diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/TypedValue.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/TypedValue.java
index 84326ac68c..f5a1b7bfe1 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/TypedValue.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/TypedValue.java
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ import org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor;
  */
 public class TypedValue {
 
-	public static final TypedValue NULL_TYPED_VALUE = new TypedValue(null, TypeDescriptor.NULL);
+	public static final TypedValue NULL = new TypedValue(null, TypeDescriptor.NULL);
 
 
 	private final Object value;
 
 	private TypeDescriptor typeDescriptor;
-	
+
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a TypedValue for a simple object. The type descriptor is inferred
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ public class TypedValue {
 	 */
 	public TypedValue(Object value) {
 		this.value = value;
-		this.typeDescriptor = null;// initialized when/if requested
+		this.typeDescriptor = null;  // initialized when/if requested
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * Create a TypedValue for a particular value with a particular type descriptor.
 	 * @param value the object value
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ public class TypedValue {
 	}
 	
 	public TypeDescriptor getTypeDescriptor() {
-		if (this.typeDescriptor==null) {
-			this.typeDescriptor = TypeDescriptor.forObject(value);
+		if (this.typeDescriptor == null) {
+			this.typeDescriptor = TypeDescriptor.forObject(this.value);
 		}
 		return this.typeDescriptor;
 	}
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionState.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionState.java
index e2bdfe86d5..5e31821c31 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionState.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionState.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class ExpressionState {
 	public TypedValue lookupVariable(String name) {
 		Object value = this.relatedContext.lookupVariable(name);
 		if (value == null) {
-			return TypedValue.NULL_TYPED_VALUE;
+			return TypedValue.NULL;
 		}
 		else {
 			return new TypedValue(value, TypeDescriptor.forObject(value));
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/MethodReference.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/MethodReference.java
index c8fda7f4c6..42715f8152 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/MethodReference.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/MethodReference.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class MethodReference extends SpelNodeImpl {
 		}
 		if (currentContext.getValue() == null) {
 			if (nullSafe) {
-				return TypedValue.NULL_TYPED_VALUE;
+				return TypedValue.NULL;
 			} else {
 				throw new SpelEvaluationException(getStartPosition(), SpelMessage.METHOD_CALL_ON_NULL_OBJECT_NOT_ALLOWED,
 						FormatHelper.formatMethodForMessage(name, getTypes(arguments)));
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/NullLiteral.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/NullLiteral.java
index e79adf8dd4..7ec4c6105a 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/NullLiteral.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/NullLiteral.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class NullLiteral extends Literal {
 
 	@Override
 	public TypedValue getLiteralValue() {
-		return TypedValue.NULL_TYPED_VALUE;
+		return TypedValue.NULL;
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OpAnd.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OpAnd.java
index 4aa8d35c83..4c33d9b9ca 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OpAnd.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OpAnd.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class OpAnd extends Operator {
 	}
 
 	private void assertTypedValueNotNull(TypedValue typedValue) {
-		if (TypedValue.NULL_TYPED_VALUE.equals(typedValue)) {
+		if (TypedValue.NULL.equals(typedValue)) {
 			throw new SpelEvaluationException(SpelMessage.TYPE_CONVERSION_ERROR, "null", "boolean");
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OpOr.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OpOr.java
index 832c21f594..c96f757685 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OpOr.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OpOr.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class OpOr extends Operator {
 	}
 
 	private void assertTypedValueNotNull(TypedValue typedValue) {
-		if (TypedValue.NULL_TYPED_VALUE.equals(typedValue)) {
+		if (TypedValue.NULL.equals(typedValue)) {
 			throw new SpelEvaluationException(SpelMessage.TYPE_CONVERSION_ERROR, "null", "boolean");
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OperatorNot.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OperatorNot.java
index f07da1c99a..1d2910bf0c 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OperatorNot.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OperatorNot.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class OperatorNot extends SpelNodeImpl { // Not is a unary operator so do
 	public BooleanTypedValue getValueInternal(ExpressionState state) throws EvaluationException {
 		try {
 			TypedValue typedValue = children[0].getValueInternal(state);
-			if (TypedValue.NULL_TYPED_VALUE.equals(typedValue)) {
+			if (TypedValue.NULL.equals(typedValue)) {
 				throw new SpelEvaluationException(SpelMessage.TYPE_CONVERSION_ERROR, "null", "boolean");
 			}
 			boolean value = (Boolean) state.convertValue(typedValue, TypeDescriptor.valueOf(Boolean.class));
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Projection.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Projection.java
index c8c2b51729..53536ad743 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Projection.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Projection.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class Projection extends SpelNodeImpl {
 		} else {
 			if (operand==null) {
 				if (nullSafe) {
-					return TypedValue.NULL_TYPED_VALUE;
+					return TypedValue.NULL;
 				} else {					
 					throw new SpelEvaluationException(getStartPosition(),SpelMessage.PROJECTION_NOT_SUPPORTED_ON_TYPE, "null");
 				}
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/PropertyOrFieldReference.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/PropertyOrFieldReference.java
index a6edffc97b..d15f2bbe48 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/PropertyOrFieldReference.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/PropertyOrFieldReference.java
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public class PropertyOrFieldReference extends SpelNodeImpl {
 		Object targetObject = contextObject.getValue();
 
 		if (targetObject == null && nullSafe) {
-			return TypedValue.NULL_TYPED_VALUE;
+			return TypedValue.NULL;
 		}
 
 		PropertyAccessor accessorToUse = this.cachedReadAccessor;
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Selection.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Selection.java
index 3d5f9053e2..a2a42392eb 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Selection.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Selection.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public class Selection extends SpelNodeImpl {
 				}
 			}
 			if ((variant == FIRST || variant == LAST) && result.size() == 0) {
-				return TypedValue.NULL_TYPED_VALUE;
+				return TypedValue.NULL;
 			}
 			if (variant == LAST) {
 				return new TypedValue(result.get(result.size() - 1),TypeDescriptor.valueOf(op.getTypeDescriptor().getElementType()));
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class Selection extends SpelNodeImpl {
 		} else {
 			if (operand==null) {
 				if (nullSafe) { 
-					return TypedValue.NULL_TYPED_VALUE;
+					return TypedValue.NULL;
 				} else {
 					throw new SpelEvaluationException(getStartPosition(), SpelMessage.INVALID_TYPE_FOR_SELECTION,
 							"null");
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/standard/SpelExpression.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/standard/SpelExpression.java
index 299253034f..c6887b4cf5 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/standard/SpelExpression.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/standard/SpelExpression.java
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public class SpelExpression implements Expression {
 
 	private TypedValue toTypedValue(Object object) {
 		if (object == null) {
-			return TypedValue.NULL_TYPED_VALUE;
+			return TypedValue.NULL;
 		}
 		else {
 			return new TypedValue(object);
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/StandardEvaluationContext.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/StandardEvaluationContext.java
index 69b44ff17d..d93a94056c 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/StandardEvaluationContext.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/StandardEvaluationContext.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class StandardEvaluationContext implements EvaluationContext {
 
 	public void setRootObject(Object rootObject) {
 		if (this.rootObject == null) {
-			this.rootObject = TypedValue.NULL_TYPED_VALUE; 
+			this.rootObject = TypedValue.NULL;
 		} else {
 			this.rootObject = new TypedValue(rootObject);//, TypeDescriptor.forObject(rootObject));
 		}
diff --git a/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionStateTests.java b/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionStateTests.java
index 321d32e0c3..af4fa8ed7a 100644
--- a/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionStateTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ExpressionStateTests.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class ExpressionStateTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 	public void testVariables() {
 		ExpressionState state = getState();
 		TypedValue typedValue = state.lookupVariable("foo");
-		Assert.assertEquals(TypedValue.NULL_TYPED_VALUE,typedValue);
+		Assert.assertEquals(TypedValue.NULL,typedValue);
 
 		state.setVariable("foo",34);
 		typedValue = state.lookupVariable("foo");
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ public class ExpressionStateTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 	public void testNoVariableInteference() {
 		ExpressionState state = getState();
 		TypedValue typedValue = state.lookupVariable("foo");
-		Assert.assertEquals(TypedValue.NULL_TYPED_VALUE,typedValue);
+		Assert.assertEquals(TypedValue.NULL,typedValue);
 		
 		state.setLocalVariable("foo",34);
 		typedValue = state.lookupVariable("foo");
-		Assert.assertEquals(TypedValue.NULL_TYPED_VALUE,typedValue);
+		Assert.assertEquals(TypedValue.NULL,typedValue);
 
 		state.setVariable("goo","hello");
 		Assert.assertNull(state.lookupLocalVariable("goo"));
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class ExpressionStateTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 		// Assert.assertEquals(null, state.getRootContextObject().getValue());
 		
 		state = new ExpressionState(new StandardEvaluationContext());
-		Assert.assertEquals(TypedValue.NULL_TYPED_VALUE,state.getRootContextObject());
+		Assert.assertEquals(TypedValue.NULL,state.getRootContextObject());
 		
 
 		((StandardEvaluationContext)state.getEvaluationContext()).setRootObject(null,TypeDescriptor.NULL);
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class ExpressionStateTests extends ExpressionTestCase {
 		Assert.assertEquals(state.getRootContextObject().getValue(),state.getActiveContextObject().getValue());
 		
 		state = new ExpressionState(new StandardEvaluationContext());
-		Assert.assertEquals(TypedValue.NULL_TYPED_VALUE,state.getActiveContextObject());
+		Assert.assertEquals(TypedValue.NULL,state.getActiveContextObject());
 	}
 	
 	@Test