diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/async/WebAsyncManager.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/async/WebAsyncManager.java
index bbd23577ed5..0e324b872dd 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/async/WebAsyncManager.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/request/async/WebAsyncManager.java
@@ -181,13 +181,22 @@ public final class WebAsyncManager {
 	 * @param interceptor the interceptor to register
 	 */
 	public void registerCallableInterceptor(Object key, CallableProcessingInterceptor interceptor) {
-		Assert.notNull(interceptor, "interceptor is required");
+		Assert.notNull(key, "Key is required");
+		Assert.notNull(interceptor, "CallableProcessingInterceptor  is required");
 		this.callableInterceptors.put(key, interceptor);
 	}
 
-	public void registerAllCallableInterceptors(Map<Object, CallableProcessingInterceptor> interceptors) {
-		Assert.notNull(interceptors);
-		this.callableInterceptors.putAll(interceptors);
+	/**
+	 * Register a {@link CallableProcessingInterceptor} without a key.
+	 * The key is derived from the class name and hashcode.
+	 * @param interceptor the interceptor to register
+	 */
+	public void registerCallableInterceptor(CallableProcessingInterceptor... interceptors) {
+		Assert.notNull(interceptors, "A CallableProcessingInterceptor is required");
+		for (CallableProcessingInterceptor interceptor : interceptors) {
+			String key = interceptor.getClass().getName() + ":" + interceptor.hashCode();
+			this.callableInterceptors.put(key, interceptor);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -196,13 +205,23 @@ public final class WebAsyncManager {
 	 * @param interceptor the interceptor to register
 	 */
 	public void registerDeferredResultInterceptor(Object key, DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor interceptor) {
-		Assert.notNull(interceptor, "interceptor is required");
+		Assert.notNull(key, "Key is required");
+		Assert.notNull(interceptor, "DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor is required");
 		this.deferredResultInterceptors.put(key, interceptor);
 	}
 
-	public void registerAllDeferredResultInterceptors(Map<Object, DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor> interceptors) {
-		Assert.notNull(interceptors);
-		this.deferredResultInterceptors.putAll(interceptors);
+	/**
+	 * Register a {@link DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor} without a key.
+	 * The key is derived from the class name and hashcode.
+	 * @param key the key
+	 * @param interceptors the interceptor to register
+	 */
+	public void registerDeferredResultInterceptor(DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor... interceptors) {
+		Assert.notNull(interceptors, "A DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor is required");
+		for (DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor interceptor : interceptors) {
+			String key = interceptors.getClass().getName() + ":" + interceptors.hashCode();
+			this.deferredResultInterceptors.put(key, interceptor);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java
index cda3705e61d..60223265d53 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java
@@ -138,11 +138,9 @@ public class RequestMappingHandlerAdapter extends AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter i
 
 	private Long asyncRequestTimeout;
 
-	private final Map<Object, CallableProcessingInterceptor> callableInterceptors =
-			new LinkedHashMap<Object, CallableProcessingInterceptor>();
+	private CallableProcessingInterceptor[] callableInterceptors = new CallableProcessingInterceptor[] {};
 
-	private final Map<Object, DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor> deferredResultInterceptors =
-			new LinkedHashMap<Object, DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor>();
+	private DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor[] deferredResultInterceptors = new DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor[] {};
 
 	private boolean ignoreDefaultModelOnRedirect = false;
 
@@ -378,10 +376,7 @@ public class RequestMappingHandlerAdapter extends AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter i
 	 */
 	public void setCallableInterceptors(List<CallableProcessingInterceptor> interceptors) {
 		Assert.notNull(interceptors);
-		for (int index = 0 ; index < interceptors.size(); index++) {
-			CallableProcessingInterceptor interceptor = interceptors.get(index);
-			this.callableInterceptors.put(getInterceptorKey(interceptor, index), interceptor);
-		}
+		this.callableInterceptors = interceptors.toArray(new CallableProcessingInterceptor[interceptors.size()]);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -390,14 +385,7 @@ public class RequestMappingHandlerAdapter extends AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter i
 	 */
 	public void setDeferredResultInterceptors(List<DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor> interceptors) {
 		Assert.notNull(interceptors);
-		for (int index = 0 ; index < interceptors.size(); index++) {
-			DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor interceptor = interceptors.get(index);
-			this.deferredResultInterceptors.put(getInterceptorKey(interceptor, index), interceptor);
-		}
-	}
-
-	private String getInterceptorKey(Object interceptor, int index) {
-		return this.hashCode() + ":" + interceptor.getClass().getName() + "#" + index;
+		this.deferredResultInterceptors = interceptors.toArray(new DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor[interceptors.size()]);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -740,8 +728,8 @@ public class RequestMappingHandlerAdapter extends AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter i
 		final WebAsyncManager asyncManager = WebAsyncUtils.getAsyncManager(request);
 		asyncManager.setTaskExecutor(this.taskExecutor);
 		asyncManager.setAsyncWebRequest(asyncWebRequest);
-		asyncManager.registerAllCallableInterceptors(this.callableInterceptors);
-		asyncManager.registerAllDeferredResultInterceptors(this.deferredResultInterceptors);
+		asyncManager.registerCallableInterceptor(this.callableInterceptors);
+		asyncManager.registerDeferredResultInterceptor(this.deferredResultInterceptors);
 
 		if (asyncManager.hasConcurrentResult()) {
 			Object result = asyncManager.getConcurrentResult();
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcNamespaceTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcNamespaceTests.java
index 410994fad42..737e46de0b1 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcNamespaceTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcNamespaceTests.java
@@ -484,13 +484,13 @@ public class MvcNamespaceTests {
 		assertEquals(ConcurrentTaskExecutor.class, fieldAccessor.getPropertyValue("taskExecutor").getClass());
 		assertEquals(2500L, fieldAccessor.getPropertyValue("asyncRequestTimeout"));
 
-		Map<Object, CallableProcessingInterceptor> callableInterceptors =
-				(Map<Object, CallableProcessingInterceptor>) fieldAccessor.getPropertyValue("callableInterceptors");
-		assertEquals(1, callableInterceptors.size());
+		CallableProcessingInterceptor[] callableInterceptors =
+				(CallableProcessingInterceptor[]) fieldAccessor.getPropertyValue("callableInterceptors");
+		assertEquals(1, callableInterceptors.length);
 
-		Map<Object, DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor> deferredResultInterceptors =
-				(Map<Object, DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor>) fieldAccessor.getPropertyValue("deferredResultInterceptors");
-		assertEquals(1, deferredResultInterceptors.size());
+		DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor[] deferredResultInterceptors =
+				(DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor[]) fieldAccessor.getPropertyValue("deferredResultInterceptors");
+		assertEquals(1, deferredResultInterceptors.length);
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupportExtensionTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupportExtensionTests.java
index 7547f262463..8035b90ed91 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupportExtensionTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupportExtensionTests.java
@@ -149,13 +149,13 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupportExtensionTests {
 		assertEquals(ConcurrentTaskExecutor.class, fieldAccessor.getPropertyValue("taskExecutor").getClass());
 		assertEquals(2500L, fieldAccessor.getPropertyValue("asyncRequestTimeout"));
 
-		Map<Object, CallableProcessingInterceptor> callableInterceptors =
-				(Map<Object, CallableProcessingInterceptor>) fieldAccessor.getPropertyValue("callableInterceptors");
-		assertEquals(1, callableInterceptors.size());
+		CallableProcessingInterceptor[] callableInterceptors =
+				(CallableProcessingInterceptor[]) fieldAccessor.getPropertyValue("callableInterceptors");
+		assertEquals(1, callableInterceptors.length);
 
-		Map<Object, DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor> deferredResultInterceptors =
-				(Map<Object, DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor>) fieldAccessor.getPropertyValue("deferredResultInterceptors");
-		assertEquals(1, deferredResultInterceptors.size());
+		DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor[] deferredResultInterceptors =
+				(DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor[]) fieldAccessor.getPropertyValue("deferredResultInterceptors");
+		assertEquals(1, deferredResultInterceptors.length);
 
 		assertEquals(false, fieldAccessor.getPropertyValue("ignoreDefaultModelOnRedirect"));
 	}