diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/EmptyItemWriter.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/EmptyItemWriter.java
index 5c6b9c996..2cec370ba 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/EmptyItemWriter.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/launch/EmptyItemWriter.java
@@ -58,7 +58,4 @@ public class EmptyItemWriter implements ItemWriter, InitializingBean {
 		return list;
 	}
 
-	public void close() throws Exception {
-	}
-
 }