diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/JobLocator.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/JobLocator.java
index 43ca793e0..43858bee2 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/JobLocator.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/JobLocator.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public interface JobLocator {
* unique
* @return a {@link Job} identified by the given name
*
- * @throws NoSuchJobException if the required configuratio can
+ * @throws NoSuchJobException if the required configuration can
* not be found.
*/
Job getJob(String name) throws NoSuchJobException;
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/adhoc-job-launcher-context.xml b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/adhoc-job-launcher-context.xml
index 1a9196ad8..503829fc5 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/adhoc-job-launcher-context.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/adhoc-job-launcher-context.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
key="spring:service=batch,bean=notificationPublisher"
value-ref="notificationPublisher" />
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/adhocLoopJob.xml b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/adhocLoopJob.xml
index 6f982b789..493d18bcf 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/adhocLoopJob.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/adhocLoopJob.xml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
-
-
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/beanWrapperMapperSampleJob.xml b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/beanWrapperMapperSampleJob.xml
index 9a9a6fa62..dbbda53e9 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/beanWrapperMapperSampleJob.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/beanWrapperMapperSampleJob.xml
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop-2.0.xsd
http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx-2.0.xsd">
-
-
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/compositeProcessorSampleJob.xml b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/compositeProcessorSampleJob.xml
index 072710e03..72886d725 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/compositeProcessorSampleJob.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/compositeProcessorSampleJob.xml
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop-2.0.xsd
http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx-2.0.xsd">
-
-
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/delegatingJob.xml b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/delegatingJob.xml
index a8d1372df..4589eaa3a 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/delegatingJob.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/delegatingJob.xml
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
integrated into a batch job.
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/footballJob.xml b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/footballJob.xml
index 19e99c941..9f818ac83 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/footballJob.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/footballJob.xml
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop-2.0.xsd
http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx-2.0.xsd">
-
-