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 e7929e42..4a63bd37 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
@@ -15,30 +15,28 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.binding.convert;
 
-import org.springframework.core.NestedRuntimeException;
-
 /**
  * Base class for exceptions thrown by the type conversion system.
  * 
  * @author Keith Donald
  */
-public class ConversionException extends NestedRuntimeException {
+public class ConversionException extends RuntimeException {
 
 	/**
 	 * The source type we tried to convert from
 	 */
 	private Class sourceClass;
 
-	/**
-	 * The value we tried to convert. Transient because we cannot guarantee that the value is Serializable.
-	 */
-	private transient Object value;
-
 	/**
 	 * The target type we tried to convert to.
 	 */
 	private Class targetClass;
 
+	/**
+	 * The value we tried to convert. Transient because we cannot guarantee that the value is Serializable.
+	 */
+	private transient Object value;
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new conversion exception.
 	 * @param value the value we tried to convert
diff --git a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/expression/ParserException.java b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/expression/ParserException.java
index a91fb7e2..2dcd85d0 100644
--- a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/expression/ParserException.java
+++ b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/expression/ParserException.java
@@ -15,14 +15,12 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.binding.expression;
 
-import org.springframework.core.NestedRuntimeException;
-
 /**
  * Base class for exceptions thrown during expression parsing.
  * 
  * @author Keith Donald
  */
-public class ParserException extends NestedRuntimeException {
+public class ParserException extends RuntimeException {
 
 	/**
 	 * The expression string that could not be parsed.
diff --git a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/format/InvalidFormatException.java b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/format/InvalidFormatException.java
index 4c17f66c..7d43537b 100644
--- a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/format/InvalidFormatException.java
+++ b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/format/InvalidFormatException.java
@@ -15,14 +15,12 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.binding.format;
 
-import org.springframework.core.NestedRuntimeException;
-
 /**
  * Thrown when a formatted value is of the wrong form.
  * 
  * @author Keith Donald
  */
-public class InvalidFormatException extends NestedRuntimeException {
+public class InvalidFormatException extends RuntimeException {
 
 	private String invalidValue;
 
diff --git a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/method/InvalidMethodKeyException.java b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/method/InvalidMethodKeyException.java
index 3358425a..49f02982 100644
--- a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/method/InvalidMethodKeyException.java
+++ b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/method/InvalidMethodKeyException.java
@@ -15,14 +15,13 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.binding.method;
 
-import org.springframework.core.NestedRuntimeException;
 
 /**
  * Thrown when a method key could not be resolved to an invokable java Method on a Class.
  * 
  * @author Keith Donald
  */
-public class InvalidMethodKeyException extends NestedRuntimeException {
+public class InvalidMethodKeyException extends RuntimeException {
 
 	/**
 	 * The method key that could not be resolved.
diff --git a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/method/MethodInvocationException.java b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/method/MethodInvocationException.java
index 311e03a1..b89c95b8 100644
--- a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/method/MethodInvocationException.java
+++ b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/method/MethodInvocationException.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package org.springframework.binding.method;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 
-import org.springframework.core.NestedRuntimeException;
 import org.springframework.core.style.StylerUtils;
 
 /**
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ import org.springframework.core.style.StylerUtils;
  * 
  * @author Keith Donald
  */
-public class MethodInvocationException extends NestedRuntimeException {
+public class MethodInvocationException extends RuntimeException {
 
 	/**
 	 * The method signature. Transient because a MethodSignature is not Serializable.
diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/action/DispatchMethodInvoker.java b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/action/DispatchMethodInvoker.java
index 6d5a52b5..9f0278fb 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/action/DispatchMethodInvoker.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/action/DispatchMethodInvoker.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.springframework.binding.method.InvalidMethodKeyException;
 import org.springframework.binding.method.MethodKey;
-import org.springframework.core.NestedRuntimeException;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.CachingMapDecorator;
 
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ class DispatchMethodInvoker {
 	/**
 	 * Thrown when a dispatch method could not be resolved.
 	 */
-	public static class MethodLookupException extends NestedRuntimeException {
+	public static class MethodLookupException extends RuntimeException {
 
 		/**
 		 * Create a new method lookup exception.