diff --git a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/synchronizer/AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer.java b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/synchronizer/AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer.java
index 4fae5f6479..f0298e03ad 100644
--- a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/synchronizer/AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer.java
+++ b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/synchronizer/AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer.java
@@ -53,17 +53,17 @@ public abstract class AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer<F> implements InboundFileS
 	private volatile FileListFilter<F> filter;
 
 	/**
-	 * The {@link EntryAcknowledgmentStrategy} implementation.
+	 * The {@link AcknowledgmentStrategy} implementation.
 	 */
-	private EntryAcknowledgmentStrategy<F> entryAcknowledgmentStrategy;
+	private AcknowledgmentStrategy<F> acknowledgmentStrategy;
 
 
 	public void setFilter(FileListFilter<F> filter) {
 		this.filter = filter;
 	}
 
-	public void setEntryAcknowledgmentStrategy(EntryAcknowledgmentStrategy<F> entryAcknowledgmentStrategy) {
-		this.entryAcknowledgmentStrategy = entryAcknowledgmentStrategy;
+	public void setAcknowledgmentStrategy(AcknowledgmentStrategy<F> acknowledgmentStrategy) {
+		this.acknowledgmentStrategy = acknowledgmentStrategy;
 	}
 
 	public void setShouldDeleteSourceFile(boolean shouldDeleteSourceFile) {
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer<F> implements InboundFileS
 	 *             escape hatch exception, let the adapter deal with it.
 	 */
 	protected final void acknowledge(Session session, F file) throws Exception {
-		if (this.entryAcknowledgmentStrategy != null) {
-			this.entryAcknowledgmentStrategy.acknowledge(session, file);
+		if (this.acknowledgmentStrategy != null) {
+			this.acknowledgmentStrategy.acknowledge(session, file);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer<F> implements InboundFileS
 	 * 
 	 * @param <F> the file entry type (file, sftp, ftp, ...)
 	 */
-	public static interface EntryAcknowledgmentStrategy<F> {
+	public static interface AcknowledgmentStrategy<F> {
 
 		/**
 		 * Semantics are simple. You get a pointer to the file just processed
diff --git a/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpInboundFileSynchronizer.java b/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpInboundFileSynchronizer.java
index a9ded70385..e671718eb7 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpInboundFileSynchronizer.java
+++ b/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpInboundFileSynchronizer.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class FtpInboundFileSynchronizer extends AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer<
 	public void afterPropertiesSet() {
 		Assert.notNull(this.sessionFactory, "sessionFactory must not be null");
 		if (this.shouldDeleteSourceFile) {
-			this.setEntryAcknowledgmentStrategy(new DeletionEntryAcknowledgmentStrategy());
+			this.setAcknowledgmentStrategy(new DeletionAcknowledgmentStrategy());
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class FtpInboundFileSynchronizer extends AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer<
 	/**
 	 * An acknowledgment strategy that deletes the file.
 	 */
-	private static class DeletionEntryAcknowledgmentStrategy implements EntryAcknowledgmentStrategy<FTPFile> {
+	private static class DeletionAcknowledgmentStrategy implements AcknowledgmentStrategy<FTPFile> {
 
 		private final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(this.getClass());
 
diff --git a/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/inbound/SftpInboundFileSynchronizer.java b/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/inbound/SftpInboundFileSynchronizer.java
index 11c6be963e..3620f3ecde 100644
--- a/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/inbound/SftpInboundFileSynchronizer.java
+++ b/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/inbound/SftpInboundFileSynchronizer.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class SftpInboundFileSynchronizer extends AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer
 	public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
 		Assert.notNull(this.remotePath, "'remotePath' must not be null");
 		if (this.shouldDeleteSourceFile) {
-			this.setEntryAcknowledgmentStrategy(new DeletionEntryAcknowledgmentStrategy());
+			this.setAcknowledgmentStrategy(new DeletionAcknowledgmentStrategy());
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public class SftpInboundFileSynchronizer extends AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer
 	}
 
 
-	private class DeletionEntryAcknowledgmentStrategy implements AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer.EntryAcknowledgmentStrategy<ChannelSftp.LsEntry> {
+	private class DeletionAcknowledgmentStrategy implements AcknowledgmentStrategy<ChannelSftp.LsEntry> {
 
 		public void acknowledge(Session session, ChannelSftp.LsEntry msg) throws Exception {
 			String remoteFqPath = remotePath + "/" + msg.getFilename();
diff --git a/spring-integration-sftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/impl/SftpInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizerTests.java b/spring-integration-sftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/impl/SftpInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizerTests.java
index 2065332abd..d9fce38e98 100644
--- a/spring-integration-sftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/impl/SftpInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizerTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-sftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/impl/SftpInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizerTests.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import org.springframework.core.io.FileSystemResource;
 import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.integration.file.remote.session.Session;
 import org.springframework.integration.file.remote.session.SessionFactory;
-import org.springframework.integration.file.remote.synchronizer.AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer.EntryAcknowledgmentStrategy;
+import org.springframework.integration.file.remote.synchronizer.AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer.AcknowledgmentStrategy;
 import org.springframework.integration.sftp.inbound.SftpInboundFileSynchronizer;
 import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class SftpInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizerTests {
 	@Test
 	public void testCopyAndRenameWhenLocalFileDoesntExist() throws Exception {
 		SftpInboundFileSynchronizer synchronizer = new SftpInboundFileSynchronizer(mock(SessionFactory.class));
-		synchronizer.setEntryAcknowledgmentStrategy(mock(EntryAcknowledgmentStrategy.class));
+		synchronizer.setAcknowledgmentStrategy(mock(AcknowledgmentStrategy.class));
 		Method method = 
 			ReflectionUtils.findMethod(synchronizer.getClass(), "copyFromRemoteToLocalDirectory", Session.class, LsEntry.class, Resource.class);
 		method.setAccessible(true);