diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/Ordered.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/Ordered.java
index 730766f7ccb..86e8dca364f 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/Ordered.java
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/Ordered.java
@@ -47,14 +47,6 @@ public interface Ordered {
 	 */
 	int LOWEST_PRECEDENCE = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
 
-	/**
-	 * A reserved integer value indicating that a component should
-	 * be treated as unordered. Users should avoid this using this
-	 * reserved value ({@value}) when ordering their own components.
-	 * Useful when populating annotation, where null cannot be specified
-	 * as a default for integer attributes.
-	 */
-	int NOT_ORDERED = (Integer.MIN_VALUE +1) / 2; // -1073741823
 
 	/**
 	 * Return the order value of this object, with a
diff --git a/org.springframework.transaction/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/annotation/EnableTransactionManagement.java b/org.springframework.transaction/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/annotation/EnableTransactionManagement.java
index eb9def90709..b425e44d175 100644
--- a/org.springframework.transaction/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/annotation/EnableTransactionManagement.java
+++ b/org.springframework.transaction/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/annotation/EnableTransactionManagement.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public @interface EnableTransactionManagement {
 	/**
 	 * Indicate the ordering of the execution of the transaction advisor
 	 * when multiple advices are applied at a specific joinpoint.
-	 * The default is to not explicitly order the advisor.
+	 * The default is lowest priority.
 	 */
-	int order() default Ordered.NOT_ORDERED;
+	int order() default Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE;
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.transaction/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/annotation/ProxyTransactionManagementConfiguration.java b/org.springframework.transaction/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/annotation/ProxyTransactionManagementConfiguration.java
index 16953a71207..a28acf77999 100644
--- a/org.springframework.transaction/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/annotation/ProxyTransactionManagementConfiguration.java
+++ b/org.springframework.transaction/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/annotation/ProxyTransactionManagementConfiguration.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Role;
-import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 import org.springframework.transaction.config.TransactionManagementConfigUtils;
 import org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.BeanFactoryTransactionAttributeSourceAdvisor;
 import org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionAttributeSource;
@@ -38,10 +37,7 @@ public class ProxyTransactionManagementConfiguration extends AbstractTransaction
 			new BeanFactoryTransactionAttributeSourceAdvisor();
 		advisor.setTransactionAttributeSource(transactionAttributeSource());
 		advisor.setAdvice(transactionInterceptor());
-		int order = (Integer)this.enableTx.get("order");
-		if (order != Ordered.NOT_ORDERED) {
-			advisor.setOrder(order);
-		}
+		advisor.setOrder(((Integer)this.enableTx.get("order")));
 		return advisor;
 	}