diff --git a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/openxml4j/opc/Package.java b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/openxml4j/opc/Package.java
index 6db5383d9..ebd3ae7a8 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/openxml4j/opc/Package.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/openxml4j/opc/Package.java
@@ -21,29 +21,14 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
-import java.util.Date;
 
 import org.apache.poi.openxml4j.exceptions.InvalidFormatException;
-import org.apache.poi.openxml4j.exceptions.InvalidOperationException;
-import org.apache.poi.openxml4j.opc.internal.PackagePropertiesPart;
-import org.apache.poi.openxml4j.opc.internal.ZipContentTypeManager;
-import org.apache.poi.openxml4j.util.Nullable;
 
 /**
  * @deprecated (name clash with {@link java.lang.Package} use {@link OPCPackage} instead.
- * 
- * @author Julien Chable, CDubet
- * 
  */
 @Deprecated
 public abstract class Package extends OPCPackage {
-
-	/**
-	 * Logger.
-	 */
-    //private static POILogger logger = POILogFactory.getLogger(Package.class);
-
-
 	/**
 	 * @deprecated use {@link OPCPackage} 
 	 */
@@ -52,7 +37,6 @@ public abstract class Package extends OPCPackage {
 		super(access);
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * @deprecated use {@link OPCPackage#open(String)} 
 	 */
@@ -67,16 +51,7 @@ public abstract class Package extends OPCPackage {
     @Deprecated
 	public static Package open(String path, PackageAccess access)
 			throws InvalidFormatException {
-		if (path == null || "".equals(path.trim())
-				|| (new File(path).exists() && new File(path).isDirectory()))
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException("path");
-
-		Package pack = new ZipPackage(path, access);
-		if (pack.partList == null && access != PackageAccess.WRITE) {
-			pack.getParts();
-		}
-		pack.originalPackagePath = new File(path).getAbsolutePath();
-		return pack;
+		return (Package)OPCPackage.open(path, access);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -85,11 +60,7 @@ public abstract class Package extends OPCPackage {
     @Deprecated
 	public static Package open(InputStream in) throws InvalidFormatException,
 			IOException {
-		Package pack = new ZipPackage(in, PackageAccess.READ);
-		if (pack.partList == null) {
-			pack.getParts();
-		}
-		return pack;
+		return (Package)OPCPackage.open(in);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -97,13 +68,7 @@ public abstract class Package extends OPCPackage {
 	 */
     @Deprecated
 	public static Package openOrCreate(File file) throws InvalidFormatException {
-		Package retPackage = null;
-		if (file.exists()) {
-			retPackage = open(file.getAbsolutePath());
-		} else {
-			retPackage = create(file);
-		}
-		return retPackage;
+		return (Package)OPCPackage.openOrCreate(file);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -111,7 +76,7 @@ public abstract class Package extends OPCPackage {
 	 */
     @Deprecated
 	public static Package create(String path) {
-		return create(new File(path));
+		return (Package)OPCPackage.create(path);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -119,21 +84,7 @@ public abstract class Package extends OPCPackage {
 	 */
     @Deprecated
 	public static Package create(File file) {
-		if (file == null || (file.exists() && file.isDirectory()))
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException("file");
-
-		if (file.exists()) {
-			throw new InvalidOperationException(
-					"This package (or file) already exists : use the open() method or delete the file.");
-		}
-
-		// Creates a new package
-		Package pkg = null;
-		pkg = new ZipPackage();
-		pkg.originalPackagePath = file.getAbsolutePath();
-
-		configurePackage(pkg);
-		return pkg;
+		return (Package)OPCPackage.create(file);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -141,46 +92,6 @@ public abstract class Package extends OPCPackage {
 	 */
     @Deprecated
 	public static Package create(OutputStream output) {
-		Package pkg = null;
-		pkg = new ZipPackage();
-		pkg.originalPackagePath = null;
-		pkg.output = output;
-
-		configurePackage(pkg);
-		return pkg;
+		return (Package)OPCPackage.create(output);
 	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Configure the package.
-	 * 
-	 * @param pkg
-	 */
-	private static void configurePackage(Package pkg) {
-		try {
-			// Content type manager
-			pkg.contentTypeManager = new ZipContentTypeManager(null, pkg);
-			// Add default content types for .xml and .rels
-			pkg.contentTypeManager
-					.addContentType(
-							PackagingURIHelper
-									.createPartName(PackagingURIHelper.PACKAGE_RELATIONSHIPS_ROOT_URI),
-							ContentTypes.RELATIONSHIPS_PART);
-			pkg.contentTypeManager
-					.addContentType(PackagingURIHelper
-							.createPartName("/default.xml"),
-							ContentTypes.PLAIN_OLD_XML);
-
-			// Init some Package properties
-			pkg.packageProperties = new PackagePropertiesPart(pkg,
-					PackagingURIHelper.CORE_PROPERTIES_PART_NAME);
-			pkg.packageProperties.setCreatorProperty("Generated by OpenXML4J");
-			pkg.packageProperties.setCreatedProperty(new Nullable<Date>(
-					new Date()));
-		} catch (InvalidFormatException e) {
-			// Should never happen
-			throw new IllegalStateException(e);
-		}
-	}
-
-
 }