diff --git a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/format/factories/DateFormatterFactory.java b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/format/factories/DateFormatterFactory.java
index 576f76dd..67bbd10c 100644
--- a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/format/factories/DateFormatterFactory.java
+++ b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/format/factories/DateFormatterFactory.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class DateFormatterFactory implements FormatterFactory {
 		return DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, context.getLocale());
 	}
 
-	private static class DateFormatter extends AbstractFormatter {
+	public static class DateFormatter extends AbstractFormatter {
 
 		private DateFormat dateFormat;
 
diff --git a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/format/factories/NumberFormatterFactory.java b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/format/factories/NumberFormatterFactory.java
index b35320fc..38140977 100644
--- a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/format/factories/NumberFormatterFactory.java
+++ b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/format/factories/NumberFormatterFactory.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class NumberFormatterFactory implements FormatterFactory {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private static class NumberFormatter extends AbstractFormatter {
+	public static class NumberFormatter extends AbstractFormatter {
 
 		private NumberFormat numberFormat;
 
diff --git a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/format/impl/FormatterRegistryImpl.java b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/format/impl/FormatterRegistryImpl.java
index dd10131c..13cc040d 100644
--- a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/format/impl/FormatterRegistryImpl.java
+++ b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/format/impl/FormatterRegistryImpl.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class FormatterRegistryImpl implements FormatterRegistry {
 			context.setFormattedClass(clazz);
 			return factory.createFormatter(context);
 		} else {
-			return getFormatter(clazz);
+			return null;
 		}
 	}