diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/TaskletAdapter.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/TaskletAdapter.java
index dd2bfb481..53f4049fc 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/TaskletAdapter.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/TaskletAdapter.java
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ public class TaskletAdapter extends AbstractMethodInvokingDelegator implements T
 
 	/**
 	 * If the result is an {@link ExitStatus} already just return that,
-	 * otherwise return {@link ExitStatus#FINISHED} if the result is null and
-	 * {@link ExitStatus#CONTINUABLE} if not.
+	 * otherwise return {@link ExitStatus#FINISHED}.
+	 * 
 	 * @param result the value returned by the delegate method
 	 * @return an {@link ExitStatus} consistent with the result
 	 */
@@ -55,10 +55,7 @@ public class TaskletAdapter extends AbstractMethodInvokingDelegator implements T
 		if (result instanceof ExitStatus) {
 			return (ExitStatus) result;
 		}
-		if (result == null) {
-			return ExitStatus.FINISHED;
-		}
-		return ExitStatus.CONTINUABLE;
+		return ExitStatus.FINISHED;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/TaskletAdapterTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/TaskletAdapterTests.java
index 0998a1cb8..6a390a4a7 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/TaskletAdapterTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/TaskletAdapterTests.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class TaskletAdapterTests extends TestCase {
 	public void testMapResultWithNonNull() throws Exception {
 		tasklet.setTargetMethod("process");
 		this.result = "foo";
-		assertEquals(ExitStatus.CONTINUABLE, tasklet.execute());
+		assertEquals(ExitStatus.FINISHED, tasklet.execute());
 	}
 
 }