diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/HttpUrlConnectionTransportInputStream.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/HttpUrlConnectionTransportInputStream.java
index 6805a39e..bc4780d1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/HttpUrlConnectionTransportInputStream.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/HttpUrlConnectionTransportInputStream.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import org.springframework.ws.transport.TransportInputStream;
  *
  * @author Arjen Poutsma
  */
-public class HttpUrlConnectionTransportInputStream extends TransportInputStream {
+class HttpUrlConnectionTransportInputStream extends TransportInputStream {
 
     private final HttpURLConnection connection;
 
@@ -48,13 +48,6 @@ public class HttpUrlConnectionTransportInputStream extends TransportInputStream
         this.connection = connection;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns the wrapped <code>HttpURLConnection</code>.
-     */
-    public HttpURLConnection getConnection() {
-        return connection;
-    }
-
     protected InputStream createInputStream() throws IOException {
         if (connection.getResponseCode() == HttpURLConnection.HTTP_INTERNAL_ERROR) {
             return connection.getErrorStream();
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/HttpUrlConnectionTransportOutputStream.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/HttpUrlConnectionTransportOutputStream.java
index 8d3a15e6..8956c60a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/HttpUrlConnectionTransportOutputStream.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/transport/http/HttpUrlConnectionTransportOutputStream.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import org.springframework.ws.transport.TransportOutputStream;
  *
  * @author Arjen Poutsma
  */
-public class HttpUrlConnectionTransportOutputStream extends TransportOutputStream {
+class HttpUrlConnectionTransportOutputStream extends TransportOutputStream {
 
     private final HttpURLConnection connection;
 
@@ -49,11 +49,4 @@ public class HttpUrlConnectionTransportOutputStream extends TransportOutputStrea
     protected OutputStream createOutputStream() throws IOException {
         return connection.getOutputStream();
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the wrapped <code>HttpURLConnection</code>.
-     */
-    public HttpURLConnection getConnection() {
-        return connection;
-    }
 }