diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/jdbc/Sql.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/jdbc/Sql.java
index 65fe0a83139..3ed0acf55da 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/jdbc/Sql.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/jdbc/Sql.java
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@ import org.springframework.core.annotation.AliasFor;
  * multiple instances of {@code @Sql}.
  *
  * <p>This annotation may be used as a <em>meta-annotation</em> to create custom
- * <em>composed annotations</em>; however, attribute overrides are not currently
- * supported for {@linkplain Repeatable repeatable} annotations that are used as
- * meta-annotations.
+ * <em>composed annotations</em>.
  *
  * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 4.1
diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/jdbc/SqlScriptsTestExecutionListener.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/jdbc/SqlScriptsTestExecutionListener.java
index 71e0e1f6390..c588cc8c9fc 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/jdbc/SqlScriptsTestExecutionListener.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/jdbc/SqlScriptsTestExecutionListener.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2016 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.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
-import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils;
+import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotatedElementUtils;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ByteArrayResource;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ public class SqlScriptsTestExecutionListener extends AbstractTestExecutionListen
 	private void executeSqlScripts(TestContext testContext, ExecutionPhase executionPhase) throws Exception {
 		boolean classLevel = false;
 
-		Set<Sql> sqlAnnotations = AnnotationUtils.getRepeatableAnnotations(testContext.getTestMethod(), Sql.class,
+		Set<Sql> sqlAnnotations = AnnotatedElementUtils.getMergedRepeatableAnnotations(testContext.getTestMethod(), Sql.class,
 			SqlGroup.class);
 		if (sqlAnnotations.isEmpty()) {
-			sqlAnnotations = AnnotationUtils.getRepeatableAnnotations(testContext.getTestClass(), Sql.class,
+			sqlAnnotations = AnnotatedElementUtils.getMergedRepeatableAnnotations(testContext.getTestClass(), Sql.class,
 				SqlGroup.class);
 			if (!sqlAnnotations.isEmpty()) {
 				classLevel = true;