diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/mail/SimpleMailMessageItemWriter.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/mail/SimpleMailMessageItemWriter.java
index 2aa6e64b7..fff227c71 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/mail/SimpleMailMessageItemWriter.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/mail/SimpleMailMessageItemWriter.java
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ public class SimpleMailMessageItemWriter implements ItemWriter<SimpleMailMessage
 	 * 
 	 * @see InitializingBean#afterPropertiesSet()
 	 */
-	@Override
 	public void afterPropertiesSet() throws IllegalStateException {
 		Assert.state(mailSender != null, "A MailSender must be provided.");
 	}
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/mail/javamail/MimeMessageItemWriter.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/mail/javamail/MimeMessageItemWriter.java
index f326cb323..d0b9822a6 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/mail/javamail/MimeMessageItemWriter.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/mail/javamail/MimeMessageItemWriter.java
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ public class MimeMessageItemWriter implements ItemWriter<MimeMessage> {
 	 * @param items the items to send
 	 * @see ItemWriter#write(List)
 	 */
-	@Override
 	public void write(List<? extends MimeMessage> items) throws MailException {
 		try {
 			mailSender.send(items.toArray(new MimeMessage[items.size()]));