diff --git a/spring-batch-integration/pom.xml b/spring-batch-integration/pom.xml
index 696f04ce9..58dc3ad96 100644
--- a/spring-batch-integration/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-integration/pom.xml
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 			</activation>
 			<build>
 				<plugins>
-			<!-- run tests during the integration-test phase, not
-				the normal test phase -->
+					<!-- run tests during the integration-test phase, not
+						the normal test phase -->
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 						<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
 			<id>test</id>
 			<build>
 				<plugins>
-			<!-- run tests during the integration-test phase, not
-				the normal test phase -->
+					<!-- run tests during the integration-test phase, not
+						the normal test phase -->
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 						<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -74,12 +74,48 @@
 			<artifactId>org.springframework.integration</artifactId>
 			<version>${spring.integration.version}</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>org.springframework.context</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>org.springframework.aop</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
 			<artifactId>org.springframework.integration.adapter</artifactId>
 			<version>${spring.integration.version}</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>org.springframework.web</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>org.springframework.aop</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>org.springframework.context</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>org.springframework.context.support</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>org.springframework.jms</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					<artifactId>org.springframework.transaction</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-batch-integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/integration/chunk/ChunkRequest.java b/spring-batch-integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/integration/chunk/ChunkRequest.java
index abc310387..21e1b9577 100644
--- a/spring-batch-integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/integration/chunk/ChunkRequest.java
+++ b/spring-batch-integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/integration/chunk/ChunkRequest.java
@@ -26,5 +26,13 @@ public class ChunkRequest implements Serializable {
 	public Collection<Object> getItems() {
 		return items;
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return getClass().getSimpleName()+": jobId="+jobId+", skipCount="+skipCount+", item count="+items.size();
+	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-batch-integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/integration/chunk/ChunkResponse.java b/spring-batch-integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/integration/chunk/ChunkResponse.java
index 8e4ecaf65..d03ec06aa 100644
--- a/spring-batch-integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/integration/chunk/ChunkResponse.java
+++ b/spring-batch-integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/integration/chunk/ChunkResponse.java
@@ -28,4 +28,12 @@ public class ChunkResponse implements Serializable {
 		return exitStatus;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return getClass().getSimpleName()+": jobId="+jobId+", skipCount="+skipCount+", status="+exitStatus;
+	}
+
 }