diff --git a/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/manager/AbstractComponentManager.java b/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/manager/AbstractComponentManager.java
index 40171e2..acacd39 100644
--- a/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/manager/AbstractComponentManager.java
+++ b/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/manager/AbstractComponentManager.java
@@ -643,17 +643,14 @@
     protected abstract void deleteComponent( int reason );
 
     /**
-     * Returns the service object to be registered if the service element is
-     * specified.
-     * <p>
-     * Extensions of this class may overwrite this method to return a
-     * ServiceFactory to register in the case of a delayed or a service
-     * factory component.
+     * All ComponentManagers are ServiceFactory instances
      *
-     * @return
+     * @return this as a ServiceFactory.
      */
-    protected abstract Object getService();
-
+    private Object getService()
+    {
+        return this;
+    }
 
     abstract State getSatisfiedState();
 
diff --git a/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/manager/ComponentFactoryImpl.java b/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/manager/ComponentFactoryImpl.java
index 86713b8..f146dc7 100644
--- a/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/manager/ComponentFactoryImpl.java
+++ b/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/manager/ComponentFactoryImpl.java
@@ -245,12 +245,6 @@
         return props;
     }
 
-
-    protected Object getService()
-    {
-        return this;
-    }
-
     State getSatisfiedState()
     {
         return Factory.getInstance();
diff --git a/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/manager/ImmediateComponentManager.java b/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/manager/ImmediateComponentManager.java
index 1987346..00c019a 100644
--- a/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/manager/ImmediateComponentManager.java
+++ b/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/manager/ImmediateComponentManager.java
@@ -295,20 +295,6 @@
         // nothing to do, we keep no references on per-Bundle services
     }
 
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the service object to be registered if the service element is
-     * specified.
-     * <p/>
-     * Extensions of this class may overwrite this method to return a
-     * ServiceFactory to register in the case of a delayed or a service
-     * factory component.
-     */
-    protected Object getService()
-    {
-        return this;
-    }
-
     State getSatisfiedState()
     {
         return Registered.getInstance();