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@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.batch.item.database;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
import org.hibernate.StatelessSession;
 import org.springframework.batch.item.database.orm.HibernateQueryProvider;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
@@ -197,7 +199,9 @@
public class HibernateItemReaderHelper<T> implements InitializingBean {
 			statelessSession = null;
 		}
 		if (statefulSession != null) {
-			statefulSession.close();
+
+			Method close = ReflectionUtils.findMethod(Session.class, "close");
+			ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(close, statefulSession);
 			statefulSession = null;
 		}
 	}
