diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/Scope.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/Scope.java
index 9bc14970ce8..50f78e72360 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/Scope.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/Scope.java
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
  * @since 2.5
  * @see Component
  * @see Bean
- * @see StandardScopes
  */
 @Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD})
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ public @interface Scope {
 	/**
 	 * Specifies the scope to use for the annotated component/bean.
 	 * @return the specified scope
-	 * @see StandardScopes
 	 */
 	String value() default BeanDefinition.SCOPE_SINGLETON;
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/StandardScopes.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/StandardScopes.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 732eb8eb5b8..00000000000
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/StandardScopes.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2002-2009 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.context.annotation;
-
-/**
- * Enumerates the names of the scopes supported out of the box in Spring.
- *
- * <p>Not modeled as an actual java enum because annotations that accept a scope attribute
- * must allow for user-defined scope names. Given that java enums are not extensible, these
- * must remain simple string constants.
- *
- * @author Chris Beams
- * @since 3.0
- * @see org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope
- */
-public class StandardScopes {
-
-	private StandardScopes() { }
-
-	public static final String SINGLETON = "singleton";
-
-	public static final String PROTOTYPE = "prototype";
-
-	public static final String REQUEST = "request";
-
-	public static final String SESSION = "session";
-
-}