diff --git a/acl/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/acls/jdbc/AclClassIdUtils.java b/acl/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/acls/jdbc/AclClassIdUtils.java
index c3def3869c..54e499f01e 100644
--- a/acl/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/acls/jdbc/AclClassIdUtils.java
+++ b/acl/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/acls/jdbc/AclClassIdUtils.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import org.springframework.security.acls.model.ObjectIdentity;
  * the correct Java type as specified by <code>acl_class.class_id_type</code>.
  * @author paulwheeler
  */
-public class AclClassIdUtils {
+class AclClassIdUtils {
 	private static final String DEFAULT_CLASS_ID_TYPE_COLUMN_NAME = "class_id_type";
 	private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(AclClassIdUtils.class);
 
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ public class AclClassIdUtils {
 	public AclClassIdUtils() {
 	}
 
+	public AclClassIdUtils(ConversionService conversionService) {
+		this.conversionService = conversionService;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Converts the raw type from the database into the right Java type. For most applications the 'raw type' will be Long, for some applications
 	 * it could be String.
diff --git a/acl/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/acls/jdbc/BasicLookupStrategy.java b/acl/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/acls/jdbc/BasicLookupStrategy.java
index 530c64ae8c..cfd8d71cdb 100644
--- a/acl/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/acls/jdbc/BasicLookupStrategy.java
+++ b/acl/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/acls/jdbc/BasicLookupStrategy.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import javax.sql.DataSource;
 
 import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionException;
+import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.core.PreparedStatementSetter;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.core.ResultSetExtractor;
@@ -553,8 +554,8 @@ public class BasicLookupStrategy implements LookupStrategy {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public final void setAclClassIdUtils(AclClassIdUtils aclClassIdUtils) {
-		this.aclClassIdUtils = aclClassIdUtils;
+	public final void setConversionService(ConversionService conversionService) {
+		this.aclClassIdUtils = new AclClassIdUtils(conversionService);
 	}
 
 	// ~ Inner Classes
diff --git a/acl/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/acls/jdbc/JdbcAclService.java b/acl/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/acls/jdbc/JdbcAclService.java
index 872a459ae6..fc3496c3c3 100644
--- a/acl/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/acls/jdbc/JdbcAclService.java
+++ b/acl/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/acls/jdbc/JdbcAclService.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import javax.sql.DataSource;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.core.RowMapper;
 import org.springframework.security.acls.domain.ObjectIdentityImpl;
@@ -163,8 +164,8 @@ public class JdbcAclService implements AclService {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public void setAclClassIdUtils(AclClassIdUtils aclClassIdUtils) {
-		this.aclClassIdUtils = aclClassIdUtils;
+	public void setConversionService(ConversionService conversionService) {
+		this.aclClassIdUtils = new AclClassIdUtils(conversionService);
 	}
 
 	protected boolean isAclClassIdSupported() {
diff --git a/acl/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/acls/jdbc/BasicLookupStrategyWithAclClassTypeTests.java b/acl/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/acls/jdbc/BasicLookupStrategyWithAclClassTypeTests.java
index b84d606c22..b8af73ef33 100644
--- a/acl/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/acls/jdbc/BasicLookupStrategyWithAclClassTypeTests.java
+++ b/acl/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/acls/jdbc/BasicLookupStrategyWithAclClassTypeTests.java
@@ -70,13 +70,11 @@ public class BasicLookupStrategyWithAclClassTypeTests extends AbstractBasicLooku
 	@Before
 	public void initializeBeans() {
 		super.initializeBeans();
-		AclClassIdUtils aclClassIdUtils = new AclClassIdUtils();
-		aclClassIdUtils.setConversionService(new DefaultConversionService());
 		uuidEnabledStrategy = new BasicLookupStrategy(getDataSource(), aclCache(), aclAuthStrategy(),
 			new DefaultPermissionGrantingStrategy(new ConsoleAuditLogger()));
 		uuidEnabledStrategy.setPermissionFactory(new DefaultPermissionFactory());
 		uuidEnabledStrategy.setAclClassIdSupported(true);
-		uuidEnabledStrategy.setAclClassIdUtils(aclClassIdUtils);
+		uuidEnabledStrategy.setConversionService(new DefaultConversionService());
 	}
 
 	@Before
diff --git a/acl/src/test/resources/jdbcMutableAclServiceTestsWithAclClass-context.xml b/acl/src/test/resources/jdbcMutableAclServiceTestsWithAclClass-context.xml
index e0baeede48..8490e0218e 100644
--- a/acl/src/test/resources/jdbcMutableAclServiceTestsWithAclClass-context.xml
+++ b/acl/src/test/resources/jdbcMutableAclServiceTestsWithAclClass-context.xml
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@
 
   <import resource="jdbcMutableAclServiceTests-context.xml"/>
 
-  <bean id="aclClassIdUtils" class="org.springframework.security.acls.jdbc.AclClassIdUtils">
-    <property name="conversionService">
-      <bean class="org.springframework.core.convert.support.DefaultConversionService"/>
-    </property>
-  </bean>
+  <bean id="conversionService" class="org.springframework.core.convert.support.DefaultConversionService"/>
+
   <!-- Overridden bean definitions -->
 
   <bean id="aclService" class="org.springframework.security.acls.jdbc.JdbcMutableAclService">
@@ -17,7 +14,7 @@
     <constructor-arg ref="lookupStrategy"/>
     <constructor-arg ref="aclCache"/>
     <property name="aclClassIdSupported" value="true"/>
-    <property name="aclClassIdUtils" ref="aclClassIdUtils"/>
+    <property name="conversionService" ref="conversionService"/>
   </bean>
 
   <bean id="lookupStrategy" class="org.springframework.security.acls.jdbc.BasicLookupStrategy">
@@ -28,6 +25,6 @@
       <bean class="org.springframework.security.acls.domain.ConsoleAuditLogger"/>
     </constructor-arg>
     <property name="aclClassIdSupported" value="true"/>
-    <property name="aclClassIdUtils" ref="aclClassIdUtils"/>
+    <property name="conversionService" ref="conversionService"/>
   </bean>
 </beans>