diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/ItemWrapper.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/ItemWrapper.java
index f82b66f0a..996e4cefd 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/ItemWrapper.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/ItemWrapper.java
@@ -12,39 +12,17 @@ public class ItemWrapper<T> {
 
 	final private T item;
 
-	final private int skipCount;
-
 	/**
 	 * @param item
 	 */
 	public ItemWrapper(T item) {
-		this(item, null, 0);
+		this(item, null);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @param item
-	 * @param skipCount
-	 */
-	public ItemWrapper(T item, int skipCount) {
-		this(item, null, skipCount);
-	}
 
 	public ItemWrapper(T item, Exception e) {
-		this(item, e, 0);
-	}
-
-	public ItemWrapper(T item, Exception e, int skipCount) {
 		this.item = item;
 		this.exception = e;
-		this.skipCount = skipCount;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Public getter for the skipCount.
-	 * @return the skipCount
-	 */
-	public int getSkipCount() {
-		return skipCount;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -65,7 +43,7 @@ public class ItemWrapper<T> {
 
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
-		return String.format("[exception=%s, item=%s, skips=%d]", exception, item, skipCount);
+		return String.format("[exception=%s, item=%s]", exception, item);
 	}
 
 }
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diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/ItemWrapperTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/ItemWrapperTests.java
index 2aacaef78..1beabeb32 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/ItemWrapperTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/ItemWrapperTests.java
@@ -35,18 +35,6 @@ public class ItemWrapperTests {
 		ItemWrapper<String> wrapper = new ItemWrapper<String>("foo");
 		assertEquals("foo", wrapper.getItem());
 		assertEquals(null, wrapper.getException());
-		assertEquals(0, wrapper.getSkipCount());
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.core.step.item.ItemWrapper#ItemWrapper(java.lang.Object, int)}.
-	 */
-	@Test
-	public void testItemWrapperTInt() {
-		ItemWrapper<String> wrapper = new ItemWrapper<String>("foo",2);
-		assertEquals("foo", wrapper.getItem());
-		assertEquals(null, wrapper.getException());
-		assertEquals(2, wrapper.getSkipCount());
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -57,18 +45,6 @@ public class ItemWrapperTests {
 		ItemWrapper<String> wrapper = new ItemWrapper<String>("foo",exception);
 		assertEquals("foo", wrapper.getItem());
 		assertEquals(exception, wrapper.getException());
-		assertEquals(0, wrapper.getSkipCount());
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Test method for {@link org.springframework.batch.core.step.item.ItemWrapper#ItemWrapper(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Exception, int)}.
-	 */
-	@Test
-	public void testItemWrapperTExceptionInt() {
-		ItemWrapper<String> wrapper = new ItemWrapper<String>("foo", exception, 2);
-		assertEquals("foo", wrapper.getItem());
-		assertEquals(exception , wrapper.getException());
-		assertEquals(2, wrapper.getSkipCount());
 	}
 
 	/**