diff --git a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/interceptor/AsyncExecutionAspectSupport.java b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/interceptor/AsyncExecutionAspectSupport.java
index 0c81f4fa311..332664f6f12 100644
--- a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/interceptor/AsyncExecutionAspectSupport.java
+++ b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/interceptor/AsyncExecutionAspectSupport.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package org.springframework.aop.interceptor;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
-
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
@@ -85,6 +84,32 @@ public abstract class AsyncExecutionAspectSupport implements BeanFactoryAware {
 		this.beanFactory = beanFactory;
 	}
 
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine the specific executor to use when executing the given method.
+	 * @returns the executor to use (never {@code null})
+	 */
+	protected AsyncTaskExecutor determineAsyncExecutor(Method method) {
+		if (!this.executors.containsKey(method)) {
+			Executor executor = this.defaultExecutor;
+			String qualifier = getExecutorQualifier(method);
+			if (StringUtils.hasLength(qualifier)) {
+				Assert.notNull(this.beanFactory,
+						"BeanFactory must be set on " + this.getClass().getSimpleName() +
+						" to access qualified executor [" + qualifier + "]");
+				executor = BeanFactoryAnnotationUtils.qualifiedBeanOfType(
+						this.beanFactory, Executor.class, qualifier);
+			}
+			if (executor instanceof AsyncTaskExecutor) {
+				this.executors.put(method, (AsyncTaskExecutor) executor);
+			}
+			else if (executor != null) {
+				this.executors.put(method, new TaskExecutorAdapter(executor));
+			}
+		}
+		return this.executors.get(method);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Return the qualifier or bean name of the executor to be used when executing the
 	 * given async method, typically specified in the form of an annotation attribute.
@@ -97,32 +122,4 @@ public abstract class AsyncExecutionAspectSupport implements BeanFactoryAware {
 	 */
 	protected abstract String getExecutorQualifier(Method method);
 
-	/**
-	 * Determine the specific executor to use when executing the given method.
-	 * @returns the executor to use (never {@code null})
-	 */
-	protected AsyncTaskExecutor determineAsyncExecutor(Method method) {
-		if (!this.executors.containsKey(method)) {
-			Executor executor = this.defaultExecutor;
-
-			String qualifier = getExecutorQualifier(method);
-			if (StringUtils.hasLength(qualifier)) {
-				Assert.notNull(this.beanFactory,
-						"BeanFactory must be set on " + this.getClass().getSimpleName() +
-						" to access qualified executor [" + qualifier + "]");
-				executor = BeanFactoryAnnotationUtils.qualifiedBeanOfType(
-						this.beanFactory, Executor.class, qualifier);
-			}
-
-			if (executor instanceof AsyncTaskExecutor) {
-				this.executors.put(method, (AsyncTaskExecutor) executor);
-			}
-			else if (executor instanceof Executor) {
-				this.executors.put(method, new TaskExecutorAdapter(executor));
-			}
-		}
-
-		return this.executors.get(method);
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/BeanFactoryAnnotationUtils.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/BeanFactoryAnnotationUtils.java
index 635b8cb174b..5b604fd2632 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/BeanFactoryAnnotationUtils.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/BeanFactoryAnnotationUtils.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
-
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
@@ -44,11 +43,11 @@ public class BeanFactoryAnnotationUtils {
 	 * Obtain a bean of type {@code T} from the given {@code BeanFactory} declaring a
 	 * qualifier (e.g. via {@code <qualifier>} or {@code @Qualifier}) matching the given
 	 * qualifier, or having a bean name matching the given qualifier.
-	 * @param bf the BeanFactory to get the target bean from
+	 * @param beanFactory the BeanFactory to get the target bean from
 	 * @param beanType the type of bean to retrieve
 	 * @param qualifier the qualifier for selecting between multiple bean matches
 	 * @return the matching bean of type {@code T} (never {@code null})
-	 * @throws IllegalStateException if no matching bean of type {@code T} found
+	 * @throws NoSuchBeanDefinitionException if no matching bean of type {@code T} found
 	 */
 	public static <T> T qualifiedBeanOfType(BeanFactory beanFactory, Class<T> beanType, String qualifier) {
 		if (beanFactory instanceof ConfigurableListableBeanFactory) {
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ public class BeanFactoryAnnotationUtils {
 			return beanFactory.getBean(qualifier, beanType);
 		}
 		else {
-			throw new IllegalStateException("No matching " + beanType.getSimpleName() +
+			throw new NoSuchBeanDefinitionException(qualifier, "No matching " + beanType.getSimpleName() +
 					" bean found for bean name '" + qualifier +
 					"'! (Note: Qualifier matching not supported because given " +
 					"BeanFactory does not implement ConfigurableListableBeanFactory.)");
@@ -68,14 +67,13 @@ public class BeanFactoryAnnotationUtils {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Obtain a bean of type {@code T} from the given {@code BeanFactory} declaring a
-	 * qualifier (e.g. {@code <qualifier>} or {@code @Qualifier}) matching the given
-	 * qualifier
+	 * Obtain a bean of type {@code T} from the given {@code BeanFactory} declaring a qualifier
+	 * (e.g. {@code <qualifier>} or {@code @Qualifier}) matching the given qualifier).
 	 * @param bf the BeanFactory to get the target bean from
 	 * @param beanType the type of bean to retrieve
 	 * @param qualifier the qualifier for selecting between multiple bean matches
 	 * @return the matching bean of type {@code T} (never {@code null})
-	 * @throws IllegalStateException if no matching bean of type {@code T} found
+	 * @throws NoSuchBeanDefinitionException if no matching bean of type {@code T} found
 	 */
 	private static <T> T qualifiedBeanOfType(ConfigurableListableBeanFactory bf, Class<T> beanType, String qualifier) {
 		Map<String, T> candidateBeans = BeanFactoryUtils.beansOfTypeIncludingAncestors(bf, beanType);
@@ -83,7 +81,7 @@ public class BeanFactoryAnnotationUtils {
 		for (String beanName : candidateBeans.keySet()) {
 			if (isQualifierMatch(qualifier, beanName, bf)) {
 				if (matchingBean != null) {
-					throw new IllegalStateException("No unique " + beanType.getSimpleName() +
+					throw new NoSuchBeanDefinitionException(qualifier, "No unique " + beanType.getSimpleName() +
 							" bean found for qualifier '" + qualifier + "'");
 				}
 				matchingBean = candidateBeans.get(beanName);
@@ -93,9 +91,8 @@ public class BeanFactoryAnnotationUtils {
 			return matchingBean;
 		}
 		else {
-			throw new IllegalStateException("No matching " + beanType.getSimpleName() +
-					" bean found for qualifier '" + qualifier + "' - neither qualifier " +
-					"nor bean name matches!");
+			throw new NoSuchBeanDefinitionException(qualifier, "No matching " + beanType.getSimpleName() +
+					" bean found for qualifier '" + qualifier + "' - neither qualifier " + "match nor bean name match!");
 		}
 	}