diff --git a/spring-session-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/JdbcOperationsSessionRepository.java b/spring-session-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/JdbcOperationsSessionRepository.java
index f17927d2..af46c58a 100644
--- a/spring-session-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/JdbcOperationsSessionRepository.java
+++ b/spring-session-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/JdbcOperationsSessionRepository.java
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
-import javax.sql.DataSource;
-
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
@@ -225,17 +223,6 @@ public class JdbcOperationsSessionRepository implements
 
 	private LobHandler lobHandler = new DefaultLobHandler();
 
-	/**
-	 * Create a new {@link JdbcOperationsSessionRepository} instance which uses the
-	 * default {@link JdbcOperations} to manage sessions.
-	 * @param dataSource the {@link DataSource} to use
-	 * @param transactionManager the {@link PlatformTransactionManager} to use
-	 */
-	public JdbcOperationsSessionRepository(DataSource dataSource,
-			PlatformTransactionManager transactionManager) {
-		this(createDefaultJdbcTemplate(dataSource), transactionManager);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Create a new {@link JdbcOperationsSessionRepository} instance which uses the
 	 * provided {@link JdbcOperations} to manage sessions.
@@ -545,12 +532,6 @@ public class JdbcOperationsSessionRepository implements
 		}
 	}
 
-	private static JdbcTemplate createDefaultJdbcTemplate(DataSource dataSource) {
-		JdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate = new JdbcTemplate(dataSource);
-		jdbcTemplate.afterPropertiesSet();
-		return jdbcTemplate;
-	}
-
 	private static TransactionTemplate createTransactionTemplate(
 			PlatformTransactionManager transactionManager) {
 		TransactionTemplate transactionTemplate = new TransactionTemplate(
diff --git a/spring-session-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/config/annotation/web/http/JdbcHttpSessionConfiguration.java b/spring-session-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/config/annotation/web/http/JdbcHttpSessionConfiguration.java
index 8a986161..45f35ee7 100644
--- a/spring-session-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/config/annotation/web/http/JdbcHttpSessionConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-session-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/config/annotation/web/http/JdbcHttpSessionConfiguration.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.springframework.core.convert.support.GenericConversionService;
 import org.springframework.core.serializer.support.DeserializingConverter;
 import org.springframework.core.serializer.support.SerializingConverter;
 import org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata;
+import org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.support.lob.LobHandler;
 import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.EnableScheduling;
 import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.SchedulingConfigurer;
@@ -90,8 +91,9 @@ public class JdbcHttpSessionConfiguration extends SpringHttpSessionConfiguration
 
 	@Bean
 	public JdbcOperationsSessionRepository sessionRepository() {
+		JdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate = createJdbcTemplate(this.dataSource);
 		JdbcOperationsSessionRepository sessionRepository = new JdbcOperationsSessionRepository(
-				this.dataSource, this.transactionManager);
+				jdbcTemplate, this.transactionManager);
 		if (StringUtils.hasText(this.tableName)) {
 			sessionRepository.setTableName(this.tableName);
 		}
@@ -193,6 +195,12 @@ public class JdbcHttpSessionConfiguration extends SpringHttpSessionConfiguration
 				this.cleanupCron);
 	}
 
+	private static JdbcTemplate createJdbcTemplate(DataSource dataSource) {
+		JdbcTemplate jdbcTemplate = new JdbcTemplate(dataSource);
+		jdbcTemplate.afterPropertiesSet();
+		return jdbcTemplate;
+	}
+
 	private GenericConversionService createConversionServiceWithBeanClassLoader() {
 		GenericConversionService conversionService = new GenericConversionService();
 		conversionService.addConverter(Object.class, byte[].class,
diff --git a/spring-session-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/JdbcOperationsSessionRepositoryTests.java b/spring-session-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/JdbcOperationsSessionRepositoryTests.java
index 6d5c9978..b8790766 100644
--- a/spring-session-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/JdbcOperationsSessionRepositoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-session-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/JdbcOperationsSessionRepositoryTests.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+
 package org.springframework.session.jdbc;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
@@ -22,8 +23,6 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import javax.sql.DataSource;
-
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ import org.springframework.security.core.authority.AuthorityUtils;
 import org.springframework.session.FindByIndexNameSessionRepository;
 import org.springframework.session.MapSession;
 import org.springframework.session.Session;
-import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
 import org.springframework.transaction.PlatformTransactionManager;
 import org.springframework.transaction.TransactionDefinition;
 
@@ -75,9 +73,6 @@ public class JdbcOperationsSessionRepositoryTests {
 	@Rule
 	public ExpectedException thrown = ExpectedException.none();
 
-	@Mock
-	private DataSource dataSource;
-
 	@Mock
 	private JdbcOperations jdbcOperations;
 
@@ -92,23 +87,6 @@ public class JdbcOperationsSessionRepositoryTests {
 				this.jdbcOperations, this.transactionManager);
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	public void constructorDataSource() {
-		JdbcOperationsSessionRepository repository = new JdbcOperationsSessionRepository(
-				this.dataSource, this.transactionManager);
-
-		assertThat(ReflectionTestUtils.getField(repository, "jdbcOperations"))
-				.isNotNull();
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	public void constructorNullDataSource() {
-		this.thrown.expect(IllegalArgumentException.class);
-		this.thrown.expectMessage("Property 'dataSource' is required");
-
-		new JdbcOperationsSessionRepository((DataSource) null, this.transactionManager);
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	public void constructorNullJdbcOperations() {
 		this.thrown.expect(IllegalArgumentException.class);