diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/DatabindContext.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/DatabindContext.java
index be2fd7d428..0ba5f7d65c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/DatabindContext.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/DatabindContext.java
@@ -414,6 +414,12 @@ public <T> T reportBadDefinition(Class<?> type, String msg) throws JsonMappingEx
         return reportBadDefinition(constructType(type), msg);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @since 2.18
+     */
+    public abstract <T> T reportBadTypeDefinition(BeanDescription bean,
+            String msg, Object... msgArgs) throws JsonMappingException;
+
     /*
     /**********************************************************
     /* Helper methods
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/DeserializationContext.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/DeserializationContext.java
index 3dd858f537..108d1966df 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/DeserializationContext.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/DeserializationContext.java
@@ -1857,11 +1857,12 @@ public <T> T reportTrailingTokens(Class<?> targetType,
      *
      * @since 2.9
      */
+    @Override // since 2.18
     public <T> T reportBadTypeDefinition(BeanDescription bean,
-            String msg, Object... msgArgs) throws JsonMappingException {
-        msg = _format(msg, msgArgs);
+            String msg, Object... msgArgs) throws JsonMappingException
+    {
         String beanDesc = ClassUtil.nameOf(bean.getBeanClass());
-        msg = String.format("Invalid type definition for type %s: %s", beanDesc, msg);
+        msg = String.format("Invalid type definition for type %s: %s", beanDesc, _format(msg, msgArgs));
         throw InvalidDefinitionException.from(_parser, msg, bean, null);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/SerializerProvider.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/SerializerProvider.java
index 14db5ccde1..549291695c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/SerializerProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/SerializerProvider.java
@@ -1291,12 +1291,10 @@ public void reportMappingProblem(String message, Object... args) throws JsonMapp
      *
      * @since 2.9
      */
+    @Override // since 2.18
     public <T> T reportBadTypeDefinition(BeanDescription bean,
             String msg, Object... msgArgs) throws JsonMappingException {
-        String beanDesc = "N/A";
-        if (bean != null) {
-            beanDesc = ClassUtil.nameOf(bean.getBeanClass());
-        }
+        String beanDesc = (bean == null) ? "N/A" : ClassUtil.nameOf(bean.getBeanClass());
         msg = String.format("Invalid type definition for type %s: %s",
                 beanDesc, _format(msg, msgArgs));
         throw InvalidDefinitionException.from(getGenerator(), msg, bean, null);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/BasicDeserializerFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/BasicDeserializerFactory.java
index 47d9a2c0dd..05efd8be9c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/BasicDeserializerFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/BasicDeserializerFactory.java
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ protected ValueInstantiator _constructDefaultValueInstantiator(DeserializationCo
             // 15-Mar-2015, tatu: Alas, this won't help with constructors that only have implicit
             //   names. Those will need to be resolved later on.
             final CreatorCollector creators = new CreatorCollector(beanDesc, config);
-            Map<AnnotatedWithParams,BeanPropertyDefinition[]> creatorDefs = _findCreatorsFromProperties(ctxt,
-                    beanDesc);
+            Map<AnnotatedWithParams,BeanPropertyDefinition[]> creatorDefs =
+                    _findCreatorsFromProperties(beanDesc);
             ccState = new CreatorCollectionState(config, beanDesc, vchecker,
                     creators, creatorDefs);
         }
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ protected ValueInstantiator _constructDefaultValueInstantiator(DeserializationCo
         return ccState.creators.constructValueInstantiator(ctxt);
     }
 
-    protected Map<AnnotatedWithParams,BeanPropertyDefinition[]> _findCreatorsFromProperties(DeserializationContext ctxt,
+    protected Map<AnnotatedWithParams,BeanPropertyDefinition[]> _findCreatorsFromProperties(
             BeanDescription beanDesc) throws JsonMappingException
     {
         Map<AnnotatedWithParams,BeanPropertyDefinition[]> result = Collections.emptyMap();
@@ -327,9 +327,15 @@ protected Map<AnnotatedWithParams,BeanPropertyDefinition[]> _findCreatorsFromPro
                     result.put(owner, defs);
                 } else {
                     if (defs[index] != null) {
-                        ctxt.reportBadTypeDefinition(beanDesc,
-"Conflict: parameter #%d of %s bound to more than one property; %s vs %s",
-index, owner, defs[index], propDef);
+                        // Inlined copy of "DeserializationContext.reportBadTypeDefinition()"
+                        String msg = String.format(
+                                "Conflict: parameter #%d of %s bound to more than one property; %s vs %s",
+                                index, owner, defs[index], propDef);
+                        String errorMsg =
+                                String.format("Invalid type definition for type %s: %s",
+                                        ClassUtil.nameOf(beanDesc.getBeanClass()), msg);
+                        throw InvalidDefinitionException.from((JsonParser) null, errorMsg,
+                                beanDesc, null);
                     }
                 }
                 defs[index] = propDef;