diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/aggregator/AbstractMessageBarrierConsumer.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/aggregator/AbstractMessageBarrierConsumer.java
index 37b4aabbfe..9501229b56 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/aggregator/AbstractMessageBarrierConsumer.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/aggregator/AbstractMessageBarrierConsumer.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import org.springframework.integration.core.Message;
 import org.springframework.integration.core.MessageChannel;
 import org.springframework.integration.message.MessageConsumer;
 import org.springframework.integration.message.MessageHandlingException;
-import org.springframework.integration.message.MessageProducer;
 import org.springframework.integration.scheduling.IntervalTrigger;
 import org.springframework.integration.scheduling.TaskScheduler;
 import org.springframework.integration.scheduling.TaskSchedulerAware;
@@ -65,8 +64,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
  * @author Mark Fisher
  * @author Marius Bogoevici
  */
-public abstract class AbstractMessageBarrierConsumer extends AbstractMessageConsumer implements MessageProducer,
-		TaskSchedulerAware, InitializingBean {
+public abstract class AbstractMessageBarrierConsumer extends AbstractMessageConsumer implements TaskSchedulerAware, InitializingBean {
 
 	public final static long DEFAULT_SEND_TIMEOUT = 1000;
 
@@ -102,6 +100,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageBarrierConsumer extends AbstractMessageCons
 
 	private ScheduledFuture<?> reaperFutureTask;
 
+
 	public AbstractMessageBarrierConsumer() {
 		this.channelTemplate.setSendTimeout(DEFAULT_SEND_TIMEOUT);
 	}
@@ -110,6 +109,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageBarrierConsumer extends AbstractMessageCons
 		this.outputChannel = outputChannel;
 	}
 
+
 	/**
 	 * Specify a channel for sending Messages that arrive after their
 	 * aggregation group has either completed or timed-out.
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/consumer/AbstractReplyProducingMessageConsumer.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/consumer/AbstractReplyProducingMessageConsumer.java
index 995ef3b91d..4dd11bb922 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/consumer/AbstractReplyProducingMessageConsumer.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/consumer/AbstractReplyProducingMessageConsumer.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import org.springframework.integration.core.MessageChannel;
 import org.springframework.integration.core.MessageHeaders;
 import org.springframework.integration.message.MessageBuilder;
 import org.springframework.integration.message.MessageHandlingException;
-import org.springframework.integration.message.MessageProducer;
 import org.springframework.integration.message.MessageRejectedException;
 import org.springframework.integration.selector.MessageSelector;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -37,8 +36,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * 
  * @author Mark Fisher
  */
-public abstract class AbstractReplyProducingMessageConsumer extends AbstractMessageConsumer
-		implements MessageProducer, BeanFactoryAware {
+public abstract class AbstractReplyProducingMessageConsumer extends AbstractMessageConsumer implements BeanFactoryAware {
 
 	public static final long DEFAULT_SEND_TIMEOUT = 1000;
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/message/MessageProducer.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/message/MessageProducer.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ceb1aab51..0000000000
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/message/MessageProducer.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.springframework.integration.message;
-
-import org.springframework.integration.core.MessageChannel;
-
-/**
- * Base interface for any component that produces Messages.
- * 
- * @author Mark Fisher
- */
-public interface MessageProducer {
-
-	void setOutputChannel(MessageChannel outputChannel);
-
-}