diff --git a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/format/adapters/PropertyEditorFormatter.java b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/format/adapters/PropertyEditorFormatter.java
index 6cdd2996..a5af3c38 100644
--- a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/format/adapters/PropertyEditorFormatter.java
+++ b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/format/adapters/PropertyEditorFormatter.java
@@ -53,4 +53,9 @@ public class PropertyEditorFormatter extends AbstractFormatter {
 		propertyEditor.setAsText(formattedValue);
 		return propertyEditor.getValue();
 	}
+
+	protected String getExpectedFormat() {
+		return null;
+	}
+
 }
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