diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/batchUpdateJob.xml b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/batchUpdateJob.xml
index 22add10e4..ad3e80568 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/batchUpdateJob.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/batchUpdateJob.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 		<!-- set restartable=false so that this job can be used by more than one test -->
 		<property name="restartable" value="false" />
 		<property name="steps">
-			<bean id="step1" parent="simpleStep">
+			<bean id="step1" parent="skipLimitStep">
 				<property name="skipLimit" value="5" />
 				<property name="itemReader" ref="itemReader" />
 				<property name="itemWriter" ref="itemWriter" />
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/hibernateJob.xml b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/hibernateJob.xml
index 3c48d8092..a11788bbf 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/hibernateJob.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/hibernateJob.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 		<!-- set restartable=false so that this job can be used by more than one test -->
 		<property name="restartable" value="false" />
 		<property name="steps">
-			<bean id="step1" parent="simpleStep">
+			<bean id="step1" parent="skipLimitStep">
 				<property name="skipLimit" value="5" />
 				<property name="itemReader" ref="hibernateItemReader" />
 				<property name="itemWriter" ref="hibernateOutputSource" />
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/rollbackJob.xml b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/rollbackJob.xml
index 764c8fbc4..358df01e2 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/rollbackJob.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/rollbackJob.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<bean id="tradeJob" parent="simpleJob">
 		<property name="steps">
 			<list>
-				<bean id="step1" parent="simpleStep">
+				<bean id="step1" parent="skipLimitStep">
 					<property name="skipLimit" value="5" />
 					<property name="streams" ref="fileInputTemplate" />
 					<property name="itemReader">
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/simple-job-launcher-context.xml b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/simple-job-launcher-context.xml
index d141b69d5..9fa743e21 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/simple-job-launcher-context.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/simple-job-launcher-context.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@
 		<property name="jobRepository" ref="jobRepository" />
 		<property name="startLimit" value="100" />
 		<property name="commitInterval" value="1" />
+	</bean>
+	
+	<bean id="skipLimitStep" class="org.springframework.batch.core.step.SkipLimitStepFactoryBean"
+		parent="simpleStep" abstract="true">
+		<property name="skipLimit" value="0" />
 	</bean>
 
 	<bean id="customEditorConfigurer" class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.CustomEditorConfigurer">