteFileSystemSynchronizingMessageSourceFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/SftpRemoteFileSystemSynchronizingMessageSourceFactoryBean.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.springframework.integration.sftp.inbound.SftpInboundRemoteFileSystemS
 import org.springframework.integration.sftp.inbound.SftpInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizingMessageSource;
 import org.springframework.integration.sftp.session.QueuedSftpSessionPool;
 import org.springframework.integration.sftp.session.SftpSessionFactory;
+import org.springframework.integration.sftp.session.SftpSessionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 import com.jcraft.jsch.ChannelSftp;
diff --git a/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/SftpSessionUtils.java b/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/session/SftpSessionUtils.java
similarity index 94%
rename from spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/SftpSessionUtils.java
rename to spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/session/SftpSessionUtils.java
index eaa527bd78..2a241da1a0 100644
--- a/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/config/SftpSessionUtils.java
+++ b/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/session/SftpSessionUtils.java
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.springframework.integration.sftp.config;
+package org.springframework.integration.sftp.session;
 
-import org.springframework.integration.sftp.session.SftpSessionFactory;
 
 /**
  * Utility methods for SFTP Session management.