diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/interceptor/GlobalChannelInterceptorBeanPostProcessor.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/interceptor/GlobalChannelInterceptorBeanPostProcessor.java
index d124715a53..9db4cce9fb 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/interceptor/GlobalChannelInterceptorBeanPostProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/interceptor/GlobalChannelInterceptorBeanPostProcessor.java
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ final class GlobalChannelInterceptorBeanPostProcessor implements BeanPostProcess
 				}
 			}
 			Collections.sort(tempInterceptors, this.comparator);
-			interceptors.addAll(tempInterceptors);
+			for (GlobalChannelInterceptorWrapper next : tempInterceptors) {
+				interceptors.add(next.getChannelInterceptor());
+			}
 			tempInterceptors = new ArrayList<GlobalChannelInterceptorWrapper>();
 			for (GlobalChannelInterceptorWrapper globalChannelInterceptorWrapper : this.negativeOrderInterceptors) {
 				String[] patterns = globalChannelInterceptorWrapper.getPatterns();
@@ -111,7 +113,11 @@ final class GlobalChannelInterceptorBeanPostProcessor implements BeanPostProcess
 				}
 			}
 			Collections.sort(tempInterceptors, comparator);
-			interceptors.addAll(0, tempInterceptors);
+			if (!tempInterceptors.isEmpty()) {
+				for (int i = tempInterceptors.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+					interceptors.add(0, tempInterceptors.get(i).getChannelInterceptor());
+				}
+			}
 		}
 		else if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
 			logger.debug("Global Channel interceptors will not be applied to Channel: " + beanName);
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/interceptor/GlobalChannelInterceptorWrapper.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/interceptor/GlobalChannelInterceptorWrapper.java
index b88f715d83..2f34935cc7 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/interceptor/GlobalChannelInterceptorWrapper.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/channel/interceptor/GlobalChannelInterceptorWrapper.java
@@ -17,16 +17,15 @@
 package org.springframework.integration.channel.interceptor;
 
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
-import org.springframework.integration.Message;
-import org.springframework.integration.MessageChannel;
 import org.springframework.integration.channel.ChannelInterceptor;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
  * @author Oleg Zhurakousky
+ * @author Mark Fisher
  * @since 2.0
  */
-public class GlobalChannelInterceptorWrapper implements ChannelInterceptor, Ordered {
+public class GlobalChannelInterceptorWrapper implements Ordered {
 
 	private final ChannelInterceptor channelInterceptor;
 
@@ -66,22 +65,6 @@ public class GlobalChannelInterceptorWrapper implements ChannelInterceptor, Orde
 		return this.patterns;
 	}
 
-	public Message<?> preSend(Message<?> message, MessageChannel channel) {
-		return this.channelInterceptor.preSend(message, channel);
-	}	
-
-	public void postSend(Message<?> message, MessageChannel channel, boolean sent) {
-		this.channelInterceptor.postSend(message, channel, sent);
-	}
-
-	public boolean preReceive(MessageChannel channel) {
-		return this.channelInterceptor.preReceive(channel);
-	}
-
-	public Message<?> postReceive(Message<?> message, MessageChannel channel) {
-		return this.channelInterceptor.postReceive(message, channel);
-	}
-
 	public String toString() {
 		return this.channelInterceptor.toString();
 	}