diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/ode/nonstiff/AdamsBashforthIntegrator.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/ode/nonstiff/AdamsBashforthIntegrator.java
index 09c73f62c..53239824e 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/ode/nonstiff/AdamsBashforthIntegrator.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/ode/nonstiff/AdamsBashforthIntegrator.java
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public class AdamsBashforthIntegrator extends MultistepIntegrator {
                                     final double scalAbsoluteTolerance,
                                     final double scalRelativeTolerance)
         throws IllegalArgumentException {
-        super("Adams-Bashforth", nSteps, nSteps + 1, minStep, maxStep,
+        super("Adams-Bashforth", nSteps, nSteps, minStep, maxStep,
               scalAbsoluteTolerance, scalRelativeTolerance);
     }
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public class AdamsBashforthIntegrator extends MultistepIntegrator {
                                     final double[] vecAbsoluteTolerance,
                                     final double[] vecRelativeTolerance)
         throws IllegalArgumentException {
-        super("Adams-Bashforth", nSteps, nSteps + 1, minStep, maxStep,
+        super("Adams-Bashforth", nSteps, nSteps, minStep, maxStep,
               vecAbsoluteTolerance, vecRelativeTolerance);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/math/ode/nonstiff/AdamsBashforthIntegratorTest.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/math/ode/nonstiff/AdamsBashforthIntegratorTest.java
index c9876a713..d376055cc 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/math/ode/nonstiff/AdamsBashforthIntegratorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/math/ode/nonstiff/AdamsBashforthIntegratorTest.java
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ public class AdamsBashforthIntegratorTest {
                             pb.getInitialTime(), pb.getInitialState(),
                             pb.getFinalTime(), new double[pb.getDimension()]);
 
-            // the 28 and 42 factors are only valid for this test
+            // the 33 and 45 factors are only valid for this test
             // and has been obtained from trial and error
             // there is no general relation between local and global errors
-            assertTrue(handler.getMaximalValueError() > (28.0 * scalAbsoluteTolerance));
-            assertTrue(handler.getMaximalValueError() < (42.0 * scalAbsoluteTolerance));
+            assertTrue(handler.getMaximalValueError() > (33.0 * scalAbsoluteTolerance));
+            assertTrue(handler.getMaximalValueError() < (45.0 * scalAbsoluteTolerance));
             assertEquals(0, handler.getMaximalTimeError(), 1.0e-16);
 
             int calls = pb.getCalls();