diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/AbstractPoller.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/AbstractPoller.java
index 76fc5ff027..55ce4befeb 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/AbstractPoller.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/AbstractPoller.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.integration.endpoint;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
 import org.springframework.core.task.TaskExecutor;
-import org.springframework.integration.scheduling.SchedulableTask;
 import org.springframework.integration.scheduling.Trigger;
 import org.springframework.transaction.PlatformTransactionManager;
 import org.springframework.transaction.TransactionDefinition;
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * 
  * @author Mark Fisher
  */
-public abstract class AbstractPoller implements SchedulableTask, InitializingBean {
+public abstract class AbstractPoller implements Runnable, InitializingBean {
 
 	public static final int MAX_MESSAGES_UNBOUNDED = -1;
 
@@ -134,14 +133,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractPoller implements SchedulableTask, InitializingBea
 	private void poll() {
 		int count = 0;
 		while (this.maxMessagesPerPoll < 0 || count < this.maxMessagesPerPoll) {
-			if (!this.pollWithinTransaction()) {
+			if (!this.innerPoll()) {
 				break;
 			}
 			count++;
 		}
 	}
 
-	private boolean pollWithinTransaction() {
+	private boolean innerPoll() {
 		TransactionTemplate txTemplate = this.getTransactionTemplate();
 		if (txTemplate != null) {
 			return (Boolean) txTemplate.execute(new TransactionCallback() {
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/scheduling/SchedulableTask.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/scheduling/SchedulableTask.java
deleted file mode 100644
index bb2522f9b9..0000000000
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/scheduling/SchedulableTask.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.springframework.integration.scheduling;
-
-/**
- * An extension of runnable that provides metadata for a {@link TaskScheduler}.
- * 
- * @author Mark Fisher
- */
-public interface SchedulableTask extends Runnable {
-
-	Trigger getTrigger();
-
-}