diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/AbstractEndpoint.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/AbstractEndpoint.java
index 08babdbc67..138ab6bf7a 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/AbstractEndpoint.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/AbstractEndpoint.java
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ import org.springframework.integration.ConfigurationException;
 import org.springframework.integration.channel.MessageChannelTemplate;
 import org.springframework.integration.scheduling.TaskScheduler;
 import org.springframework.integration.scheduling.TaskSchedulerAware;
-import org.springframework.transaction.PlatformTransactionManager;
-import org.springframework.transaction.TransactionDefinition;
 
 /**
  * The base class for Message Endpoint implementations.
@@ -41,10 +39,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractEndpoint implements MessageEndpoint, TaskScheduler
 
 	private volatile TaskScheduler taskScheduler;
 
-	private volatile PlatformTransactionManager transactionManager;
-
-	private volatile TransactionDefinition transactionDefinition;
-
 	private final MessageChannelTemplate channelTemplate = new MessageChannelTemplate();
 
 
@@ -60,14 +54,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractEndpoint implements MessageEndpoint, TaskScheduler
 		this.taskScheduler = taskScheduler;
 	}
 
-	public void setTransactionManager(PlatformTransactionManager transactionManager) {
-		this.transactionManager = transactionManager;
-	}
-
-	public void setTransactionDefinition(TransactionDefinition transactionDefinition) {
-		this.transactionDefinition= transactionDefinition;
-	}
-
 	protected MessageChannelTemplate getChannelTemplate() {
 		return this.channelTemplate;
 	}
@@ -90,15 +76,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractEndpoint implements MessageEndpoint, TaskScheduler
 	protected void initialize()  throws Exception {
 	}
 
-	protected final void configureTransactionSettingsForPoller(AbstractPoller poller) {
-		if (this.transactionManager != null) {
-			poller.setTransactionManager(this.transactionManager);
-		}
-		if (this.transactionDefinition != null) {
-			poller.setTransactionDefinition(this.transactionDefinition);
-		}
-	}
-
 	public String toString() {
 		return (this.name != null) ? this.name : super.toString();
 	}