diff --git a/geronimo-spec-j2ee-connector/src/main/java/javax/resource/ResourceException.java b/geronimo-spec-j2ee-connector/src/main/java/javax/resource/ResourceException.java
index de1137b..bcbe6bf 100644
--- a/geronimo-spec-j2ee-connector/src/main/java/javax/resource/ResourceException.java
+++ b/geronimo-spec-j2ee-connector/src/main/java/javax/resource/ResourceException.java
@@ -76,11 +76,4 @@
         // unit tests revealed that Throwable.initCause is not invoked
         this.linkedException = ex;
     }
-
-    public String toString() {
-        // unit tests revealed that the errorCode is not included
-        String className = getClass().getName();
-        String msg = getMessage();
-        return msg != null ? className + ": "+msg : className;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/geronimo-spec-j2ee-connector/src/test/java/javax/resource/ResourceExceptionTest.java b/geronimo-spec-j2ee-connector/src/test/java/javax/resource/ResourceExceptionTest.java
index aad7007..4a757e4 100644
--- a/geronimo-spec-j2ee-connector/src/test/java/javax/resource/ResourceExceptionTest.java
+++ b/geronimo-spec-j2ee-connector/src/test/java/javax/resource/ResourceExceptionTest.java
@@ -51,12 +51,4 @@
         exception.setLinkedException(root);
         assertSame(root, exception.getLinkedException());
     }
-
-    public void testToString() {
-        ResourceException exception = new ResourceException("problem");
-        assertEquals(ResourceException.class.getName()+": "+"problem", exception.toString());
-
-        ResourceException other = new ResourceException("other problem", "123");
-        assertEquals(ResourceException.class.getName()+": "+"other problem", other.toString());
-    }
 }