diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/pom.xml b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/pom.xml
index e8c17f65c8f..8f1a4a23526 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,7 @@
${git.developerConnection}
-
-
- org.springframework
- spring-core
- true
-
+
org.springframework.boot
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/PropertiesLauncher.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/PropertiesLauncher.java
index 75e48d507eb..9ee9ad112b2 100755
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/PropertiesLauncher.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/PropertiesLauncher.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright 2012-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ import org.springframework.boot.loader.archive.Archive.EntryFilter;
import org.springframework.boot.loader.archive.ExplodedArchive;
import org.springframework.boot.loader.archive.JarFileArchive;
import org.springframework.boot.loader.util.SystemPropertyUtils;
-import org.springframework.util.Assert;
/**
* {@link Launcher} for archives with user-configured classpath and main class via a
@@ -370,7 +369,9 @@ public class PropertiesLauncher extends Launcher {
if (classLoader == null) {
classLoader = newClassLoader(type, NO_PARAMS);
}
- Assert.notNull(classLoader, "Unable to create class loader for " + className);
+ if (classLoader == null) {
+ throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unable to create class loader for " + className);
+ }
return classLoader;
}