diff --git a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/convert/ConversionException.java b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/convert/ConversionException.java
index 4a63bd37..77f1cf67 100644
--- a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/convert/ConversionException.java
+++ b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/convert/ConversionException.java
@@ -37,18 +37,6 @@ public class ConversionException extends RuntimeException {
 	 */
 	private transient Object value;
 
-	/**
-	 * Creates a new conversion exception.
-	 * @param value the value we tried to convert
-	 * @param targetClass the target type
-	 */
-	public ConversionException(Object value, Class targetClass) {
-		super("Unable to convert value '" + value + "' of type '" + (value != null ? value.getClass().getName() : null)
-				+ "' to class '" + targetClass.getName() + "'");
-		this.value = value;
-		this.targetClass = targetClass;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new conversion exception.
 	 * @param value the value we tried to convert
@@ -64,13 +52,14 @@ public class ConversionException extends RuntimeException {
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new conversion exception.
+	 * @param sourceClass the source type
 	 * @param value the value we tried to convert
 	 * @param targetClass the target type
 	 * @param message a descriptive message
-	 * @param cause underlying cause of this exception
 	 */
-	public ConversionException(Object value, Class targetClass, String message, Throwable cause) {
+	public ConversionException(Class sourceClass, Object value, Class targetClass, String message, Throwable cause) {
 		super(message, cause);
+		this.sourceClass = sourceClass;
 		this.value = value;
 		this.targetClass = targetClass;
 	}
@@ -84,33 +73,6 @@ public class ConversionException extends RuntimeException {
 	public ConversionException(Class sourceClass, Class targetClass, String message) {
 		super(message);
 		this.sourceClass = sourceClass;
-		this.value = null; // not available
-		this.targetClass = targetClass;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a new conversion exception.
-	 * @param sourceClass the source type
-	 * @param message a descriptive message
-	 */
-	public ConversionException(Class sourceClass, String message) {
-		super(message);
-		this.sourceClass = sourceClass;
-		this.value = null; // not available
-		this.targetClass = null; // not available
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a new conversion exception.
-	 * @param sourceClass the source type
-	 * @param value the value we tried to convert
-	 * @param targetClass the target type
-	 * @param message a descriptive message
-	 */
-	public ConversionException(Class sourceClass, Object value, Class targetClass, String message) {
-		super(message);
-		this.sourceClass = sourceClass;
-		this.value = value;
 		this.targetClass = targetClass;
 	}
 
@@ -121,6 +83,13 @@ public class ConversionException extends RuntimeException {
 		return sourceClass;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the target type.
+	 */
+	public Class getTargetClass() {
+		return targetClass;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the value we tried to convert.
 	 */
@@ -128,10 +97,4 @@ public class ConversionException extends RuntimeException {
 		return value;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns the target type.
-	 */
-	public Class getTargetClass() {
-		return targetClass;
-	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/convert/service/StaticConversionExecutor.java b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/convert/service/StaticConversionExecutor.java
index 28acff05..4c3597e5 100644
--- a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/convert/service/StaticConversionExecutor.java
+++ b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/convert/service/StaticConversionExecutor.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class StaticConversionExecutor implements ConversionExecutor {
 		}
 		if (source != null && !sourceClass.isInstance(source)) {
 			throw new ConversionException(getSourceClass(), source, getTargetClass(), "Source object '" + source
-					+ "' is expected to be an instance of " + getSourceClass());
+					+ "' is expected to be an instance of " + getSourceClass(), null);
 		}
 		return converter.convert(source, targetClass, context);
 	}