diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassUtils.java
index ac69a88c0ab..349a13a2834 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassUtils.java
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassUtils.java
@@ -194,7 +194,10 @@ public abstract class ClassUtils {
 	 * @throws LinkageError if the class file could not be loaded
 	 * @see Class#forName(String, boolean, ClassLoader)
 	 * @see #getDefaultClassLoader()
+	 * @deprecated as of Spring 3.0, in favor of specifying a ClassLoader explicitly:
+	 * see {@link #forName(String, ClassLoader)}
 	 */
+	@Deprecated
 	public static Class forName(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException, LinkageError {
 		return forName(name, getDefaultClassLoader());
 	}
@@ -298,7 +301,7 @@ public abstract class ClassUtils {
 	 * according to the JVM's naming rules for primitive classes.
 	 * <p>Also supports the JVM's internal class names for primitive arrays.
 	 * Does <i>not</i> support the "[]" suffix notation for primitive arrays;
-	 * this is only supported by {@link #forName}.
+	 * this is only supported by {@link #forName(String, ClassLoader)}.
 	 * @param name the name of the potentially primitive class
 	 * @return the primitive class, or <code>null</code> if the name does not denote
 	 * a primitive class or primitive array class
@@ -673,7 +676,6 @@ public abstract class ClassUtils {
 	 * May be <code>null</code> or may not even implement the method.
 	 * @return the specific target method, or the original method if the
 	 * <code>targetClass</code> doesn't implement it or is <code>null</code>
-	 * @see org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils#getMostSpecificMethod
 	 */
 	public static Method getMostSpecificMethod(Method method, Class targetClass) {
 		if (method != null && targetClass != null && !targetClass.equals(method.getDeclaringClass())) {
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/MethodInvoker.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/MethodInvoker.java
index e13cdbdecba..5d8d3a09a97 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/MethodInvoker.java
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/MethodInvoker.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 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.
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
  * @since 19.02.2004
  * @see #prepare
  * @see #invoke
- * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.config.MethodInvokingFactoryBean
- * @see org.springframework.scheduling.quartz.MethodInvokingJobDetailFactoryBean
  */
 public class MethodInvoker {
 
@@ -197,7 +195,7 @@ public class MethodInvoker {
 	 * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class name was invalid
 	 */
 	protected Class resolveClassName(String className) throws ClassNotFoundException {
-		return ClassUtils.forName(className);
+		return ClassUtils.forName(className, ClassUtils.getDefaultClassLoader());
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -216,8 +214,7 @@ public class MethodInvoker {
 		int minTypeDiffWeight = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
 		Method matchingMethod = null;
 
-		for (int i = 0; i < candidates.length; i++) {
-			Method candidate = candidates[i];
+		for (Method candidate : candidates) {
 			if (candidate.getName().equals(targetMethod)) {
 				Class[] paramTypes = candidate.getParameterTypes();
 				if (paramTypes.length == argCount) {