diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/auditing/MappingAuditableBeanWrapperFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/auditing/MappingAuditableBeanWrapperFactory.java
index d1f65acc4..c31ead47c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/auditing/MappingAuditableBeanWrapperFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/auditing/MappingAuditableBeanWrapperFactory.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentPropertyAccessor;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.MappingContext;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.PersistentEntities;
-import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.BeanWrapper;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
@@ -130,8 +129,8 @@ public class MappingAuditableBeanWrapperFactory extends DefaultAuditableBeanWrap
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * {@link AuditableBeanWrapper} using {@link MappingAuditingMetadata} and a {@link BeanWrapper} to set values on
-	 * auditing properties.
+	 * {@link AuditableBeanWrapper} using {@link MappingAuditingMetadata} and a {@link PersistentPropertyAccessor} to set
+	 * values on auditing properties.
 	 * 
 	 * @author Oliver Gierke
 	 * @since 1.8
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ public class MappingAuditableBeanWrapperFactory extends DefaultAuditableBeanWrap
 		private final MappingAuditingMetadata metadata;
 
 		/**
-		 * Creates a new {@link MappingMetadataAuditableBeanWrapper} for the given taregt and
+		 * Creates a new {@link MappingMetadataAuditableBeanWrapper} for the given target and
 		 * {@link MappingAuditingMetadata}.
 		 * 
 		 * @param target must not be {@literal null}.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/BeanWrapper.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/BeanWrapper.java
index 6ffebd438..a37345df6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/BeanWrapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/BeanWrapper.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.data.mapping.model;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
-import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentPropertyAccessor;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -29,24 +28,10 @@ import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  */
-public class BeanWrapper<T> implements PersistentPropertyAccessor {
+class BeanWrapper<T> implements PersistentPropertyAccessor {
 
 	private final T bean;
 
-	/**
-	 * Creates a new {@link BeanWrapper} for the given bean and {@link ConversionService}.TODO: remove!
-	 * 
-	 * @param bean must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param conversionService can be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return
-	 * @deprecated use {@link org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentEntity#getPropertyAccessor(Object)} instead. Will
-	 *             be removed in 1.10 RC1.
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	public static <T> BeanWrapper<T> create(T bean, ConversionService conversionService) {
-		return new BeanWrapper<T>(bean);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@link BeanWrapper} for the given bean.
 	 * 
@@ -130,8 +115,8 @@ public class BeanWrapper<T> implements PersistentPropertyAccessor {
 			return null;
 
 		} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
-			throw new MappingException(String.format("Could not read property %s of %s!", property.toString(),
-					bean.toString()), e);
+			throw new MappingException(
+					String.format("Could not read property %s of %s!", property.toString(), bean.toString()), e);
 		}
 	}