diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/ArrayUtils.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/ArrayUtils.java
index 08e17ef02..7f1451faf 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/ArrayUtils.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/ArrayUtils.java
@@ -4414,27 +4414,4 @@ private static Object remove(Object array, int index) {
         return result;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * <p>Converts an array of <code>Object</code> in to an Array of <code>Class</code> objects.</p>
-     *
-     * <p>This method returns <code>null</code> for a <code>null</code> input array.</p>
-     *
-     * @param array an <code>Object</code> array
-     * @return a <code>Class</code> array, <code>null</code> if null array input
-     * @since 2.4
-     */
-    public static Class[] toClass(Object[] array)
-    {
-        if (array == null) {
-            return null;
-        } else if (array.length == 0) {
-            return EMPTY_CLASS_ARRAY;
-        }
-        Class[] classes = new Class[array.length];
-        for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
-            classes[i] = array[i].getClass();
-        }
-        return classes;
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/ClassUtils.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/ClassUtils.java
index 29f9d46fc..254fa819c 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/ClassUtils.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/ClassUtils.java
@@ -739,4 +739,26 @@ private static String toProperClassName(String className) {
         return className;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * <p>Converts an array of <code>Object</code> in to an Array of <code>Class</code> objects.</p>
+     *
+     * <p>This method returns <code>null</code> for a <code>null</code> input array.</p>
+     *
+     * @param array an <code>Object</code> array
+     * @return a <code>Class</code> array, <code>null</code> if null array input
+     * @since 2.4
+     */
+    public static Class[] toClass(Object[] array)
+    {
+        if (array == null) {
+            return null;
+        } else if (array.length == 0) {
+            return ArrayUtils.EMPTY_CLASS_ARRAY;
+        }
+        Class[] classes = new Class[array.length];
+        for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
+            classes[i] = array[i].getClass();
+        }
+        return classes;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/ArrayUtilsTest.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/ArrayUtilsTest.java
index cab340e97..a7a25973b 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/ArrayUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/ArrayUtilsTest.java
@@ -2420,24 +2420,6 @@ public void testToObject_double() {
                 new double[] { Double.MIN_VALUE, Double.MAX_VALUE, 9999999 })));
     }
 
-    public void testToClass_object() {
-        assertEquals(null, ArrayUtils.toClass(null));
-
-        assertSame(
-            ArrayUtils.EMPTY_CLASS_ARRAY,
-            ArrayUtils.toClass(new Class[0]));
-
-        Object[] array = new Object[3];
-        array[0] = new String("Test");
-        array[1] = new Integer(1);
-        array[2] = new Double(99);
-
-        Class[] results = ArrayUtils.toClass(array);
-        assertEquals("String", ClassUtils.getShortClassName(results[0]));
-        assertEquals("Integer", ClassUtils.getShortClassName(results[1]));
-        assertEquals("Double", ClassUtils.getShortClassName(results[2]));
-    }
-
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
     /**
      * Test for {@link ArrayUtils#isEmpty(java.lang.Object[])}.
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/ClassUtilsTest.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/ClassUtilsTest.java
index d0dfd7bc0..a0090173b 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/ClassUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/ClassUtilsTest.java
@@ -581,4 +581,22 @@ public void testGetPublicMethod() throws Exception {
             assertEquals(Object.class.getMethod("toString", new Class[0]), toStringMethod);
     }
  
+    public void testToClass_object() {
+        assertEquals(null, ClassUtils.toClass(null));
+
+        assertSame(
+            ArrayUtils.EMPTY_CLASS_ARRAY,
+            ClassUtils.toClass(new Class[0]));
+
+        Object[] array = new Object[3];
+        array[0] = new String("Test");
+        array[1] = new Integer(1);
+        array[2] = new Double(99);
+
+        Class[] results = ClassUtils.toClass(array);
+        assertEquals("String", ClassUtils.getShortClassName(results[0]));
+        assertEquals("Integer", ClassUtils.getShortClassName(results[1]));
+        assertEquals("Double", ClassUtils.getShortClassName(results[2]));
+    }
+
 }