diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/HibernateItemWriter.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/HibernateItemWriter.java
index 60f47cdb1..9465117f8 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/HibernateItemWriter.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/HibernateItemWriter.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class HibernateItemWriter<T> implements ItemWriter<T>, InitializingBean {
 	/**
 	 * Check mandatory properties - there must be a hibernateTemplate.
 	 */
-	public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
+	public void afterPropertiesSet() {
 		Assert.notNull(hibernateTemplate, "HibernateItemWriter requires a HibernateOperations");
 	}
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class HibernateItemWriter<T> implements ItemWriter<T>, InitializingBean {
 	 * 
 	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.ItemWriter#write(java.util.List)
 	 */
-	public final void write(List<? extends T> items) throws Exception {
+	public final void write(List<? extends T> items) {
 		doWrite(hibernateTemplate, items);
 		try {
 			hibernateTemplate.flush();
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/IbatisBatchItemWriter.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/IbatisBatchItemWriter.java
index aab5e37dc..597494767 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/IbatisBatchItemWriter.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/IbatisBatchItemWriter.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class IbatisBatchItemWriter<T> implements ItemWriter<T>, InitializingBean
 	/**
 	 * Check mandatory properties - there must be an SqlMapClient and a statementId.
 	 */
-	public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
+	public void afterPropertiesSet() {
 		Assert.notNull(sqlMapClientTemplate, "A SqlMapClient or a SqlMapClientTemplate is required.");
 		Assert.notNull(statementId, "A statementId is required.");
 	}
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class IbatisBatchItemWriter<T> implements ItemWriter<T>, InitializingBean
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.ItemWriter#write(java.util.List)
 	 */
-	public void write(final List<? extends T> items) throws Exception {
+	public void write(final List<? extends T> items) {
 
 		if (!items.isEmpty()) {
 
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JdbcBatchItemWriter.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JdbcBatchItemWriter.java
index 1d07dc838..f4787c84d 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JdbcBatchItemWriter.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JdbcBatchItemWriter.java
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public class JdbcBatchItemWriter<T> implements ItemWriter<T>, InitializingBean {
 	 * Check mandatory properties - there must be a SimpleJdbcTemplate and an SQL statement plus a 
 	 * parameter source.
 	 */
-	public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
+	public void afterPropertiesSet() {
 		Assert.notNull(simpleJdbcTemplate, "A DataSource or a SimpleJdbcTemplate is required.");
 		Assert.notNull(sql, "An SQL statement is required.");
 		List<String> namedParameters = new ArrayList<String>();
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JpaItemWriter.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JpaItemWriter.java
index 7447d8d7f..949056b48 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JpaItemWriter.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/JpaItemWriter.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class JpaItemWriter<T> implements ItemWriter<T>, InitializingBean {
 	 * 
 	 * @see org.springframework.batch.item.ItemWriter#write(java.util.List)
 	 */
-	public final void write(List<? extends T> items) throws Exception {
+	public final void write(List<? extends T> items) {
 		EntityManager entityManager = EntityManagerFactoryUtils.getTransactionalEntityManager(entityManagerFactory);
 		if (entityManager == null) {
 			throw new DataAccessResourceFailureException("Unable to obtain a transactional EntityManager");