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 8c8691c7bc..754d5b696d 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
@@ -52,13 +52,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractEndpoint implements MessageEndpoint, TaskScheduler
 	private final MessageChannelTemplate channelTemplate = new MessageChannelTemplate();
 
 
-	/**
-	 * Return the name of this endpoint.
-	 */
-	public String getName() {
-		return this.name;
-	}
-
 	public void setBeanName(String name) {
 		this.name = name;
 	}
@@ -101,7 +94,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractEndpoint implements MessageEndpoint, TaskScheduler
 			if (e instanceof RuntimeException) {
 				throw (RuntimeException) e;
 			}
-			throw new ConfigurationException("failed to initialize endpoint '" + this.getName() + "'", e);
+			throw new ConfigurationException("failed to initialize endpoint '" + this + "'", e);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/AbstractMessageHandlingEndpoint.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/AbstractMessageHandlingEndpoint.java
index ed101e8d7c..d4813025ff 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/AbstractMessageHandlingEndpoint.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/AbstractMessageHandlingEndpoint.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageHandlingEndpoint extends AbstractMessageCon
 		Object result = this.handle(message);
 		if (result == null) {
 			if (this.requiresReply) {
-				throw new MessageHandlingException(message, "endpoint '" + this.getName()
+				throw new MessageHandlingException(message, "endpoint '" + this
 						+ "' requires a reply, but no reply was received");
 			}
 			return;
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/ServiceActivatorEndpoint.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/ServiceActivatorEndpoint.java
index e8de2d76d2..3dfd65e906 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/ServiceActivatorEndpoint.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/ServiceActivatorEndpoint.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class ServiceActivatorEndpoint extends AbstractMessageHandlingEndpoint {
 			if (e instanceof RuntimeException) {
 				throw (RuntimeException) e;
 			}
-			throw new MessageHandlingException(message, "failure occurred in endpoint '" + this.getName() + "'", e);
+			throw new MessageHandlingException(message, "failure occurred in endpoint '" + this + "'", e);
 		}
 	}