diff --git a/org.springframework.beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/DefaultListableBeanFactoryTests.java b/org.springframework.beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/DefaultListableBeanFactoryTests.java
index d28bfd04981..c0786cf3951 100644
--- a/org.springframework.beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/DefaultListableBeanFactoryTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/DefaultListableBeanFactoryTests.java
@@ -833,9 +833,14 @@ public final class DefaultListableBeanFactoryTests {
 		DefaultListableBeanFactory lbf = new DefaultListableBeanFactory();
 		DefaultConversionService conversionService = new DefaultConversionService();
 		conversionService.addConverter(new Converter<String, Float>() {
-			public Float convert(String source) throws Exception {
-				NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getInstance(Locale.GERMAN);
-				return nf.parse(source).floatValue();
+			public Float convert(String source) {
+				try {
+					NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getInstance(Locale.GERMAN);
+					return nf.parse(source).floatValue();
+				}
+				catch (ParseException ex) {
+					throw new IllegalArgumentException(ex);
+				}
 			}
 		});
 		lbf.setConversionService(conversionService);