diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/support/FormattingConversionServiceTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/support/FormattingConversionServiceTests.java
index 494594df8c..07cc3ecffc 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/support/FormattingConversionServiceTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/support/FormattingConversionServiceTests.java
@@ -130,28 +130,6 @@ public class FormattingConversionServiceTests {
 		assertThat(formattingService.convert("", TypeDescriptor.valueOf(String.class), TypeDescriptor.valueOf(Integer.class))).isNull();
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	public void registerDefaultValueViaFormatter() {
-		registerDefaultValue(Date.class, new Date());
-	}
-
-	private <T> void registerDefaultValue(Class<T> clazz, final T defaultValue) {
-		formattingService.addFormatterForFieldType(clazz, new Formatter<T>() {
-			@Override
-			public T parse(String text, Locale locale) {
-				return defaultValue;
-			}
-			@Override
-			public String print(T t, Locale locale) {
-				return defaultValue.toString();
-			}
-			@Override
-			public String toString() {
-				return defaultValue.toString();
-			}
-		});
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	public void introspectedFormatter() {
 		formattingService.addFormatter(new NumberStyleFormatter("#,#00.0#"));