Index: surefire/src/main/java/org/codehaus/surefire/battery/DirectoryBattery.java
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--- surefire/src/main/java/org/codehaus/surefire/battery/DirectoryBattery.java	(revision 348170)
+++ surefire/src/main/java/org/codehaus/surefire/battery/DirectoryBattery.java	(working copy)
@@ -95,17 +95,13 @@
 
         if ( excludes != null )
         {
-            String[] excls = new String[excludes.size() + 1];
+            String[] excls = new String[excludes.size()];
 
-            for ( int i = 0; i < excls.length - 1; i++ )
+            for ( int i = 0; i < excls.length; i++ )
             {
                 excls[i] = StringUtils.replace( (String) excludes.get( i ), "java", "class" );
             }
 
-            // Exclude inner classes
-
-            excls[excludes.size()] = "**/*$*";
-
             scanner.setExcludes( excls );
         }