diff --git a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileWritingMessageHandlerFactoryBean.java b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileWritingMessageHandlerFactoryBean.java
index 489bc477b2..fbad06f4ee 100644
--- a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileWritingMessageHandlerFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/config/FileWritingMessageHandlerFactoryBean.java
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryAware;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean;
-import org.springframework.context.ResourceLoaderAware;
-import org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader;
 import org.springframework.integration.core.ChannelResolver;
 import org.springframework.integration.core.MessageChannel;
 import org.springframework.integration.file.FileNameGenerator;
@@ -31,15 +29,14 @@ import java.io.File;
 
 /**
  * @author Mark Fisher
+ * @author Iwein Fuld
  * @since 1.0.3
  */
 public class FileWritingMessageHandlerFactoryBean implements FactoryBean<FileWritingMessageHandler>,
-		BeanFactoryAware, ResourceLoaderAware {
+		BeanFactoryAware {
 
 	private volatile FileWritingMessageHandler handler;
 
-	private volatile ResourceLoader resourceLoader;
-
 	private volatile BeanFactory beanFactory;
 
 	private volatile File directory;
@@ -64,11 +61,6 @@ public class FileWritingMessageHandlerFactoryBean implements FactoryBean<FileWri
 
 	private final Object initializationMonitor = new Object();
 
-
-	public void setResourceLoader(ResourceLoader resourceLoader) {
-		this.resourceLoader = resourceLoader;
-	}
-
 	public void setBeanFactory(BeanFactory beanFactory) throws BeansException {
 		this.beanFactory = beanFactory;
 	}