diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 8ad75ad9..73a7031a 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -439,7 +439,19 @@ jasmine.util.argsToArray = function(args) {
   var arrayOfArgs = [];
   for (var i = 0; i < args.length; i++) arrayOfArgs.push(args[i]);
   return arrayOfArgs;
-};//TODO: expectation result may make more sense as a presentation of an expectation.
+};jasmine.exceptionMessageFor = function(e) {
+  var message = e.name
+    + ': '
+    + e.message
+    + ' in '
+    + (e.fileName || e.sourceURL || '')
+    + ' (line '
+    + (e.line || e.lineNumber || '')
+    + ')';
+
+  return message;
+};
+//TODO: expectation result may make more sense as a presentation of an expectation.
 jasmine.buildExpectationResult = function(params) {
   return {
     type: 'expect',
@@ -527,7 +539,7 @@ jasmine.buildExpectationResult = function(params) {
       }
     };
 
-    var exceptionFormatter = jasmine.util.formatException;
+    var exceptionFormatter = jasmine.exceptionMessageFor;
 
     var specConstructor = jasmine.Spec;
 
diff --git a/pages b/pages
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..39dcf87b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pages
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 39dcf87b563e7cb0435208af562cc8ea033a47ff
diff --git a/spec/core/ExceptionFormatterSpec.js b/spec/core/ExceptionFormatterSpec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3052c8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/core/ExceptionFormatterSpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+describe("ExceptionFormatter", function() {
+
+  it('formats Firefox exception messages', function() {
+    var sampleFirefoxException = {
+        fileName: 'foo.js',
+        line: '1978',
+        message: 'you got your foo in my bar',
+        name: 'A Classic Mistake'
+      },
+      message = jasmine.exceptionMessageFor(sampleFirefoxException);
+
+    expect(message).toEqual('A Classic Mistake: you got your foo in my bar in foo.js (line 1978)');
+  });
+
+  it('formats Webkit exception messages', function() {
+    var sampleWebkitException = {
+        sourceURL: 'foo.js',
+        lineNumber: '1978',
+        message: 'you got your foo in my bar',
+        name: 'A Classic Mistake'
+      },
+      message = jasmine.exceptionMessageFor(sampleWebkitException);
+
+    expect(message).toEqual('A Classic Mistake: you got your foo in my bar in foo.js (line 1978)');
+  });
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/core/ExceptionsSpec.js b/spec/core/ExceptionsSpec.js
index d7dda80a..e06b1275 100644
--- a/spec/core/ExceptionsSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/ExceptionsSpec.js
@@ -6,32 +6,6 @@ describe('Exceptions:', function() {
     env.updateInterval = 0;
   });
 
-  it('jasmine.formatException formats Firefox exception messages as expected', function() {
-    var sampleFirefoxException = {
-      fileName: 'foo.js',
-      line: '1978',
-      message: 'you got your foo in my bar',
-      name: 'A Classic Mistake'
-    };
-
-    var expected = 'A Classic Mistake: you got your foo in my bar in foo.js (line 1978)';
-
-    expect(jasmine.util.formatException(sampleFirefoxException)).toEqual(expected);
-  });
-
-  it('jasmine.formatException formats Webkit exception messages as expected', function() {
-    var sampleWebkitException = {
-      sourceURL: 'foo.js',
-      lineNumber: '1978',
-      message: 'you got your foo in my bar',
-      name: 'A Classic Mistake'
-    };
-
-    var expected = 'A Classic Mistake: you got your foo in my bar in foo.js (line 1978)';
-
-    expect(jasmine.util.formatException(sampleWebkitException)).toEqual(expected);
-  });
-
   describe('with break on exception', function() {
     it('should not catch the exception', function() {
       env.catchExceptions(false);
diff --git a/spec/runner.html b/spec/runner.html
index b462dac5..0db56a4a 100644
--- a/spec/runner.html
+++ b/spec/runner.html
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     <script type="text/javascript" src=".././spec/core/CustomMatchersSpec.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src=".././spec/core/EnvSpec.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src=".././spec/core/ExceptionsSpec.js"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src=".././spec/core/ExceptionFormatterSpec.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src=".././spec/core/ExpectationResultSpec.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src=".././spec/core/JsApiReporterSpec.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src=".././spec/core/MatchersSpec.js"></script>
diff --git a/src/core/Env.js b/src/core/Env.js
index 3e3a05da..20ee75a1 100644
--- a/src/core/Env.js
+++ b/src/core/Env.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
       }
     };
 
-    var exceptionFormatter = jasmine.util.formatException;
+    var exceptionFormatter = jasmine.exceptionMessageFor;
 
     var specConstructor = jasmine.Spec;
 
diff --git a/src/core/ExceptionFormatter.js b/src/core/ExceptionFormatter.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7cb6032c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/ExceptionFormatter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+jasmine.exceptionMessageFor = function(e) {
+  var message = e.name
+    + ': '
+    + e.message
+    + ' in '
+    + (e.fileName || e.sourceURL || '')
+    + ' (line '
+    + (e.line || e.lineNumber || '')
+    + ')';
+
+  return message;
+};
diff --git a/tasks/jasmine_dev/sources.rb b/tasks/jasmine_dev/sources.rb
index caf0cb1a..87aee274 100644
--- a/tasks/jasmine_dev/sources.rb
+++ b/tasks/jasmine_dev/sources.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ class JasmineDev < Thor
     :core => [
       "base.js",
       "util.js",
+      "ExceptionFormatter.js",
       "ExpectationResult.js",
       "Env.js",
       "Reporter.js",