diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/Oracle10gDialect.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/Oracle10gDialect.java
index 70cc4c2375..9086ec00d5 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/Oracle10gDialect.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/Oracle10gDialect.java
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
  * Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
  */
 package org.hibernate.dialect;
-import org.hibernate.exception.internal.OracleSQLExceptionConversionDelegate;
-import org.hibernate.exception.spi.SQLExceptionConversionDelegate;
 import org.hibernate.sql.ANSIJoinFragment;
 import org.hibernate.sql.JoinFragment;
 
@@ -47,9 +45,4 @@ public class Oracle10gDialect extends Oracle9iDialect {
 	public JoinFragment createOuterJoinFragment() {
 		return new ANSIJoinFragment();
 	}
-
-	@Override
-	public SQLExceptionConversionDelegate buildSQLExceptionConversionDelegate() {
-		return new OracleSQLExceptionConversionDelegate( this );
-	}
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/exception/internal/OracleSQLExceptionConversionDelegate.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/exception/internal/OracleSQLExceptionConversionDelegate.java
deleted file mode 100644
index f97fe3a0a1..0000000000
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/exception/internal/OracleSQLExceptionConversionDelegate.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2012, Red Hat Inc. or third-party contributors as
- * indicated by the @author tags or express copyright attribution
- * statements applied by the authors.  All third-party contributions are
- * distributed under license by Red Hat Inc.
- *
- * This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use, modify,
- * copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU
- * Lesser General Public License, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
- * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License
- * for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- * along with this distribution; if not, write to:
- * Free Software Foundation, Inc.
- * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor
- * Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
- */
-package org.hibernate.exception.internal;
-
-import java.sql.SQLException;
-
-import org.hibernate.JDBCException;
-import org.hibernate.PessimisticLockException;
-import org.hibernate.exception.spi.AbstractSQLExceptionConversionDelegate;
-import org.hibernate.exception.spi.ConversionContext;
-
-/**
- * A {@link org.hibernate.exception.spi.SQLExceptionConversionDelegate}
- * implementation specific to Oracle.
- *
- * @author Gail Badner
- */
-public class OracleSQLExceptionConversionDelegate extends AbstractSQLExceptionConversionDelegate {
-	private static final int PESSIMISTIC_LOCK_ERROR_CODE = 30006;
-
-	public OracleSQLExceptionConversionDelegate(ConversionContext conversionContext) {
-		super( conversionContext );
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public JDBCException convert(SQLException sqlException, String message, String sql) {
-		if ( sqlException.getErrorCode() == PESSIMISTIC_LOCK_ERROR_CODE ) {
-			return new PessimisticLockException( message, sqlException, sql );
-		}
-		else {
-			return null; // allow other delegates the chance to look
-		}
-	}
-}