diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/ChunkListenerAdapter.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/ChunkListenerAdapter.java
index bfae4112a..caca45527 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/ChunkListenerAdapter.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/ChunkListenerAdapter.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2013-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import javax.batch.operations.BatchRuntimeException;
 
 import org.springframework.batch.core.ChunkListener;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.scope.context.ChunkContext;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.step.tasklet.UncheckedTransactionException;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ public class ChunkListenerAdapter implements ChunkListener {
 		try {
 			delegate.beforeChunk();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			throw new BatchRuntimeException(e);
+			throw new UncheckedTransactionException(e);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ public class ChunkListenerAdapter implements ChunkListener {
 		try {
 			delegate.afterChunk();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			throw new BatchRuntimeException(e);
+			throw new UncheckedTransactionException(e);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ public class ChunkListenerAdapter implements ChunkListener {
 			try {
 				delegate.onError((Exception) context.getAttribute(ChunkListener.ROLLBACK_EXCEPTION_KEY));
 			} catch (Exception e) {
-				throw new BatchRuntimeException(e);
+				throw new UncheckedTransactionException(e);
 			}
 		} else {
 			throw new BatchRuntimeException("Unable to retrieve causing exception due to null ChunkContext");
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/TaskletStep.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/TaskletStep.java
index 7cca3e0af..15752c377 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/TaskletStep.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/TaskletStep.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2006-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2006-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -496,20 +496,4 @@ public class TaskletStep extends AbstractStep {
 		}
 
 	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Convenience wrapper for a checked exception so that it can cause a
-	 * rollback and be extracted afterwards.
-	 *
-	 * @author Dave Syer
-	 *
-	 */
-	private static class UncheckedTransactionException extends RuntimeException {
-
-		public UncheckedTransactionException(Exception e) {
-			super(e);
-		}
-
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/UncheckedTransactionException.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/UncheckedTransactionException.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..189ea2985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/UncheckedTransactionException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.batch.core.step.tasklet;
+
+/**
+ * Convenience wrapper for a checked exception so that it can cause a
+ * rollback and be extracted afterwards.
+ *
+ * @author Dave Syer
+ *
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings("serial")
+public class UncheckedTransactionException extends RuntimeException {
+
+	public UncheckedTransactionException(Exception e) {
+		super(e);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/ChunkListenerAdapterTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/ChunkListenerAdapterTests.java
index dabfbd213..1a0d1c415 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/ChunkListenerAdapterTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/ChunkListenerAdapterTests.java
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013-2014 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
 package org.springframework.batch.core.jsr;
 
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doThrow;
@@ -12,6 +27,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.scope.context.ChunkContext;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.step.tasklet.UncheckedTransactionException;
 
 public class ChunkListenerAdapterTests {
 
@@ -39,7 +55,7 @@ public class ChunkListenerAdapterTests {
 		verify(delegate).beforeChunk();
 	}
 
-	@Test(expected=BatchRuntimeException.class)
+	@Test(expected=UncheckedTransactionException.class)
 	public void testBeforeChunkException() throws Exception {
 		doThrow(new Exception("This is expected")).when(delegate).beforeChunk();
 		adapter.beforeChunk(null);
@@ -52,7 +68,7 @@ public class ChunkListenerAdapterTests {
 		verify(delegate).afterChunk();
 	}
 
-	@Test(expected=BatchRuntimeException.class)
+	@Test(expected=UncheckedTransactionException.class)
 	public void testAfterChunkException() throws Exception {
 		doThrow(new Exception("This is expected")).when(delegate).afterChunk();
 		adapter.afterChunk(null);
@@ -63,7 +79,7 @@ public class ChunkListenerAdapterTests {
 		adapter.afterChunkError(null);
 	}
 
-	@Test(expected=BatchRuntimeException.class)
+	@Test(expected=UncheckedTransactionException.class)
 	public void testAfterChunkErrorException() throws Exception {
 		doThrow(new Exception("This is expected")).when(delegate).afterChunk();
 		adapter.afterChunk(null);