diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/annotation/ExpectedException.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/annotation/ExpectedException.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 944f3aeaead..00000000000
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/annotation/ExpectedException.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 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.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.springframework.test.annotation;
-
-import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
-import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
-import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
-import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
-import java.lang.annotation.Target;
-
-/**
- * Test annotation to indicate that a test method is required to throw the
- * specified exception.
- *
- * @author Rod Johnson
- * @author Sam Brannen
- * @since 2.0
- * @deprecated as of Spring 3.1 in favor of using built-in support for declaring
- * expected exceptions in the underlying testing framework (e.g., JUnit, TestNG, etc.)
- */
-@Documented
-@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
-@Deprecated
-public @interface ExpectedException {
-
-	Class<? extends Throwable> value();
-
-}
diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/annotation/NotTransactional.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/annotation/NotTransactional.java
deleted file mode 100644
index c8539186644..00000000000
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/annotation/NotTransactional.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 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.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.springframework.test.annotation;
-
-import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
-import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
-import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
-import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
-import java.lang.annotation.Target;
-
-/**
- * Test annotation to indicate that a method is <i>not transactional</i>.
- *
- * @author Rod Johnson
- * @author Sam Brannen
- * @since 2.0
- * @deprecated as of Spring 3.0, in favor of moving the non-transactional test
- * method to a separate (non-transactional) test class or to a
- * {@link org.springframework.test.context.transaction.BeforeTransaction
- * &#64;BeforeTransaction} or
- * {@link org.springframework.test.context.transaction.AfterTransaction
- * &#64;AfterTransaction} method.
- */
-@Documented
-@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
-@Deprecated
-public @interface NotTransactional {
-}
diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java
index 5496b4ee633..cb40a3273da 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2013 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.
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner;
 import org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod;
 import org.junit.runners.model.InitializationError;
 import org.junit.runners.model.Statement;
-import org.springframework.test.annotation.ExpectedException;
 import org.springframework.test.annotation.ProfileValueUtils;
 import org.springframework.test.annotation.Repeat;
 import org.springframework.test.annotation.Timed;
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@ import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
  * </p>
  * <ul>
  * <li>{@link Test#expected() &#064;Test(expected=...)}</li>
- * <li>{@link ExpectedException &#064;ExpectedException}</li>
  * <li>{@link Test#timeout() &#064;Test(timeout=...)}</li>
  * <li>{@link Timed &#064;Timed}</li>
  * <li>{@link Repeat &#064;Repeat}</li>
@@ -349,9 +347,7 @@ public class SpringJUnit4ClassRunner extends BlockJUnit4ClassRunner {
 	/**
 	 * Get the {@code exception} that the supplied {@link FrameworkMethod
 	 * test method} is expected to throw.
-	 * <p>Supports both Spring's {@link ExpectedException @ExpectedException(...)}
-	 * and JUnit's {@link Test#expected() @Test(expected=...)} annotations, but
-	 * not both simultaneously.
+	 * <p>Supports JUnit's {@link Test#expected() @Test(expected=...)} annotation.
 	 * @return the expected exception, or {@code null} if none was specified
 	 */
 	protected Class<? extends Throwable> getExpectedException(FrameworkMethod frameworkMethod) {
@@ -359,20 +355,7 @@ public class SpringJUnit4ClassRunner extends BlockJUnit4ClassRunner {
 		Class<? extends Throwable> junitExpectedException = (testAnnotation != null
 				&& testAnnotation.expected() != Test.None.class ? testAnnotation.expected() : null);
 
-		ExpectedException expectedExAnn = frameworkMethod.getAnnotation(ExpectedException.class);
-		Class<? extends Throwable> springExpectedException = (expectedExAnn != null ? expectedExAnn.value() : null);
-
-		if (springExpectedException != null && junitExpectedException != null) {
-			String msg = "Test method [" + frameworkMethod.getMethod()
-					+ "] has been configured with Spring's @ExpectedException(" + springExpectedException.getName()
-					+ ".class) and JUnit's @Test(expected=" + junitExpectedException.getName()
-					+ ".class) annotations. "
-					+ "Only one declaration of an 'expected exception' is permitted per test method.";
-			logger.error(msg);
-			throw new IllegalStateException(msg);
-		}
-
-		return springExpectedException != null ? springExpectedException : junitExpectedException;
+		return junitExpectedException;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/transaction/TransactionalTestExecutionListener.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/transaction/TransactionalTestExecutionListener.java
index 5535fa974f8..46c9b9fb524 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/transaction/TransactionalTestExecutionListener.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/transaction/TransactionalTestExecutionListener.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2013 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.
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.ListableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.BeanFactoryAnnotationUtils;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils;
-import org.springframework.test.annotation.NotTransactional;
 import org.springframework.test.annotation.Rollback;
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestContext;
 import org.springframework.test.context.support.AbstractTestExecutionListener;
@@ -56,15 +55,12 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * {@code TestExecutionListener} that provides support for executing tests
  * within transactions by honoring the
  * {@link org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional &#064;Transactional}
- * and {@link NotTransactional &#064;NotTransactional} annotations. Expects a
- * {@link PlatformTransactionManager} bean to be defined in the Spring
- * {@link ApplicationContext} for the test.
+ * annotation. Expects a {@link PlatformTransactionManager} bean to be defined in the
+ * Spring {@link ApplicationContext} for the test.
  *
  * <p>Changes to the database during a test that is run with {@code @Transactional}
  * will be run within a transaction that will, by default, be automatically
- * <em>rolled back</em> after completion of the test; whereas, changes to the
- * database during a test that is run with {@code @NotTransactional} will
- * <strong>not</strong> be run within a transaction. Test methods that are not
+ * <em>rolled back</em> after completion of the test. Test methods that are not
  * annotated with {@code @Transactional} (at the class or method level) will not
  * be run within a transaction.
  *
@@ -93,7 +89,6 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @see TransactionConfiguration
  * @see TransactionManagementConfigurer
  * @see org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional
- * @see org.springframework.test.annotation.NotTransactional
  * @see org.springframework.test.annotation.Rollback
  * @see BeforeTransaction
  * @see AfterTransaction
@@ -128,7 +123,6 @@ public class TransactionalTestExecutionListener extends AbstractTestExecutionLis
 	 * {@code @BeforeTransaction} methods will not be invoked, and a transaction
 	 * will not be started.
 	 * @see org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional
-	 * @see org.springframework.test.annotation.NotTransactional
 	 * @see #getTransactionManager(TestContext, String)
 	 */
 	@SuppressWarnings("serial")
@@ -142,10 +136,6 @@ public class TransactionalTestExecutionListener extends AbstractTestExecutionLis
 					+ "Invoke endTransaction() before startNewTransaction().");
 		}
 
-		if (testMethod.isAnnotationPresent(NotTransactional.class)) {
-			return;
-		}
-
 		PlatformTransactionManager tm = null;
 		TransactionAttribute transactionAttribute = this.attributeSource.getTransactionAttribute(testMethod,
 			testContext.getTestClass());
@@ -162,10 +152,15 @@ public class TransactionalTestExecutionListener extends AbstractTestExecutionLis
 				logger.debug("Explicit transaction definition [" + transactionAttribute + "] found for test context "
 						+ testContext);
 			}
-			tm = getTransactionManager(testContext, transactionAttribute.getQualifier());
-		}
 
-		if (tm != null) {
+            if (transactionAttribute.getPropagationBehavior() == TransactionDefinition.PROPAGATION_NOT_SUPPORTED) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            tm = getTransactionManager(testContext, transactionAttribute.getQualifier());
+        }
+
+        if (tm != null) {
 			TransactionContext txContext = new TransactionContext(tm, transactionAttribute);
 			runBeforeTransactionMethods(testContext);
 			startNewTransaction(testContext, txContext);
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/AbstractTransactionalSpringRunnerTests.java b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/AbstractTransactionalSpringRunnerTests.java
index 5ada9b5c618..4924ac1694b 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/AbstractTransactionalSpringRunnerTests.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/AbstractTransactionalSpringRunnerTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2013 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.
@@ -18,21 +18,18 @@ package org.springframework.test.context.junit4;
 
 import org.springframework.jdbc.BadSqlGrammarException;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcTemplate;
-import org.springframework.test.annotation.NotTransactional;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
 /**
  * Abstract base class for verifying support of Spring's {@link Transactional
- * &#64;Transactional} and {@link NotTransactional &#64;NotTransactional}
- * annotations.
+ * &#64;Transactional} annotation.
  *
  * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 2.5
  * @see ClassLevelTransactionalSpringRunnerTests
  * @see MethodLevelTransactionalSpringRunnerTests
  * @see Transactional
- * @see NotTransactional
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 @ContextConfiguration("transactionalTests-context.xml")
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/ClassLevelTransactionalSpringRunnerTests.java b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/ClassLevelTransactionalSpringRunnerTests.java
index 02c0dcf0fa5..1c5475873bc 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/ClassLevelTransactionalSpringRunnerTests.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/ClassLevelTransactionalSpringRunnerTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2013 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.
@@ -27,20 +27,19 @@ import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcTemplate;
-import org.springframework.test.annotation.NotTransactional;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestExecutionListener;
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestExecutionListeners;
 import org.springframework.test.context.support.DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener;
 import org.springframework.test.context.support.DirtiesContextTestExecutionListener;
 import org.springframework.test.context.transaction.TransactionalTestExecutionListener;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Propagation;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
 /**
  * <p>
  * JUnit 4 based integration test which verifies support of Spring's
- * {@link Transactional &#64;Transactional}, {@link NotTransactional
- * &#64;NotTransactional}, {@link TestExecutionListeners
+ * {@link Transactional &#64;Transactional}, {@link TestExecutionListeners
  * &#64;TestExecutionListeners}, and {@link ContextConfiguration
  * &#64;ContextConfiguration} annotations in conjunction with the
  * {@link SpringJUnit4ClassRunner} and the following
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ public class ClassLevelTransactionalSpringRunnerTests extends AbstractTransactio
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@NotTransactional
+	@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED)
 	public void modifyTestDataWithoutTransaction() {
 		assertInTransaction(false);
 		assertEquals("Adding luke", 1, addPerson(simpleJdbcTemplate, LUKE));
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/ConcreteTransactionalJUnit4SpringContextTests.java b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/ConcreteTransactionalJUnit4SpringContextTests.java
index c88aed37d12..90fc7a6101d 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/ConcreteTransactionalJUnit4SpringContextTests.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/ConcreteTransactionalJUnit4SpringContextTests.java
@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.BadSqlGrammarException;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcTemplate;
-import org.springframework.test.annotation.NotTransactional;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.transaction.AfterTransaction;
 import org.springframework.test.context.transaction.BeforeTransaction;
 import org.springframework.test.jdbc.SimpleJdbcTestUtils;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Propagation;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
 /**
  * Combined integration test for {@link AbstractJUnit4SpringContextTests} and
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ public class ConcreteTransactionalJUnit4SpringContextTests extends AbstractTrans
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@NotTransactional
+	@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED)
 	public final void verifyApplicationContext() {
 		assertInTransaction(false);
 		assertNotNull("The application context should have been set due to ApplicationContextAware semantics.",
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ public class ConcreteTransactionalJUnit4SpringContextTests extends AbstractTrans
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@NotTransactional
+	@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED)
 	public final void verifyBeanInitialized() {
 		assertInTransaction(false);
 		assertTrue("This test bean should have been initialized due to InitializingBean semantics.",
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ public class ConcreteTransactionalJUnit4SpringContextTests extends AbstractTrans
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@NotTransactional
+	@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED)
 	public final void verifyBeanNameSet() {
 		assertInTransaction(false);
 		assertEquals("The bean name of this test instance should have been set to the fully qualified class name "
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ public class ConcreteTransactionalJUnit4SpringContextTests extends AbstractTrans
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@NotTransactional
+	@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED)
 	public final void verifyAnnotationAutowiredFields() {
 		assertInTransaction(false);
 		assertNull("The nonrequiredLong property should NOT have been autowired.", this.nonrequiredLong);
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ public class ConcreteTransactionalJUnit4SpringContextTests extends AbstractTrans
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@NotTransactional
+	@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED)
 	public final void verifyAnnotationAutowiredMethods() {
 		assertInTransaction(false);
 		assertNotNull("The employee setter method should have been autowired.", this.employee);
@@ -172,14 +173,14 @@ public class ConcreteTransactionalJUnit4SpringContextTests extends AbstractTrans
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@NotTransactional
+	@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED)
 	public final void verifyResourceAnnotationWiredFields() {
 		assertInTransaction(false);
 		assertEquals("The foo field should have been wired via @Resource.", "Foo", this.foo);
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@NotTransactional
+	@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED)
 	public final void verifyResourceAnnotationWiredMethods() {
 		assertInTransaction(false);
 		assertEquals("The bar method should have been wired via @Resource.", "Bar", this.bar);
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/ExpectedExceptionSpringRunnerTests.java b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/ExpectedExceptionSpringRunnerTests.java
index d94035194c9..daaa1d1631c 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/ExpectedExceptionSpringRunnerTests.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/ExpectedExceptionSpringRunnerTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2013 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.
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.junit.runner.notification.RunNotifier;
 import org.junit.runners.JUnit4;
-import org.springframework.test.annotation.ExpectedException;
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestExecutionListeners;
 
 /**
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ import org.springframework.test.context.TestExecutionListeners;
  * {@link SpringJUnit4ClassRunner}:
  * <ul>
  * <li>JUnit's {@link Test#expected() &#064;Test(expected=...)}</li>
- * <li>Spring's {@link ExpectedException &#064;ExpectedException}</li>
  * </ul>
  *
  * @author Sam Brannen
@@ -51,11 +49,11 @@ public class ExpectedExceptionSpringRunnerTests {
 		notifier.addListener(listener);
 
 		new SpringJUnit4ClassRunner(testClass).run(notifier);
-		assertEquals("Verifying number of failures for test class [" + testClass + "].", 1,
+		assertEquals("Verifying number of failures for test class [" + testClass + "].", 0,
 			listener.getTestFailureCount());
-		assertEquals("Verifying number of tests started for test class [" + testClass + "].", 3,
+		assertEquals("Verifying number of tests started for test class [" + testClass + "].", 1,
 			listener.getTestStartedCount());
-		assertEquals("Verifying number of tests finished for test class [" + testClass + "].", 3,
+		assertEquals("Verifying number of tests finished for test class [" + testClass + "].", 1,
 			listener.getTestFinishedCount());
 	}
 
@@ -71,20 +69,6 @@ public class ExpectedExceptionSpringRunnerTests {
 			new ArrayList<Object>().get(1);
 		}
 
-		// Should Pass.
-		@Test
-		@ExpectedException(IndexOutOfBoundsException.class)
-		public void verifySpringExpectedException() {
-			new ArrayList<Object>().get(1);
-		}
-
-		// Should Fail due to duplicate configuration.
-		@Test(expected = IllegalStateException.class)
-		@ExpectedException(IllegalStateException.class)
-		public void verifyJUnitAndSpringExpectedException() {
-			new ArrayList<Object>().get(1);
-		}
-
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/TimedTransactionalSpringRunnerTests.java b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/TimedTransactionalSpringRunnerTests.java
index 751ec07e92d..bb3c67af3e9 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/TimedTransactionalSpringRunnerTests.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/TimedTransactionalSpringRunnerTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2013 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.
@@ -20,17 +20,17 @@ import static org.springframework.test.transaction.TransactionTestUtils.assertIn
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
-import org.springframework.test.annotation.NotTransactional;
 import org.springframework.test.annotation.Repeat;
 import org.springframework.test.annotation.Timed;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Propagation;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
 /**
  * JUnit 4 based integration test which verifies support of Spring's
- * {@link Transactional &#64;Transactional} and {@link NotTransactional
- * &#64;NotTransactional} annotations in conjunction with {@link Timed
- * &#64;Timed} and JUnit 4's {@link Test#timeout() timeout} attribute.
+ * {@link Transactional &#64;Transactional} annotation in conjunction
+ * with {@link Timed &#64;Timed} and JUnit 4's {@link Test#timeout()
+ * timeout} attribute.
  *
  * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 2.5
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class TimedTransactionalSpringRunnerTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@NotTransactional
+	@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED)
 	@Timed(millis = 10000)
 	@Repeat(5)
 	public void notTransactionalWithSpringTimeout() {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class TimedTransactionalSpringRunnerTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test(timeout = 10000)
-	@NotTransactional
+	@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED)
 	@Repeat(5)
 	public void notTransactionalWithJUnitTimeout() {
 		assertInTransaction(false);
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/testng/AnnotationConfigTransactionalTestNGSpringContextTests.java b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/testng/AnnotationConfigTransactionalTestNGSpringContextTests.java
index 66ffc2026c5..3cffbe2ce38 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/testng/AnnotationConfigTransactionalTestNGSpringContextTests.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/testng/AnnotationConfigTransactionalTestNGSpringContextTests.java
@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.DataSourceTransactionManager;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.embedded.EmbeddedDatabaseBuilder;
-import org.springframework.test.annotation.NotTransactional;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.transaction.AfterTransaction;
 import org.springframework.test.context.transaction.BeforeTransaction;
 import org.springframework.transaction.PlatformTransactionManager;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Propagation;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 import org.testng.annotations.AfterClass;
 import org.testng.annotations.AfterMethod;
 import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ public class AnnotationConfigTransactionalTestNGSpringContextTests extends
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@NotTransactional
+	@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED)
 	public void autowiringFromConfigClass() {
 		assertNotNull(employee, "The employee should have been autowired.");
 		assertEquals(employee.getName(), "John Smith");
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/testng/ConcreteTransactionalTestNGSpringContextTests.java b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/testng/ConcreteTransactionalTestNGSpringContextTests.java
index ee25cb32e45..7b9918d72f1 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/testng/ConcreteTransactionalTestNGSpringContextTests.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/testng/ConcreteTransactionalTestNGSpringContextTests.java
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@ import org.springframework.tests.sample.beans.Pet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanNameAware;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.test.annotation.NotTransactional;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.transaction.AfterTransaction;
 import org.springframework.test.context.transaction.BeforeTransaction;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Propagation;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 import org.testng.annotations.AfterClass;
 import org.testng.annotations.AfterMethod;
 import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ public class ConcreteTransactionalTestNGSpringContextTests extends AbstractTrans
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@NotTransactional
+	@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED)
 	public void verifyApplicationContextSet() {
 		assertInTransaction(false);
 		assertNotNull(super.applicationContext,
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ public class ConcreteTransactionalTestNGSpringContextTests extends AbstractTrans
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@NotTransactional
+	@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED)
 	public void verifyBeanInitialized() {
 		assertInTransaction(false);
 		assertTrue(beanInitialized,
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ public class ConcreteTransactionalTestNGSpringContextTests extends AbstractTrans
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@NotTransactional
+	@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED)
 	public void verifyBeanNameSet() {
 		assertInTransaction(false);
 		assertEquals(beanName, getClass().getName(),
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ public class ConcreteTransactionalTestNGSpringContextTests extends AbstractTrans
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@NotTransactional
+	@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED)
 	public void verifyAnnotationAutowiredFields() {
 		assertInTransaction(false);
 		assertNull(nonrequiredLong, "The nonrequiredLong field should NOT have been autowired.");
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ public class ConcreteTransactionalTestNGSpringContextTests extends AbstractTrans
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@NotTransactional
+	@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED)
 	public void verifyAnnotationAutowiredMethods() {
 		assertInTransaction(false);
 		assertNotNull(employee, "The setEmployee() method should have been autowired.");
@@ -179,14 +180,14 @@ public class ConcreteTransactionalTestNGSpringContextTests extends AbstractTrans
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@NotTransactional
+	@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED)
 	public void verifyResourceAnnotationInjectedFields() {
 		assertInTransaction(false);
 		assertEquals(foo, "Foo", "The foo field should have been injected via @Resource.");
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@NotTransactional
+	@Transactional(propagation = Propagation.NOT_SUPPORTED)
 	public void verifyResourceAnnotationInjectedMethods() {
 		assertInTransaction(false);
 		assertEquals(bar, "Bar", "The setBar() method should have been injected via @Resource.");
diff --git a/src/reference/docbook/testing.xml b/src/reference/docbook/testing.xml
index bb26dc0c543..35cdc5d901d 100644
--- a/src/reference/docbook/testing.xml
+++ b/src/reference/docbook/testing.xml
@@ -198,30 +198,6 @@
       thus allowing instrumentation of tests in various environments including
       JUnit, TestNG, and so on.</para>
 
-      <warning>
-        <title>JUnit 3.8 support is deprecated</title>
-
-        <para>As of Spring 3.0, the legacy JUnit 3.8 base class hierarchy (i.e.,
-        <classname>AbstractDependencyInjectionSpringContextTests</classname>,
-        <classname>AbstractTransactionalDataSourceSpringContextTests</classname>,
-        etc.) is officially deprecated and will be removed in a later release.
-        Any test classes based on this code should be migrated to the <link
-        linkend="testcontext-framework">Spring TestContext
-        Framework</link>.</para>
-
-        <para>As of Spring 3.1, the JUnit 3.8 base classes in the Spring
-        TestContext Framework (i.e.,
-        <classname>AbstractJUnit38SpringContextTests</classname> and
-        <classname>AbstractTransactionalJUnit38SpringContextTests</classname>)
-        and <interfacename>@ExpectedException</interfacename> have been
-        officially deprecated and will be removed in a later release. Any test
-        classes based on this code should be migrated to the JUnit 4 or TestNG
-        support provided by the <link linkend="testcontext-framework">Spring
-        TestContext Framework</link>. Similarly, any test methods annotated with
-        <interfacename>@ExpectedException</interfacename> should be modified to
-        use the built-in support for expected exceptions in JUnit and
-        TestNG.</para>
-      </warning>
     </section>
 
     <section xml:id="integration-testing-goals">
@@ -852,39 +828,6 @@ public void testProcessWithoutRollback() {
     <lineannotation>// logic to be executed after a transaction has ended</lineannotation>
 }</programlisting>
           </listitem>
-
-          <listitem>
-            <para><emphasis role="bold">
-            <interfacename>@NotTransactional</interfacename> </emphasis></para>
-
-            <para>The presence of this annotation indicates that the annotated
-            test method must <emphasis>not</emphasis> execute in a transactional
-            context.</para>
-
-            <programlisting language="java"><emphasis role="bold">@NotTransactional</emphasis>
-@Test
-public void testProcessWithoutTransaction() {
-    <lineannotation>// ...</lineannotation>
-}</programlisting>
-
-            <warning>
-              <title>@NotTransactional is deprecated</title>
-
-              <para>As of Spring 3.0,
-              <interfacename>@NotTransactional</interfacename> is deprecated in
-              favor of moving the <emphasis>non-transactional</emphasis> test
-              method to a separate (non-transactional) test class or to a
-              <interfacename>@BeforeTransaction</interfacename> or
-              <interfacename>@AfterTransaction</interfacename> method. As an
-              alternative to annotating an entire class with
-              <interfacename>@Transactional</interfacename>, consider annotating
-              individual methods with
-              <interfacename>@Transactional</interfacename>; doing so allows a
-              mix of transactional and non-transactional methods in the same
-              test class without the need for using
-              <interfacename>@NotTransactional</interfacename>.</para>
-            </warning>
-          </listitem>
         </itemizedlist>
       </section>
 
@@ -2788,10 +2731,8 @@ public class SessionScopedBeanTests {
           role="bold">within</emphasis> a transaction. In addition, methods
           annotated with <interfacename>@BeforeTransaction</interfacename> or
           <interfacename>@AfterTransaction</interfacename> are naturally not
-          executed for tests annotated with
-          <interfacename>@NotTransactional</interfacename>. However,
-          <interfacename>@NotTransactional</interfacename> is deprecated as of
-          Spring 3.0.</para>
+          executed for test methods that are not configured to run within a
+          transaction.</para>
         </tip>
 
         <para>The following JUnit-based example displays a fictitious