diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/client/core/WebServiceTemplate.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/client/core/WebServiceTemplate.java
index 60f88a81..abcacd20 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/client/core/WebServiceTemplate.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/client/core/WebServiceTemplate.java
@@ -27,12 +27,9 @@ import javax.xml.transform.TransformerConfigurationException;
 import javax.xml.transform.TransformerException;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanInitializationException;
-import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
-import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.oxm.Marshaller;
 import org.springframework.oxm.Unmarshaller;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
-import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
 import org.springframework.ws.FaultAwareWebServiceMessage;
 import org.springframework.ws.WebServiceMessage;
@@ -297,9 +294,7 @@ public class WebServiceTemplate extends WebServiceAccessor implements WebService
      * @see #setMessageSender(WebServiceMessageSender)
      */
     protected void initDefaultStrategies() {
-        Resource resource = new ClassPathResource(ClassUtils.getShortName(WebServiceTemplate.class) + ".properties",
-                WebServiceTemplate.class);
-        DefaultStrategiesHelper strategiesHelper = new DefaultStrategiesHelper(resource);
+        DefaultStrategiesHelper strategiesHelper = new DefaultStrategiesHelper(WebServiceTemplate.class);
         if (getMessageFactory() == null) {
             initMessageFactory(strategiesHelper);
         }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/server/MessageDispatcher.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/server/MessageDispatcher.java
index ce607e84..af717f60 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/server/MessageDispatcher.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/server/MessageDispatcher.java
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanNameAware;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware;
 import org.springframework.core.OrderComparator;
-import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
-import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
-import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet;
 import org.springframework.ws.FaultAwareWebServiceMessage;
@@ -117,8 +114,7 @@ public class MessageDispatcher implements WebServiceMessageReceiver, BeanNameAwa
 
     /** Initializes a new instance of the <code>MessageDispatcher</code>. */
     public MessageDispatcher() {
-        Resource resource = new ClassPathResource(ClassUtils.getShortName(getClass()) + ".properties", getClass());
-        defaultStrategiesHelper = new DefaultStrategiesHelper(resource);
+        defaultStrategiesHelper = new DefaultStrategiesHelper(getClass());
     }
 
     /** Returns the <code>EndpointAdapter</code>s to use by this <code>MessageDispatcher</code>. */
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/support/DefaultStrategiesHelper.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/support/DefaultStrategiesHelper.java
index 144251bd..712b9ca1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/support/DefaultStrategiesHelper.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/support/DefaultStrategiesHelper.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEventPublisherAware;
 import org.springframework.context.MessageSourceAware;
 import org.springframework.context.ResourceLoaderAware;
 import org.springframework.core.OrderComparator;
+import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.core.io.support.PropertiesLoaderUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -78,6 +79,15 @@ public class DefaultStrategiesHelper {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Initializes a new instance of the <code>DefaultStrategiesHelper</code> based on the given type.
+     * <p/>
+     * This constructor will attempt to load a 'typeName'.properties file in the same package as the given type.
+     */
+    public DefaultStrategiesHelper(Class<?> type) {
+        this(new ClassPathResource(ClassUtils.getShortName(type) + ".properties", type));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create a list of strategy objects for the given strategy interface. Strategies are retrieved from the
      * <code>Properties</code> object given at construction-time.
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/MessageDispatcherServlet.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/MessageDispatcherServlet.java
index ebba5cfa..fc475da7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/MessageDispatcherServlet.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/MessageDispatcherServlet.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanInitializationException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanNameAware;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
-import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet;
 import org.springframework.web.util.WebUtils;
@@ -84,12 +83,6 @@ public class MessageDispatcherServlet extends FrameworkServlet {
     /** Well-known name for the {@link XsdSchemaHandlerAdapter} object in the bean factory for this namespace. */
     public static final String DEFAULT_XSD_SCHEMA_HANDLER_ADAPTER_BEAN_NAME = "xsdSchemaHandlerAdapter";
 
-    /**
-     * Name of the class path resource (relative to the {@link MessageDispatcherServlet} class) that defines
-     * <code>MessageDispatcherServlet's</code> default strategy names.
-     */
-    private static final String DEFAULT_STRATEGIES_PATH = "MessageDispatcherServlet.properties";
-
     /** Suffix of a WSDL request uri. */
     private static final String WSDL_SUFFIX_NAME = ".wsdl";
 
@@ -129,8 +122,7 @@ public class MessageDispatcherServlet extends FrameworkServlet {
 
     /** Public constructor, necessary for some Web application servers. */
     public MessageDispatcherServlet() {
-        defaultStrategiesHelper = new DefaultStrategiesHelper(
-                new ClassPathResource(DEFAULT_STRATEGIES_PATH, MessageDispatcherServlet.class));
+        defaultStrategiesHelper = new DefaultStrategiesHelper(MessageDispatcherServlet.class);
     }
 
     /** Returns the bean name used to lookup a {@link WebServiceMessageFactory}. */