diff --git a/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/AbstractMailReceiver.java b/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/AbstractMailReceiver.java
index 56e73b4bf9..f12e9704ba 100755
--- a/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/AbstractMailReceiver.java
+++ b/spring-integration-mail/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/AbstractMailReceiver.java
@@ -231,17 +231,15 @@ public abstract class AbstractMailReceiver extends IntegrationObjectSupport impl
 				this.fetchMessages(messages);
 			}
 
-			List<Message> copiedMessages = new ArrayList<Message>();
+			Message[] copiedMessages = new Message[messages.length];
 			for (int i = 0; i < messages.length; i++) {
-				if (!messages[i].isExpunged()){
-					this.setAdditionalFlags(messages[i]);
-					copiedMessages.add(new MimeMessage((MimeMessage) messages[i]));
-				}
+				this.setAdditionalFlags(messages[i]);
+				copiedMessages[i] = new MimeMessage((MimeMessage) messages[i]);
 			}
 			if (this.shouldDeleteMessages()) {
 				this.deleteMessages(messages);
 			}
-			return copiedMessages.toArray(new Message[]{});
+			return copiedMessages;
 		}
 		catch (Exception e) {
 			throw new org.springframework.integration.MessagingException(
diff --git a/spring-integration-mail/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/ImapMailReceiverTests.java b/spring-integration-mail/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/ImapMailReceiverTests.java
index 904048326a..b8f2ba5610 100644
--- a/spring-integration-mail/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/ImapMailReceiverTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-mail/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/mail/ImapMailReceiverTests.java
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.integration.mail;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
 import javax.mail.Folder;
 import javax.mail.Message;
 import javax.mail.Flags.Flag;
@@ -185,43 +188,4 @@ public class ImapMailReceiverTests {
 		verify(msg2, times(1)).setFlag(Flag.SEEN, true);
 		verify(receiver, times(0)).deleteMessages((Message[]) Mockito.any());
 	}
-	@Test
-	/*
-	 * This test emulates https://jira.springsource.org/browse/INT-1415
-	 */
-	public void receieveAndDontMarkAsReadWithOneMessageExpanged() throws Exception{
-		AbstractMailReceiver receiver = new ImapMailReceiver();
-		((ImapMailReceiver)receiver).setShouldMarkMessagesAsRead(false);
-		receiver = spy(receiver);
-		receiver.afterPropertiesSet();
-		Message msg1 = mock(MimeMessage.class);
-		Message msg2 = mock(MimeMessage.class);
-		when(msg2.isExpunged()).thenReturn(true);
-		final Message[] messages = new Message[]{msg1, msg2};
-		doAnswer(new Answer<Object>() {
-			public Object answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
-				DirectFieldAccessor accessor = new DirectFieldAccessor(invocation.getMock());
-				int folderOpenMode = (Integer) accessor.getPropertyValue("folderOpenMode");
-				if (folderOpenMode == Folder.READ_WRITE){
-					throw new IllegalArgumentException("Folder had to be open in READ_ONLY mode");
-				}
-				return null;
-			}
-		}).when(receiver).openFolder();
-		
-		doAnswer(new Answer<Object>() {
-			public Object answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
-				return messages;
-			}
-		}).when(receiver).searchForNewMessages();
-		
-		doAnswer(new Answer<Object>() {
-			public Object answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
-				return null;
-			}
-		}).when(receiver).fetchMessages(messages);
-		receiver.afterPropertiesSet();
-		Message[] receievedMessages =  receiver.receive();
-		assertEquals(1, receievedMessages.length);
-	}
 }