diff --git a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/handler/FileTransferringMessageHandler.java b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/handler/FileTransferringMessageHandler.java
index 5ad88317f7..d94edab81c 100644
--- a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/handler/FileTransferringMessageHandler.java
+++ b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/handler/FileTransferringMessageHandler.java
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public class FileTransferringMessageHandler extends AbstractMessageHandler {
 											throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
 		
 		FileInputStream fileInputStream = new FileInputStream(file);
-		if (!StringUtils.endsWithIgnoreCase(remoteDirectory, remoteFileSeparator)) {
+		if (!remoteDirectory.endsWith(remoteFileSeparator)) {
 			remoteDirectory += remoteFileSeparator; 
 		}
 		String remoteFilePath = remoteDirectory + fileName;