diff --git a/spring-integration-ip/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/tcp/NetSocketReader.java b/spring-integration-ip/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/tcp/NetSocketReader.java
index 566120f2d0..6384bc7e85 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ip/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/tcp/NetSocketReader.java
+++ b/spring-integration-ip/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/tcp/NetSocketReader.java
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class NetSocketReader extends AbstractSocketReader {
 		} catch (EOFException ee) {
 			return SOCKET_CLOSED;
 		} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
-			throw new IOException(e);
+			throw new IOException(e.getMessage());
 		}
 		return SocketReader.MESSAGE_COMPLETE;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-integration-ip/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/tcp/converter/SoftEndOfStreamException.java b/spring-integration-ip/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/tcp/converter/SoftEndOfStreamException.java
index 49a0f8976b..9284268fe0 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ip/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/tcp/converter/SoftEndOfStreamException.java
+++ b/spring-integration-ip/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/tcp/converter/SoftEndOfStreamException.java
@@ -34,16 +34,8 @@ public class SoftEndOfStreamException extends IOException {
 		super();
 	}
 
-	public SoftEndOfStreamException(String message, Throwable cause) {
-		super(message, cause);
-	}
-
 	public SoftEndOfStreamException(String message) {
 		super(message);
 	}
 
-	public SoftEndOfStreamException(Throwable cause) {
-		super(cause);
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/spring-integration-ip/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/util/SocketUtils.java b/spring-integration-ip/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/util/SocketUtils.java
index 96993ec10b..6be0c97944 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ip/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/util/SocketUtils.java
+++ b/spring-integration-ip/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/ip/util/SocketUtils.java
@@ -338,17 +338,17 @@ public class SocketUtils {
 	}
 	
 	public static String chooseANic(boolean multicast) throws Exception {
-		Enumeration<NetworkInterface> interfaces = NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces();	
-		while (interfaces.hasMoreElements()) {
-			NetworkInterface intface = interfaces.nextElement();
-			if (intface.isLoopback() || (multicast && !intface.supportsMulticast()))
-				continue;
-			Enumeration<InetAddress> inet = intface.getInetAddresses();
-			if (!inet.hasMoreElements()) 
-				continue;
-			String address = inet.nextElement().getHostAddress();
-			return address;
-		}
+//		Enumeration<NetworkInterface> interfaces = NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces();	
+//		while (interfaces.hasMoreElements()) {
+//			NetworkInterface intface = interfaces.nextElement();
+//			if (intface.isLoopback() || (multicast && !intface.supportsMulticast()))
+//				continue;
+//			Enumeration<InetAddress> inet = intface.getInetAddresses();
+//			if (!inet.hasMoreElements()) 
+//				continue;
+//			String address = inet.nextElement().getHostAddress();
+//			return address;
+//		}
 		return null;
 	}