diff --git a/org.springframework.core/.classpath b/org.springframework.core/.classpath
index 5c4ebc602aa..12fc6a6ace3 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/.classpath
+++ b/org.springframework.core/.classpath
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 	<classpathentry kind="var" path="IVY_CACHE/org.junit/com.springsource.org.junit/4.5.0/com.springsource.org.junit-4.5.0.jar" sourcepath="/IVY_CACHE/org.junit/com.springsource.org.junit/4.5.0/com.springsource.org.junit-sources-4.5.0.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="var" path="IVY_CACHE/org.aspectj/com.springsource.org.aspectj.weaver/1.6.2.RELEASE/com.springsource.org.aspectj.weaver-1.6.2.RELEASE.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="var" path="IVY_CACHE/javax.servlet/com.springsource.javax.servlet/2.5.0/com.springsource.javax.servlet-2.5.0.jar" sourcepath="/IVY_CACHE/javax.servlet/com.springsource.javax.servlet/2.5.0/com.springsource.javax.servlet-sources-2.5.0.jar"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="var" path="IVY_CACHE/org.aopalliance/com.springsource.org.aopalliance/1.0.0/com.springsource.org.aopalliance-1.0.0.jar" sourcepath="/IVY_CACHE/org.aopalliance/com.springsource.org.aopalliance/1.0.0/com.springsource.org.aopalliance-sources-1.0.0.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="var" path="IVY_CACHE/org.custommonkey.xmlunit/com.springsource.org.custommonkey.xmlunit/1.2.0/com.springsource.org.custommonkey.xmlunit-1.2.0.jar" sourcepath="/IVY_CACHE/org.custommonkey.xmlunit/com.springsource.org.custommonkey.xmlunit/1.2.0/com.springsource.org.custommonkey.xmlunit-sources-1.2.0.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="var" path="IVY_CACHE/org.easymock/com.springsource.org.easymock/2.3.0/com.springsource.org.easymock-2.3.0.jar" sourcepath="/IVY_CACHE/org.easymock/com.springsource.org.easymock/2.3.0/com.springsource.org.easymock-sources-2.3.0.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="var" path="IVY_CACHE/org.codehaus.woodstox/com.springsource.com.ctc.wstx/3.2.7/com.springsource.com.ctc.wstx-3.2.7.jar" sourcepath="/IVY_CACHE/org.codehaus.woodstox/com.springsource.com.ctc.wstx/3.2.7/com.springsource.com.ctc.wstx-sources-3.2.7.jar"/>
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/comparator/ComparableComparator.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/comparator/ComparableComparator.java
index 03d21e7d3ca..5bc3c89aa88 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/comparator/ComparableComparator.java
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/comparator/ComparableComparator.java
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.util.comparator;
 
 import java.util.Comparator;
 
-import org.springframework.util.Assert;
-
 /**
  * Comparator that adapts Comparables to the Comparator interface.
  * Mainly for internal use in other Comparators, when supposed