diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/MapJobRegistry.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/MapJobRegistry.java
index acb85f6a1..61f677eed 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/MapJobRegistry.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/MapJobRegistry.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.DuplicateJobException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobFactory;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobRegistry;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.launch.NoSuchJobException;
-import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ public class MapJobRegistry implements JobRegistry {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public Job getJob(@Nullable String name) throws NoSuchJobException {
+	public Job getJob(String name) throws NoSuchJobException {
 		JobFactory factory = map.get(name);
 		if (factory == null) {
 			throw new NoSuchJobException("No job configuration with the name [" + name + "] was registered");
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobExecutionDao.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobExecutionDao.java
index 0d131f875..91e22b1ea 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobExecutionDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/JdbcJobExecutionDao.java
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public class JdbcJobExecutionDao extends AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao implements
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public JobExecution getLastJobExecution(@Nullable JobInstance jobInstance) {
+	public JobExecution getLastJobExecution(JobInstance jobInstance) {
 
 		Long id = jobInstance.getId();