diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/AbstractHttpWebServiceMessageSenderIntegrationTestCase.java b/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/AbstractHttpWebServiceMessageSenderIntegrationTestCase.java
index be0d7adb..b15d4c74 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/AbstractHttpWebServiceMessageSenderIntegrationTestCase.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/AbstractHttpWebServiceMessageSenderIntegrationTestCase.java
@@ -77,12 +77,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractHttpWebServiceMessageSenderIntegrationTestCase ext
         validateResponse(new ResponseServlet());
     }
 
-    public void testSendAndReceiveResponseInvalidContentLength() throws Exception {
-        ResponseServlet servlet = new ResponseServlet();
-        servlet.setInvalidContentLength(true);
-        validateResponse(servlet);
-    }
-
     public void testSendAndReceiveNoResponse() throws Exception {
         validateNonResponse(new NoResponseServlet());
     }
@@ -93,12 +87,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractHttpWebServiceMessageSenderIntegrationTestCase ext
         validateNonResponse(servlet);
     }
 
-    public void testSendAndReceiveNoResponseInvalidContentLength() throws Exception {
-        NoResponseServlet servlet = new NoResponseServlet();
-        servlet.setInvalidContentLength(true);
-        validateNonResponse(servlet);
-    }
-
     public void testSendAndReceiveCompressed() throws Exception {
         validateResponse(new CompressedResponseServlet());
 
@@ -174,16 +162,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractHttpWebServiceMessageSenderIntegrationTestCase ext
 
         protected int responseStatus = HttpServletResponse.SC_OK;
 
-        protected boolean invalidContentLength = false;
-
         public void setResponseStatus(int responseStatus) {
             this.responseStatus = responseStatus;
         }
 
-        public void setInvalidContentLength(boolean invalidContentLength) {
-            this.invalidContentLength = invalidContentLength;
-        }
-
         protected void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
                 throws ServletException, IOException {
             assertEquals("Invalid header value received on server side", REQUEST_HEADER_VALUE,
@@ -192,9 +174,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractHttpWebServiceMessageSenderIntegrationTestCase ext
             assertEquals("Invalid request received", REQUEST, receivedRequest);
 
             response.setStatus(responseStatus);
-            if (invalidContentLength) {
-                response.setContentLength(-1);
-            }
             createResponse(request, response);
         }