diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/ScrollableResults.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/ScrollableResults.java
index de7a2d879f..1684b382f9 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/ScrollableResults.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/ScrollableResults.java
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
  */
 package org.hibernate;
 
-import java.io.Closeable;
-
 import org.hibernate.query.Query;
 
 /**
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@ import org.hibernate.query.Query;
  *
  * @author Gavin King
  */
-public interface ScrollableResults<R> extends AutoCloseable, Closeable {
+public interface ScrollableResults<R> extends AutoCloseable {
 	/**
 	 * Get the current row of results.
 	 *
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionFactory.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionFactory.java
index 6503cbe399..d2cd04366a 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionFactory.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SessionFactory.java
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ import static org.hibernate.internal.TransactionManagement.manageTransaction;
  * @author Gavin King
  * @author Steve Ebersole
  */
-public interface SessionFactory extends EntityManagerFactory, Referenceable, Serializable, java.io.Closeable {
+public interface SessionFactory extends EntityManagerFactory, Referenceable, Serializable {
 	/**
 	 * The JNDI name, used to bind the SessionFactory to JNDI
 	 */
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SharedSessionContract.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SharedSessionContract.java
index 30f2900448..be0f1683ac 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SharedSessionContract.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/SharedSessionContract.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 package org.hibernate;
 
-import java.io.Closeable;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ import org.hibernate.query.criteria.HibernateCriteriaBuilder;
  *
  * @author Steve Ebersole
  */
-public interface SharedSessionContract extends QueryProducer, Closeable, Serializable {
+public interface SharedSessionContract extends QueryProducer, AutoCloseable, Serializable {
 	/**
 	 * Obtain the tenant identifier associated with this session.
 	 *