diff --git a/openid/openid.gradle b/openid/openid.gradle
index e4decbcc32..8d5f6b5870 100644
--- a/openid/openid.gradle
+++ b/openid/openid.gradle
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 // OpenID Module build file
 
-powermockVersion = '1.4.8'
-
 dependencies {
     compile project(':spring-security-core'),
             project(':spring-security-web'),
             'org.openid4java:openid4java-nodeps:0.9.5',
-            'commons-httpclient:commons-httpclient:3.1',
             "org.springframework:spring-aop:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-context:$springVersion",
             "org.springframework:spring-beans:$springVersion",
@@ -14,9 +11,5 @@ dependencies {
 
     provided 'javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5'
 
-    testCompile "org.powermock:powermock-core:$powermockVersion",
-                "org.powermock:powermock-api-support:$powermockVersion",
-                "org.powermock:powermock-api-mockito:$powermockVersion",
-                "org.powermock:powermock-module-junit4:$powermockVersion",
-                "org.powermock:powermock-module-junit4-common:$powermockVersion"
+    runtime 'commons-httpclient:commons-httpclient:3.1'
 }
diff --git a/openid/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/openid/OpenID4JavaConsumer.java b/openid/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/openid/OpenID4JavaConsumer.java
index 2730cf46e5..1863fea7c5 100644
--- a/openid/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/openid/OpenID4JavaConsumer.java
+++ b/openid/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/openid/OpenID4JavaConsumer.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
-import org.apache.commons.httpclient.MultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.openid4java.association.AssociationException;
@@ -38,17 +37,15 @@ import org.openid4java.message.ParameterList;
 import org.openid4java.message.ax.AxMessage;
 import org.openid4java.message.ax.FetchRequest;
 import org.openid4java.message.ax.FetchResponse;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.DisposableBean;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 
 /**
  * @author Ray Krueger
  * @author Luke Taylor
- * @author Rob Winch
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-public class OpenID4JavaConsumer implements OpenIDConsumer, DisposableBean {
+public class OpenID4JavaConsumer implements OpenIDConsumer {
     private static final String DISCOVERY_INFO_KEY = DiscoveryInformation.class.getName();
     private static final String ATTRIBUTE_LIST_KEY = "SPRING_SECURITY_OPEN_ID_ATTRIBUTES_FETCH_LIST";
 
@@ -58,7 +55,6 @@ public class OpenID4JavaConsumer implements OpenIDConsumer, DisposableBean {
 
     private final ConsumerManager consumerManager;
     private final AxFetchListFactory attributesToFetchFactory;
-    private boolean skipShutdownConnectionManager;
 
     //~ Constructors ===================================================================================================
 
@@ -227,27 +223,4 @@ public class OpenID4JavaConsumer implements OpenIDConsumer, DisposableBean {
 
         return attributes;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * If <code>false</code> will invoke {@link MultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager#shutdownAll()}
-     * when the bean is destroyed. This ensures that threads are
-     * shutdown to prevent memory leaks. Default is <code>false</code>.
-     *
-     * @param skipShutdownConnectionManager
-     *            <code>false</code> (default value) if should shutdown
-     *            MultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager on destroy, otherwise
-     *            <code>true</code>.
-     */
-    public void setSkipShutdownConnectionManager(boolean skipShutdownConnectionManager) {
-        this.skipShutdownConnectionManager = skipShutdownConnectionManager;
-    }
-
-    public void destroy() throws Exception {
-        if(!skipShutdownConnectionManager) {
-            MultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager.shutdownAll();
-        }else if(logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-            logger.debug("Skipping calling MultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager.shutdownAll(). "
-                    + "Note this could cause memory leaks if the resources are not cleaned up else where.");
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/openid/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/openid/OpenID4JavaConsumerTests.java b/openid/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/openid/OpenID4JavaConsumerTests.java
index 0b93b87adf..1edfc02e76 100644
--- a/openid/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/openid/OpenID4JavaConsumerTests.java
+++ b/openid/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/openid/OpenID4JavaConsumerTests.java
@@ -3,15 +3,9 @@ package org.springframework.security.openid;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.*;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
-import static org.powermock.api.mockito.PowerMockito.*;
-
-import org.apache.commons.httpclient.MultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager;
 import org.junit.*;
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
-
 import org.openid4java.association.AssociationException;
 import org.openid4java.consumer.ConsumerException;
 import org.openid4java.consumer.ConsumerManager;
@@ -25,20 +19,13 @@ import org.openid4java.message.MessageException;
 import org.openid4java.message.ParameterList;
 import org.openid4java.message.ax.AxMessage;
 import org.openid4java.message.ax.FetchResponse;
-
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
 
 import java.util.*;
 
-import org.powermock.core.classloader.annotations.PrepareForTest;
-import org.powermock.modules.junit4.PowerMockRunner;
-
 /**
  * @author Luke Taylor
- * @author Rob Winch
  */
-@RunWith(PowerMockRunner.class)
-@PrepareForTest(MultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager.class)
 public class OpenID4JavaConsumerTests {
     List<OpenIDAttribute> attributes = Arrays.asList(new OpenIDAttribute("a","b"), new OpenIDAttribute("b","b", Arrays.asList("c")));
 
@@ -210,24 +197,4 @@ public class OpenID4JavaConsumerTests {
         new OpenID4JavaConsumer(attributes);
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void destroyInvokesShutdownAll() throws Exception {
-        mockStatic(MultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager.class);
-        new OpenID4JavaConsumer().destroy();
-
-        verifyStatic();
-        MultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager.shutdownAll();
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void destroyOverrideShutdownAll() throws Exception {
-        mockStatic(MultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager.class);
-        OpenID4JavaConsumer consumer = new OpenID4JavaConsumer();
-        consumer.setSkipShutdownConnectionManager(true);
-
-        consumer.destroy();
-
-        verifyStatic(never());
-        MultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager.shutdownAll();
-    }
 }