diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/HibernateItemWriter.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/HibernateItemWriter.java
index d117fff7e..65e78cb18 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/HibernateItemWriter.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/HibernateItemWriter.java
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@ public class HibernateItemWriter<T> implements ItemWriter<T>, InitializingBean {
 	 * Do perform the actual write operation using Hibernate's API.
 	 * This can be overridden in a subclass if necessary.
 	 *
-	 * @param hibernateTemplate
-	 *            the HibernateTemplate to use for the operation
 	 * @param items
 	 *            the list of items to use for the write
 	 * @deprecated As of 2.2 in favor of using Hibernate's session management APIs directly
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/IbatisBatchItemWriter.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/IbatisBatchItemWriter.java
index cf168b991..6b57aa098 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/IbatisBatchItemWriter.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/database/IbatisBatchItemWriter.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import com.ibatis.sqlmap.engine.execution.BatchResult;
 
 /**
  * {@link ItemWriter} that uses the batching features from
- * {@link SqlMapClientTemplate} to execute a batch of statements for all items
+ * SqlMapClientTemplate to execute a batch of statements for all items
  * provided.<br/>
  *
  * The user must provide an iBATIS statement id that points to the SQL statement defined
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public class IbatisBatchItemWriter<T> implements ItemWriter<T>, InitializingBean
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Public setter for the {@link SqlMapClientTemplate}.
+	 * Public setter for the SqlMapClientTemplate.
 	 *
 	 * @param sqlMapClientTemplate the SqlMapClientTemplate
 	 */