diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/server/endpoint/mapping/AbstractAnnotationMethodEndpointMapping.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/server/endpoint/mapping/AbstractAnnotationMethodEndpointMapping.java
index 2acacef9..bda72ffd 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/server/endpoint/mapping/AbstractAnnotationMethodEndpointMapping.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/server/endpoint/mapping/AbstractAnnotationMethodEndpointMapping.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2005-2010 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2005-2011 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.
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractAnnotationMethodEndpointMapping<T> extends Abstrac
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected final void initApplicationContext() throws BeansException {
+    protected void initApplicationContext() throws BeansException {
         super.initApplicationContext();
         if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
             logger.debug("Looking for endpoints in application context: " + getApplicationContext());