diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java
index 0f293027a34..a1402199254 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractApplicationContext extends DefaultResourceLoader
 		if (parent != null) {
 			Environment parentEnvironment = parent.getEnvironment();
 			if (parentEnvironment instanceof ConfigurableEnvironment) {
-				getEnvironment().merge((ConfigurableEnvironment)parentEnvironment);
+				getEnvironment().merge((ConfigurableEnvironment) parentEnvironment);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -578,12 +578,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractApplicationContext extends DefaultResourceLoader
 		if (!beanFactory.containsLocalBean(ENVIRONMENT_BEAN_NAME)) {
 			beanFactory.registerSingleton(ENVIRONMENT_BEAN_NAME, getEnvironment());
 		}
-
-		if (!beanFactory.containsBean(SYSTEM_PROPERTIES_BEAN_NAME)) {
+		if (!beanFactory.containsLocalBean(SYSTEM_PROPERTIES_BEAN_NAME)) {
 			beanFactory.registerSingleton(SYSTEM_PROPERTIES_BEAN_NAME, getEnvironment().getSystemProperties());
 		}
-
-		if (!beanFactory.containsBean(SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_BEAN_NAME)) {
+		if (!beanFactory.containsLocalBean(SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_BEAN_NAME)) {
 			beanFactory.registerSingleton(SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_BEAN_NAME, getEnvironment().getSystemEnvironment());
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/support/EnvironmentIntegrationTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/support/EnvironmentIntegrationTests.java
index dbe93cabaf6..9b11dfaf1b9 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/support/EnvironmentIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/support/EnvironmentIntegrationTests.java
@@ -17,19 +17,18 @@
 package org.springframework.context.support;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
+
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.core.env.ConfigurableEnvironment;
 import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
-
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 /**
- * Tests covering the integration of {@link Environment} into {@link ApplicationContext}
- * hierarchies.
+ * Tests covering the integration of {@link Environment} into {@link ApplicationContext} hierarchies.
  *
  * @author Chris Beams
  */
@@ -51,4 +50,5 @@ public class EnvironmentIntegrationTests {
 				sameInstance(child.getEnvironment())));
 		assertThat("expected child ctx env", env, sameInstance(child.getEnvironment()));
 	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-webmvc-portlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/portlet/FrameworkPortlet.java b/spring-webmvc-portlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/portlet/FrameworkPortlet.java
index e236a1d2268..ce8d4ad18b3 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc-portlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/portlet/FrameworkPortlet.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc-portlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/portlet/FrameworkPortlet.java
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ public abstract class FrameworkPortlet extends GenericPortletBean
 			pac.setId(ConfigurablePortletApplicationContext.APPLICATION_CONTEXT_ID_PREFIX + getPortletName());
 		}
 
-		pac.setEnvironment(this.getEnvironment());
+		pac.setEnvironment(getEnvironment());
 		pac.setParent(parent);
 		pac.setPortletContext(getPortletContext());
 		pac.setPortletConfig(getPortletConfig());
diff --git a/spring-webmvc-portlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/portlet/GenericPortletBean.java b/spring-webmvc-portlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/portlet/GenericPortletBean.java
index 6351a90d83a..1006cd34054 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc-portlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/portlet/GenericPortletBean.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc-portlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/portlet/GenericPortletBean.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public abstract class GenericPortletBean extends GenericPortlet
 			PropertyValues pvs = new PortletConfigPropertyValues(getPortletConfig(), this.requiredProperties);
 			BeanWrapper bw = PropertyAccessorFactory.forBeanPropertyAccess(this);
 			ResourceLoader resourceLoader = new PortletContextResourceLoader(getPortletContext());
-			bw.registerCustomEditor(Resource.class, new ResourceEditor(resourceLoader, this.getEnvironment()));
+			bw.registerCustomEditor(Resource.class, new ResourceEditor(resourceLoader, getEnvironment()));
 			initBeanWrapper(bw);
 			bw.setPropertyValues(pvs, true);
 		}
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/FrameworkServlet.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/FrameworkServlet.java
index 570c5a1f0ec..f3cd6758a41 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/FrameworkServlet.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/FrameworkServlet.java
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ public abstract class FrameworkServlet extends HttpServletBean {
 		ConfigurableWebApplicationContext wac =
 				(ConfigurableWebApplicationContext) BeanUtils.instantiateClass(contextClass);
 
-		wac.setEnvironment(this.getEnvironment());
+		wac.setEnvironment(getEnvironment());
 		wac.setParent(parent);
 		wac.setConfigLocation(getContextConfigLocation());
 
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/HttpServletBean.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/HttpServletBean.java
index ce0df647e09..e35e00ccfa9 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/HttpServletBean.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/HttpServletBean.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public abstract class HttpServletBean extends HttpServlet
 			PropertyValues pvs = new ServletConfigPropertyValues(getServletConfig(), this.requiredProperties);
 			BeanWrapper bw = PropertyAccessorFactory.forBeanPropertyAccess(this);
 			ResourceLoader resourceLoader = new ServletContextResourceLoader(getServletContext());
-			bw.registerCustomEditor(Resource.class, new ResourceEditor(resourceLoader, this.getEnvironment()));
+			bw.registerCustomEditor(Resource.class, new ResourceEditor(resourceLoader, getEnvironment()));
 			initBeanWrapper(bw);
 			bw.setPropertyValues(pvs, true);
 		}