diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/StartLimitExceededException.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/StartLimitExceededException.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e0a79bf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/StartLimitExceededException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package org.springframework.batch.core;
+
+/**
+ * Indicates the step's start limit has been exceeded.
+ */
+public class StartLimitExceededException extends RuntimeException {
+
+	public StartLimitExceededException(String message) {
+		super(message);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/SimpleJob.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/SimpleJob.java
index b5dc4ae0b..ec68557a4 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/SimpleJob.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/SimpleJob.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.springframework.batch.core.BatchStatus;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.StartLimitExceededException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.UnexpectedJobExecutionException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecutionException;
@@ -198,7 +199,8 @@ public class SimpleJob extends AbstractJob {
 		}
 		else {
 			// start max has been exceeded, throw an exception.
-			throw new StartLimitExceededException(step);
+			throw new StartLimitExceededException("Maximum start limit exceeded for step: " + step.getName()
+					+ "StartMax: " + step.getStartLimit());
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/StartLimitExceededException.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/StartLimitExceededException.java
deleted file mode 100644
index ee1246758..000000000
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/StartLimitExceededException.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-package org.springframework.batch.core.job;
-
-import org.springframework.batch.core.Step;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.UnexpectedJobExecutionException;
-
-/**
- * Indicates the step's start limit has been exceeded.
- */
-class StartLimitExceededException extends UnexpectedJobExecutionException {
-
-	public StartLimitExceededException(Step step) {
-		super("Maximum start limit exceeded for step: " + step.getName()
-				+ "StartMax: " + step.getStartLimit());
-	}
-}
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/SimpleJobTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/SimpleJobTests.java
index 02ac3ed68..6441a228a 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/SimpleJobTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/SimpleJobTests.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecutionException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.JobInstance;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.JobInterruptedException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.JobParameters;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.StartLimitExceededException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.Step;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.StepExecution;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.UnexpectedJobExecutionException;