diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/DataBinder.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/DataBinder.java
index cbdbc679fb2..3ab1cf202ea 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/DataBinder.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/DataBinder.java
@@ -144,14 +144,14 @@ public class DataBinder implements PropertyEditorRegistry, TypeConverter {
 
 	private String[] requiredFields;
 
-	private BindingErrorProcessor bindingErrorProcessor = new DefaultBindingErrorProcessor();
-
-	private final List<Validator> validators = new ArrayList<>();
-
 	private ConversionService conversionService;
 
 	private MessageCodesResolver messageCodesResolver;
 
+	private BindingErrorProcessor bindingErrorProcessor = new DefaultBindingErrorProcessor();
+
+	private final List<Validator> validators = new ArrayList<>();
+
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a new DataBinder instance, with default object name.
@@ -252,12 +252,14 @@ public class DataBinder implements PropertyEditorRegistry, TypeConverter {
 	protected AbstractPropertyBindingResult createBeanPropertyBindingResult() {
 		BeanPropertyBindingResult result = new BeanPropertyBindingResult(getTarget(),
 				getObjectName(), isAutoGrowNestedPaths(), getAutoGrowCollectionLimit());
+
 		if (this.conversionService != null) {
 			result.initConversion(this.conversionService);
 		}
 		if (this.messageCodesResolver != null) {
 			result.setMessageCodesResolver(this.messageCodesResolver);
 		}
+
 		return result;
 	}
 
@@ -476,16 +478,6 @@ public class DataBinder implements PropertyEditorRegistry, TypeConverter {
 		return this.requiredFields;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Set whether to extract the old field value when applying a
-	 * property editor to a new value for a field.
-	 * <p>Default is "true", exposing previous field values to custom editors.
-	 * Turn this to "false" to avoid side effects caused by getters.
-	 */
-	public void setExtractOldValueForEditor(boolean extractOldValueForEditor) {
-		getPropertyAccessor().setExtractOldValueForEditor(extractOldValueForEditor);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Set the strategy to use for resolving errors into message codes.
 	 * Applies the given strategy to the underlying errors holder.