diff --git a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/AspectJProxyFactory.java b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/AspectJProxyFactory.java
index 9f6277ccab..edf1cd3571 100644
--- a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/AspectJProxyFactory.java
+++ b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/AspectJProxyFactory.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import org.aspectj.lang.reflect.PerClauseKind;
 
 import org.springframework.aop.Advisor;
 import org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJProxyUtils;
-import org.springframework.aop.aspectj.SimpleAspectInstanceFactory;
+import org.springframework.aop.framework.AopConfigException;
 import org.springframework.aop.framework.ProxyCreatorSupport;
 import org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationAwareOrderComparator;
@@ -169,8 +169,18 @@ public class AspectJProxyFactory extends ProxyCreatorSupport {
 				// To be safe, check within full lock now...
 				instance = aspectCache.get(aspectClass);
 				if (instance == null) {
-					instance = new SimpleAspectInstanceFactory(aspectClass).getAspectInstance();
-					aspectCache.put(aspectClass, instance);
+					try {
+						instance = aspectClass.newInstance();
+						aspectCache.put(aspectClass, instance);
+					}
+					catch (InstantiationException ex) {
+						throw new AopConfigException(
+								"Unable to instantiate aspect class: " + aspectClass.getName(), ex);
+					}
+					catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
+						throw new AopConfigException(
+								"Could not access aspect constructor: " + aspectClass.getName(), ex);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/spring-aop/src/test/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/ArgumentBindingTests.java b/spring-aop/src/test/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/ArgumentBindingTests.java
index 424505004d..08740b5ade 100644
--- a/spring-aop/src/test/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/ArgumentBindingTests.java
+++ b/spring-aop/src/test/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/ArgumentBindingTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2016 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -37,26 +37,26 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.*;
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Chris Beams
  */
-public final class ArgumentBindingTests {
+public class ArgumentBindingTests {
 
-	@Test(expected=IllegalArgumentException.class)
+	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
 	public void testBindingInPointcutUsedByAdvice() {
 		TestBean tb = new TestBean();
 		AspectJProxyFactory proxyFactory = new AspectJProxyFactory(tb);
 		proxyFactory.addAspect(NamedPointcutWithArgs.class);
 
-		ITestBean proxiedTestBean = (ITestBean) proxyFactory.getProxy();
-		proxiedTestBean.setName("Supercalifragalisticexpialidocious"); // should throw
+		ITestBean proxiedTestBean = proxyFactory.getProxy();
+		proxiedTestBean.setName("Supercalifragalisticexpialidocious");
 	}
 
-	@Test(expected=IllegalStateException.class)
+	@Test(expected = IllegalStateException.class)
 	public void testAnnotationArgumentNameBinding() {
 		TransactionalBean tb = new TransactionalBean();
 		AspectJProxyFactory proxyFactory = new AspectJProxyFactory(tb);
 		proxyFactory.addAspect(PointcutWithAnnotationArgument.class);
 
-		ITransactionalBean proxiedTestBean = (ITransactionalBean) proxyFactory.getProxy();
-		proxiedTestBean.doInTransaction(); // should throw
+		ITransactionalBean proxiedTestBean = proxyFactory.getProxy();
+		proxiedTestBean.doInTransaction();
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public final class ArgumentBindingTests {
 		assertEquals("formal", pnames[0]);
 	}
 
+
 	public void methodWithOneParam(String aParam) {
 	}
 
@@ -100,9 +101,6 @@ public final class ArgumentBindingTests {
 }
 
 
-/**
- * @author Juergen Hoeller
- */
 @Aspect
 class PointcutWithAnnotationArgument {
 
@@ -115,9 +113,6 @@ class PointcutWithAnnotationArgument {
 }
 
 
-/**
- * @author Adrian Colyer
- */
 @Aspect
 class NamedPointcutWithArgs {