diff --git a/spring-mvc-handlers/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/controller/SimpleControllerHandlerAdapterExampleController.java b/spring-mvc-handlers/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/controller/SimpleControllerHandlerAdapterExampleController.java
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-package com.baeldung.spring.controller;
-
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
-
-import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView;
-import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.AbstractController;
-
-public class SimpleControllerHandlerAdapterExampleController extends
-		AbstractController {
-
-	@Override
-	protected ModelAndView handleRequestInternal(HttpServletRequest arg0,
-			HttpServletResponse arg1) throws Exception {
-		ModelAndView model = new ModelAndView("Greeting");
-		model.addObject("message", "Dinesh Madhwal");
-		return model;
-	}
-}
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