diff --git a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/AbstractHttpClient.java b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/AbstractHttpClient.java
index d7cf675a1..bb16301fe 100644
--- a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/AbstractHttpClient.java
+++ b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/AbstractHttpClient.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
 import org.apache.http.auth.AuthSchemeRegistry;
 import org.apache.http.client.AuthenticationHandler;
 import org.apache.http.client.ClientProtocolException;
+import org.apache.http.client.RedirectHandler;
 import org.apache.http.client.RedirectStrategy;
 import org.apache.http.client.RequestDirector;
 import org.apache.http.client.ResponseHandler;
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ import org.apache.http.protocol.ImmutableHttpProcessor;
  * @since 4.0
  */
 @ThreadSafe
+@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 public abstract class AbstractHttpClient implements HttpClient {
 
     private final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
@@ -269,7 +271,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractHttpClient implements HttpClient {
 
 
     @Deprecated
-    protected abstract org.apache.http.client.RedirectHandler createRedirectHandler();
+    protected abstract RedirectHandler createRedirectHandler();
 
 
     protected abstract AuthenticationHandler createTargetAuthenticationHandler();
@@ -391,7 +393,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractHttpClient implements HttpClient {
 
 
     @Deprecated
-    public synchronized final org.apache.http.client.RedirectHandler getRedirectHandler() {
+    public synchronized final RedirectHandler getRedirectHandler() {
         return createRedirectHandler();
     }
 
@@ -404,10 +406,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractHttpClient implements HttpClient {
     /**
      * @since 4.1
      */
-    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
     public synchronized final RedirectStrategy getRedirectStrategy() {
         if (redirectStrategy == null) {
-            redirectStrategy = new DefaultRedirectStrategyAdaptor(createRedirectHandler());
+            redirectStrategy = new DefaultRedirectStrategy();
         }
         return redirectStrategy;
     }
diff --git a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/DefaultRedirectStrategy.java b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/DefaultRedirectStrategy.java
index 0d51ae132..c41ee3870 100644
--- a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/DefaultRedirectStrategy.java
+++ b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/DefaultRedirectStrategy.java
@@ -76,11 +76,14 @@ public class DefaultRedirectStrategy implements RedirectStrategy {
         }
 
         int statusCode = response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode();
+        String method = request.getRequestLine().getMethod();
+        Header locationHeader = response.getFirstHeader("location");
         switch (statusCode) {
         case HttpStatus.SC_MOVED_TEMPORARILY:
+            return (method.equalsIgnoreCase(HttpGet.METHOD_NAME)
+                || method.equalsIgnoreCase(HttpHead.METHOD_NAME)) && locationHeader != null;
         case HttpStatus.SC_MOVED_PERMANENTLY:
         case HttpStatus.SC_TEMPORARY_REDIRECT:
-            String method = request.getRequestLine().getMethod();
             return method.equalsIgnoreCase(HttpGet.METHOD_NAME)
                 || method.equalsIgnoreCase(HttpHead.METHOD_NAME);
         case HttpStatus.SC_SEE_OTHER:
diff --git a/httpclient/src/test/java/org/apache/http/client/protocol/TestRedirects.java b/httpclient/src/test/java/org/apache/http/client/protocol/TestRedirects.java
index 529073753..33371934e 100644
--- a/httpclient/src/test/java/org/apache/http/client/protocol/TestRedirects.java
+++ b/httpclient/src/test/java/org/apache/http/client/protocol/TestRedirects.java
@@ -303,6 +303,44 @@ public class TestRedirects extends BasicServerTestBase {
         Assert.assertEquals(port, targetHost.getPort());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testBasicRedirect302NoLocation() throws Exception {
+        InetSocketAddress address = this.localServer.getServiceAddress();
+        int port = address.getPort();
+        String host = address.getHostName();
+        this.localServer.register("*", new HttpRequestHandler() {
+
+            public void handle(
+                    final HttpRequest request, 
+                    final HttpResponse response,
+                    final HttpContext context) throws HttpException, IOException {
+                response.setStatusCode(HttpStatus.SC_MOVED_TEMPORARILY);
+            }
+            
+        });
+
+        DefaultHttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient();
+        HttpContext context = new BasicHttpContext();
+
+        HttpGet httpget = new HttpGet("/oldlocation/");
+
+        HttpResponse response = client.execute(getServerHttp(), httpget, context);
+        HttpEntity e = response.getEntity();
+        if (e != null) {
+            e.consumeContent();
+        }
+
+        HttpRequest reqWrapper = (HttpRequest) context.getAttribute(
+                ExecutionContext.HTTP_REQUEST);
+        HttpHost targetHost = (HttpHost) context.getAttribute(
+                ExecutionContext.HTTP_TARGET_HOST);
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(HttpStatus.SC_MOVED_TEMPORARILY, response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode());
+        Assert.assertEquals("/oldlocation/", reqWrapper.getRequestLine().getUri());
+        Assert.assertEquals(host, targetHost.getHostName());
+        Assert.assertEquals(port, targetHost.getPort());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testBasicRedirect303() throws Exception {
         InetSocketAddress address = this.localServer.getServiceAddress();