diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/FormatterRegistry.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/FormatterRegistry.java
index f5f15a41403..09d9a4a2a04 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/FormatterRegistry.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/FormatterRegistry.java
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.ConverterRegistry;
  */
 public interface FormatterRegistry extends ConverterRegistry {
 
+	/**
+	 * Adds a Formatter to format fields of a specific type.
+	 * The field type is implied by the parameterized Formatter instance.
+	 * @param formatter the formatter to add
+	 * @see #addFormatterForFieldType(Class, Formatter)
+	 */
+	void addFormatter(Formatter<?> formatter);
+
 	/**
 	 * Adds a Formatter to format fields of the given type.
 	 * <p>On print, if the Formatter's type T is declared and <code>fieldType</code> is not assignable to T,
@@ -40,14 +48,6 @@ public interface FormatterRegistry extends ConverterRegistry {
 	 */
 	void addFormatterForFieldType(Class<?> fieldType, Formatter<?> formatter);
 
-	/**
-	 * Adds a Formatter to format fields of a specific type.
-	 * The field type is implied by the parameterized Formatter instance.
-	 * @param formatter the formatter to add
-	 * @see #addFormatterForFieldType(Class, Formatter)
-	 */
-	void addFormatter(Formatter<?> formatter);
-
 	/**
 	 * Adds a Printer/Parser pair to format fields of a specific type.
 	 * The formatter will delegate to the specified <code>printer</code> for printing
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/support/FormattingConversionService.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/support/FormattingConversionService.java
index 852bc77d900..f47bceed282 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/support/FormattingConversionService.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/support/FormattingConversionService.java
@@ -63,11 +63,6 @@ public class FormattingConversionService extends GenericConversionService
 	}
 
 
-	public void addFormatterForFieldType(Class<?> fieldType, Formatter<?> formatter) {
-		addConverter(new PrinterConverter(fieldType, formatter, this));
-		addConverter(new ParserConverter(fieldType, formatter, this));
-	}
-
 	public void addFormatter(Formatter<?> formatter) {
 		final Class<?> fieldType = GenericTypeResolver.resolveTypeArgument(formatter.getClass(), Formatter.class);
 		if (fieldType == null) {
@@ -76,6 +71,11 @@ public class FormattingConversionService extends GenericConversionService
 		}
 		addFormatterForFieldType(fieldType, formatter);
 	}
+	
+	public void addFormatterForFieldType(Class<?> fieldType, Formatter<?> formatter) {
+		addConverter(new PrinterConverter(fieldType, formatter, this));
+		addConverter(new ParserConverter(fieldType, formatter, this));
+	}
 
 	public void addFormatterForFieldType(Class<?> fieldType, Printer<?> printer, Parser<?> parser) {
 		addConverter(new PrinterConverter(fieldType, printer, this));