diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/MockServiceRegistration.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/MockServiceRegistration.java
index 2b3aed7..33bf5e4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/MockServiceRegistration.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/MockServiceRegistration.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 import org.osgi.framework.Constants;
 import org.osgi.framework.InvalidSyntaxException;
 import org.osgi.framework.ServiceEvent;
-import org.osgi.framework.ServiceFactory;
 import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;
 import org.osgi.framework.ServiceRegistration;
 
@@ -52,18 +51,12 @@
     private final ServiceReference<T> serviceReference;
     private final MockBundleContext bundleContext;
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public MockServiceRegistration(final Bundle bundle, final String[] clazzes, final T service,
             final Dictionary<String, Object> properties, MockBundleContext bundleContext) {
         this.serviceId = SERVICE_ID_COUNTER.incrementAndGet();
         this.clazzes = new HashSet<String>(Arrays.asList(clazzes));
 
-        if (service instanceof ServiceFactory) {
-            this.service = ((ServiceFactory<T>)service).getService(bundleContext.getBundle(), this);
-        }
-        else {
-            this.service = service;
-        }
+        this.service = service;
 
         readOsgiMetadata();
 
@@ -119,15 +112,8 @@
         return clazzes;
     }
 
-    @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "null" })
     T getService() {
-        if (this.service instanceof ServiceFactory) {
-            ServiceFactory<T> factory = (ServiceFactory<T>)this.service;
-            return factory.getService(this.bundleContext.getBundle(), this);
-        }
-        else {
-            return this.service;
-        }
+        return this.service;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/MockBundleContextTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/MockBundleContextTest.java
index 8ca1be7..d986ba4 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/MockBundleContextTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/MockBundleContextTest.java
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 import org.osgi.framework.Filter;
 import org.osgi.framework.InvalidSyntaxException;
 import org.osgi.framework.ServiceEvent;
-import org.osgi.framework.ServiceFactory;
 import org.osgi.framework.ServiceListener;
 import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;
 import org.osgi.framework.ServiceRegistration;
@@ -188,30 +187,6 @@
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testServiceFactoryRegistration() throws InvalidSyntaxException {
-        // prepare test services
-        Class<String> clazz = String.class;
-        final String service = "abc";
-        Dictionary<String, Object> properties1 = ranking(null);
-        ServiceRegistration reg = bundleContext.registerService(clazz, new ServiceFactory<String>() {
-            @Override
-            public String getService(Bundle bundle, ServiceRegistration<String> registration) {
-                return service;
-            }
-            @Override
-            public void ungetService(Bundle bundle, ServiceRegistration<String> registration, String service) {
-                // do nothing
-            }
-        }, properties1);
-
-        ServiceReference<String> ref = bundleContext.getServiceReference(clazz);
-        assertNotNull(ref);
-        assertSame(reg.getReference(), ref);
-        assertSame(service, bundleContext.getService(ref));
-        bundleContext.ungetService(ref);
-    }
-
-    @Test
     public void testNoServiceReferences() throws InvalidSyntaxException {
         ServiceReference<?>[] refs = bundleContext.getServiceReferences(String.class.getName(), null);
         assertNull(refs);
@@ -234,7 +209,7 @@
         reg1.unregister();
 
         assertNull(bundleContext.getServiceReference(clazz1));
-        
+
         try {
             reg1.unregister();
             Assert.fail("Unregistering a non existant service should throw IllegalStateException");
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/OsgiServiceUtilTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/OsgiServiceUtilTest.java
index 3e428ce..7b7afda 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/OsgiServiceUtilTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/OsgiServiceUtilTest.java
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 import org.apache.sling.testing.mock.osgi.testsvc.osgiserviceutil.Service3OsgiR6;
 import org.apache.sling.testing.mock.osgi.testsvc.osgiserviceutil.Service4;
 import org.apache.sling.testing.mock.osgi.testsvc.osgiserviceutil.Service5;
-import org.apache.sling.testing.mock.osgi.testsvc.osgiserviceutil.ServiceFactory1;
 import org.apache.sling.testing.mock.osgi.testsvc.osgiserviceutil.ServiceInterface1;
 import org.apache.sling.testing.mock.osgi.testsvc.osgiserviceutil.ServiceInterface2;
 import org.apache.sling.testing.mock.osgi.testsvc.osgiserviceutil.ServiceInterface3;
@@ -48,10 +47,7 @@
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
-import org.osgi.framework.Bundle;
 import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
-import org.osgi.framework.ServiceFactory;
-import org.osgi.framework.ServiceRegistration;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 
@@ -209,35 +205,4 @@
         assertEquals(true, service5.doRemoteThing());
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void testServiceFactoryViaScr() {
-        ServiceFactory1 serviceFactory1 = new ServiceFactory1();
-
-        MockOsgi.injectServices(serviceFactory1, bundleContext);
-        MockOsgi.activate(serviceFactory1, bundleContext, (Dictionary<String, Object>) null);
-        bundleContext.registerService(ServiceFactory1.class.getName(), serviceFactory1, null);
-
-        assertSame(serviceFactory1, bundleContext.getService(
-                bundleContext.getServiceReference(ServiceFactory1.class.getName())));
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testServiceFactoryViaManualRegistration() {
-        final ServiceFactory1 serviceFactory1 = new ServiceFactory1();
-
-        bundleContext.registerService(ServiceFactory1.class.getName(), new ServiceFactory() {
-            @Override
-            public Object getService(Bundle bundle, ServiceRegistration registration) {
-                return serviceFactory1;
-            }
-            @Override
-            public void ungetService(Bundle bundle, ServiceRegistration registration, Object service) {
-                // nothing to do
-            }
-        }, null);
-
-        assertSame(serviceFactory1, bundleContext.getService(
-                bundleContext.getServiceReference(ServiceFactory1.class.getName())));
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/test-services/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/testsvc/osgiserviceutil/ServiceFactory1.java b/test-services/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/testsvc/osgiserviceutil/ServiceFactory1.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 3fcbef7..0000000
--- a/test-services/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/testing/mock/osgi/testsvc/osgiserviceutil/ServiceFactory1.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you 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.apache.sling.testing.mock.osgi.testsvc.osgiserviceutil;
-
-import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Component;
-
-@Component(service = ServiceFactory1.class, servicefactory = true)
-public class ServiceFactory1 {
-
-}