diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/StandardTypeConverter.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/StandardTypeConverter.java
index 50cf3c432ac..369615a8805 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/StandardTypeConverter.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/StandardTypeConverter.java
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ package org.springframework.expression.spel.support;
 
 import org.springframework.core.convert.ConvertException;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.ConverterNotFoundException;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.service.DefaultConversionService;
+import org.springframework.core.convert.support.DefaultConversionService;
 import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationException;
 import org.springframework.expression.TypeConverter;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.SpelException;
@@ -34,28 +33,31 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  */
 public class StandardTypeConverter implements TypeConverter {
 
-	private ConversionService conversionService;
+	private org.springframework.core.convert.TypeConverter typeConverter;
 	
 	public StandardTypeConverter() {
-		conversionService = new DefaultConversionService();
+		this.typeConverter = new DefaultConversionService();
 	}
 
-	public StandardTypeConverter(ConversionService conversionService) {
-		Assert.notNull(conversionService, "The conversionService must not be null");
-		this.conversionService = conversionService;
+	public StandardTypeConverter(org.springframework.core.convert.TypeConverter typeConverter) {
+		Assert.notNull(typeConverter, "TypeConverter must not be null");
+		this.typeConverter = typeConverter;
 	}
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	public <T> T convertValue(Object value, Class<T> targetType) throws EvaluationException {
-		return (T) convertValue(value,TypeDescriptor.valueOf(targetType));
+		return (T) convertValue(value, TypeDescriptor.valueOf(targetType));
 	}
 
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	public Object convertValue(Object value, TypeDescriptor typeDescriptor) throws EvaluationException {
 		try {
-			return conversionService.convert(value, typeDescriptor);
-		} catch (ConverterNotFoundException cenfe) {
+			return this.typeConverter.convert(value, typeDescriptor);
+		}
+		catch (ConverterNotFoundException cenfe) {
 			throw new SpelException(cenfe, SpelMessages.TYPE_CONVERSION_ERROR, value.getClass(), typeDescriptor.asString());
-		} catch (ConvertException ce) {
+		}
+		catch (ConvertException ce) {
 			throw new SpelException(ce, SpelMessages.TYPE_CONVERSION_ERROR, value.getClass(), typeDescriptor.asString());
 		}
 	}
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ public class StandardTypeConverter implements TypeConverter {
 	}
 
 	public boolean canConvert(Class<?> sourceType, TypeDescriptor targetType) {
-		return conversionService.canConvert(sourceType, targetType);
+		return this.typeConverter.canConvert(sourceType, targetType);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionTestsUsingCoreConversionService.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionTestsUsingCoreConversionService.java
index 03cfa900ce1..1d66d5c0777 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionTestsUsingCoreConversionService.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionTestsUsingCoreConversionService.java
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.service.DefaultConversionService;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.service.GenericConversionService;
+import org.springframework.core.convert.support.DefaultConversionService;
+import org.springframework.core.convert.support.GenericConversionService;
 import org.springframework.expression.EvaluationException;
 import org.springframework.expression.Expression;
 import org.springframework.expression.TypeConverter;
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ public class ExpressionTestsUsingCoreConversionService extends ExpressionTestCas
 		// ArrayList containing List<Integer> to List<String>
 		Class<?> clazz = typeDescriptorForListOfString.getElementType();
 		assertEquals(String.class,clazz);
-		List l = (List) tcs.convert(listOfInteger, typeDescriptorForListOfString);
+		List l = (List) tcs.convertValue(listOfInteger, typeDescriptorForListOfString);
 		assertNotNull(l); 
 
 		// ArrayList containing List<String> to List<Integer>
 		clazz = typeDescriptorForListOfInteger.getElementType();
 		assertEquals(Integer.class,clazz);
 		
-		l = (List) tcs.convert(listOfString, typeDescriptorForListOfString);
+		l = (List) tcs.convertValue(listOfString, typeDescriptorForListOfString);
 		assertNotNull(l);
 	}
 	
@@ -89,29 +89,29 @@ public class ExpressionTestsUsingCoreConversionService extends ExpressionTestCas
 	
 
 	/**
-	 * Type convertor that uses the core conversion service.
+	 * Type converter that uses the core conversion service.
 	 */
-	private static class TypeConvertorUsingConversionService extends DefaultConversionService implements TypeConverter {
+	private static class TypeConvertorUsingConversionService implements TypeConverter {
+
+		private final DefaultConversionService service = new DefaultConversionService();
 
 		public boolean canConvert(Class<?> sourceType, Class<?> targetType) {
-			return super.canConvert(sourceType, TypeDescriptor.valueOf(targetType));
+			return this.service.canConvert(sourceType, TypeDescriptor.valueOf(targetType));
 		}
 
 		public boolean canConvert(Class<?> sourceType, TypeDescriptor typeDescriptor) {
-			return super.canConvert(sourceType, typeDescriptor);
+			return this.service.canConvert(sourceType, typeDescriptor);
 		}
 
 		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 		public <T> T convertValue(Object value, Class<T> targetType) throws EvaluationException {
-			return (T)super.convert(value,TypeDescriptor.valueOf(targetType));
+			return (T) this.service.convert(value,TypeDescriptor.valueOf(targetType));
 		}
 
 		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-		public Object convertValue(Object value, TypeDescriptor typeDescriptor)
-				throws EvaluationException {
-			return super.convert(value, typeDescriptor);
+		public Object convertValue(Object value, TypeDescriptor typeDescriptor) throws EvaluationException {
+			return this.service.convert(value, typeDescriptor);
 		}
-		
 	}
 
 }