diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/handler/SimpleBrokerMessageHandler.java b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/handler/SimpleBrokerMessageHandler.java
index b70ce9a62d2..3d14e3af641 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/handler/SimpleBrokerMessageHandler.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/handler/SimpleBrokerMessageHandler.java
@@ -37,18 +37,17 @@ public class SimpleBrokerMessageHandler implements MessageHandler {
 
 	private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(SimpleBrokerMessageHandler.class);
 
-	private final MessageChannel outboundChannel;
+	private final MessageChannel messageChannel;
 
 	private SubscriptionRegistry subscriptionRegistry = new DefaultSubscriptionRegistry();
 
 
 	/**
-	 * @param outboundChannel the channel to which messages for clients should be sent
-	 * @param observable an Observable to use to manage subscriptions
+	 * @param messageChannel the channel to broadcast messages to
 	 */
-	public SimpleBrokerMessageHandler(MessageChannel outboundChannel) {
-		Assert.notNull(outboundChannel, "outboundChannel is required");
-		this.outboundChannel = outboundChannel;
+	public SimpleBrokerMessageHandler(MessageChannel messageChannel) {
+		Assert.notNull(messageChannel, "messageChannel is required");
+		this.messageChannel = messageChannel;
 	}
 
 
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ public class SimpleBrokerMessageHandler implements MessageHandler {
 				Object payload = message.getPayload();
 				Message<?> clientMessage = MessageBuilder.withPayloadAndHeaders(payload, headers).build();
 				try {
-					this.outboundChannel.send(clientMessage);
+					this.messageChannel.send(clientMessage);
 				}
 				catch (Throwable ex) {
 					logger.error("Failed to send message to destination=" + destination +
diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/StompBrokerRelayMessageHandler.java b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/StompBrokerRelayMessageHandler.java
index db1fd673fd0..79b7163e035 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/StompBrokerRelayMessageHandler.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/stomp/StompBrokerRelayMessageHandler.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class StompBrokerRelayMessageHandler implements MessageHandler, SmartLife
 
 	private static final String STOMP_RELAY_SYSTEM_SESSION_ID = "stompRelaySystemSessionId";
 
-	private final MessageChannel outboundChannel;
+	private final MessageChannel messageChannel;
 
 	private final String[] destinationPrefixes;
 
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ public class StompBrokerRelayMessageHandler implements MessageHandler, SmartLife
 
 
 	/**
-	 * @param outboundChannel a channel for messages going out to clients
+	 * @param messageChannel the channel to send messages from the STOMP broker to
 	 * @param destinationPrefixes the broker supported destination prefixes; destinations
 	 *        that do not match the given prefix are ignored.
 	 */
-	public StompBrokerRelayMessageHandler(MessageChannel outboundChannel, Collection<String> destinationPrefixes) {
-		Assert.notNull(outboundChannel, "outboundChannel is required");
+	public StompBrokerRelayMessageHandler(MessageChannel messageChannel, Collection<String> destinationPrefixes) {
+		Assert.notNull(messageChannel, "messageChannel is required");
 		Assert.notNull(destinationPrefixes, "destinationPrefixes is required");
-		this.outboundChannel = outboundChannel;
+		this.messageChannel = messageChannel;
 		this.destinationPrefixes = destinationPrefixes.toArray(new String[destinationPrefixes.size()]);
 	}
 
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ public class StompBrokerRelayMessageHandler implements MessageHandler, SmartLife
 		}
 
 		protected void sendMessageToClient(Message<?> message) {
-			outboundChannel.send(message);
+			messageChannel.send(message);
 		}
 
 		private void sendError(String sessionId, String errorText) {