diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/gateway/GatewayMethodInboundMessageMapper.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/gateway/GatewayMethodInboundMessageMapper.java
index 9683080c61..9d49bc0d63 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/gateway/GatewayMethodInboundMessageMapper.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/gateway/GatewayMethodInboundMessageMapper.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryAware;
+import org.springframework.context.expression.BeanFactoryResolver;
 import org.springframework.core.LocalVariableTableParameterNameDiscoverer;
 import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
 import org.springframework.core.ParameterNameDiscoverer;
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ import org.springframework.integration.annotation.Headers;
 import org.springframework.integration.annotation.Payload;
 import org.springframework.integration.mapping.InboundMessageMapper;
 import org.springframework.integration.support.MessageBuilder;
-import org.springframework.integration.util.SimpleBeanResolver;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class GatewayMethodInboundMessageMapper implements InboundMessageMapper<Object[]
 
 	public void setBeanFactory(final BeanFactory beanFactory) {
 		if (beanFactory != null) {
-			this.beanResolver = new SimpleBeanResolver(beanFactory);
+			this.beanResolver = new BeanFactoryResolver(beanFactory);
 			this.evaluationContext.setBeanResolver(beanResolver);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/AbstractExpressionEvaluator.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/AbstractExpressionEvaluator.java
index 20ea3916fb..1970992af5 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/AbstractExpressionEvaluator.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/AbstractExpressionEvaluator.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ package org.springframework.integration.util;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryAware;
+import org.springframework.context.expression.BeanFactoryResolver;
 import org.springframework.context.expression.MapAccessor;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
 import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationException;
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractExpressionEvaluator implements BeanFactoryAware {
 	public void setBeanFactory(final BeanFactory beanFactory) {
 		if (beanFactory != null) {
 			this.typeConverter.setBeanFactory(beanFactory);
-			this.evaluationContext.setBeanResolver(new SimpleBeanResolver(beanFactory));
+			this.evaluationContext.setBeanResolver(new BeanFactoryResolver(beanFactory));
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/SimpleBeanResolver.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/SimpleBeanResolver.java
deleted file mode 100644
index fcdc331b52..0000000000
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/util/SimpleBeanResolver.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2002-2010 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.util;
-
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
-import org.springframework.expression.AccessException;
-import org.springframework.expression.BeanResolver;
-import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationContext;
-import org.springframework.util.Assert;
-
-/**
- * @author Mark Fisher
- * @since 2.0
- */
-public class SimpleBeanResolver implements BeanResolver {
-
-	private final BeanFactory beanFactory;
-
-
-	public SimpleBeanResolver(BeanFactory beanFactory) {
-		Assert.notNull(beanFactory, "beanFactory must not be null");
-		this.beanFactory = beanFactory;
-	}
-
-
-	public final Object resolve(EvaluationContext context, String beanName) throws AccessException {
-		return this.beanFactory.getBean(beanName);
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/spring-integration-http/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/http/HttpRequestExecutingMessageHandler.java b/spring-integration-http/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/http/HttpRequestExecutingMessageHandler.java
index c97b7d85ef..e86228fa36 100755
--- a/spring-integration-http/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/http/HttpRequestExecutingMessageHandler.java
+++ b/spring-integration-http/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/http/HttpRequestExecutingMessageHandler.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import javax.xml.transform.Source;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
+import org.springframework.context.expression.BeanFactoryResolver;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
 import org.springframework.expression.Expression;
 import org.springframework.expression.ExpressionParser;
@@ -47,7 +48,6 @@ import org.springframework.integration.core.MessageHandler;
 import org.springframework.integration.handler.AbstractReplyProducingMessageHandler;
 import org.springframework.integration.mapping.HeaderMapper;
 import org.springframework.integration.support.MessageBuilder;
-import org.springframework.integration.util.SimpleBeanResolver;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.LinkedMultiValueMap;
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public class HttpRequestExecutingMessageHandler extends AbstractReplyProducingMe
 		super.onInit();
 		BeanFactory beanFactory = this.getBeanFactory();
 		if (beanFactory != null) {
-			this.evaluationContext.setBeanResolver(new SimpleBeanResolver(beanFactory));
+			this.evaluationContext.setBeanResolver(new BeanFactoryResolver(beanFactory));
 		}
 		ConversionService conversionService = this.getConversionService();
 		if (conversionService != null) {