diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/MethodInvokingAdapterParser.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/MethodInvokingAdapterParser.java
index 5a3ca11362..fcb9c1f736 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/MethodInvokingAdapterParser.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/MethodInvokingAdapterParser.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class MethodInvokingAdapterParser extends AbstractSingleBeanDefinitionPar
 			throw new ConfigurationException("The 'method' attribute is required.");
 		}
 		builder.addPropertyReference("object", ref);
-		builder.addPropertyValue("method", method);
+		builder.addPropertyValue("methodName", method);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/annotation/SourceAnnotationPostProcessor.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/annotation/SourceAnnotationPostProcessor.java
index d3a8c8f985..a5349acd12 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/annotation/SourceAnnotationPostProcessor.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/annotation/SourceAnnotationPostProcessor.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class SourceAnnotationPostProcessor extends AbstractAnnotationMethodPostP
 	protected MessageSource<?> processMethod(Object bean, Method method, Annotation annotation) {
 		MethodInvokingSource source = new MethodInvokingSource();
 		source.setObject(bean);
-		source.setMethod(method.getName());
+		source.setMethodName(method.getName());
 		return source;
 	}
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/message/MethodInvokingSource.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/message/MethodInvokingSource.java
index aeea309117..b056c6f7bb 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/message/MethodInvokingSource.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/message/MethodInvokingSource.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class MethodInvokingSource implements MessageSource<Object>, Initializing
 		this.object = object;
 	}
 
-	public void setMethod(String method) {
+	public void setMethodName(String method) {
 		Assert.notNull(method, "'method' must not be null");
 		this.method = method;
 	}
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/AbstractMethodInvokingAdapter.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/AbstractMethodInvokingAdapter.java
index 85fd4ad48d..84d358d9fd 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/AbstractMethodInvokingAdapter.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/AbstractMethodInvokingAdapter.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
-
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 import org.springframework.integration.ConfigurationException;
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/adapterTests.xml b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/adapterTests.xml
index 21b62427fd..d6c155a086 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/adapterTests.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/adapterTests.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 				<property name="object">
 					<bean class="org.springframework.integration.handler.TestSource"/>
 				</property>
-				<property name="method" value="foo"/>
+				<property name="methodName" value="foo"/>
 			</bean>
 		</constructor-arg>
 		<constructor-arg ref="channel"/>
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/message/MethodInvokingSourceTests.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/message/MethodInvokingSourceTests.java
index ae52d38dc1..7fea6555a3 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/message/MethodInvokingSourceTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/message/MethodInvokingSourceTests.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class MethodInvokingSourceTests {
 	public void testValidMethod() {
 		MethodInvokingSource source = new MethodInvokingSource();
 		source.setObject(new TestBean());
-		source.setMethod("validMethod");
+		source.setMethodName("validMethod");
 		Message<?> result = source.receive();
 		assertNotNull(result);
 		assertNotNull(result.getPayload());
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class MethodInvokingSourceTests {
 	public void testNoMatchingMethodName() {
 		MethodInvokingSource source = new MethodInvokingSource();
 		source.setObject(new TestBean());
-		source.setMethod("noMatchingMethod");
+		source.setMethodName("noMatchingMethod");
 		source.receive();
 	}
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class MethodInvokingSourceTests {
 	public void testInvalidMethodWithArg() {
 		MethodInvokingSource source = new MethodInvokingSource();
 		source.setObject(new TestBean());
-		source.setMethod("invalidMethodWithArg");
+		source.setMethodName("invalidMethodWithArg");
 		source.receive();
 	}
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class MethodInvokingSourceTests {
 	public void testInvalidMethodWithNoReturnValue() {
 		MethodInvokingSource source = new MethodInvokingSource();
 		source.setObject(new TestBean());
-		source.setMethod("invalidMethodWithNoReturnValue");
+		source.setMethodName("invalidMethodWithNoReturnValue");
 		source.receive();
 	}