diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AbstractAliasAwareAnnotationAttributeExtractor.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AbstractAliasAwareAnnotationAttributeExtractor.java
index b97d82b9b1..a48481ca54 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AbstractAliasAwareAnnotationAttributeExtractor.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AbstractAliasAwareAnnotationAttributeExtractor.java
@@ -31,17 +31,18 @@ import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
  *
  * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 4.2
+ * @param <S> the type of source supported by this extractor
  * @see Annotation
  * @see AliasFor
  * @see AnnotationUtils#synthesizeAnnotation(Annotation, AnnotatedElement)
  */
-abstract class AbstractAliasAwareAnnotationAttributeExtractor implements AnnotationAttributeExtractor {
+abstract class AbstractAliasAwareAnnotationAttributeExtractor<S> implements AnnotationAttributeExtractor<S> {
 
 	private final Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType;
 
 	private final AnnotatedElement annotatedElement;
 
-	private final Object source;
+	private final S source;
 
 	private final Map<String, String> attributeAliasMap;
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ abstract class AbstractAliasAwareAnnotationAttributeExtractor implements Annotat
 	 * @param source the underlying source of annotation attributes; never {@code null}
 	 */
 	AbstractAliasAwareAnnotationAttributeExtractor(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType,
-			AnnotatedElement annotatedElement, Object source) {
+			AnnotatedElement annotatedElement, S source) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(annotationType, "annotationType must not be null");
 		Assert.notNull(source, "source must not be null");
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ abstract class AbstractAliasAwareAnnotationAttributeExtractor implements Annotat
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public Object getSource() {
+	public final S getSource() {
 		return this.source;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationAttributeExtractor.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationAttributeExtractor.java
index ecb1e1c269..86ca194bce 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationAttributeExtractor.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationAttributeExtractor.java
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Method;
  *
  * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 4.2
+ * @param <S> the type of source supported by this extractor
  * @see SynthesizedAnnotationInvocationHandler
  */
-interface AnnotationAttributeExtractor {
+interface AnnotationAttributeExtractor<S> {
 
 	/**
 	 * Get the type of annotation that this extractor extracts attribute
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ interface AnnotationAttributeExtractor {
 	/**
 	 * Get the underlying source of annotation attributes.
 	 */
-	Object getSource();
+	S getSource();
 
 	/**
 	 * Get the attribute value from the underlying {@linkplain #getSource source}
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java
index 7bd171a17d..6ab73081ba 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
 			return annotation;
 		}
 
-		AnnotationAttributeExtractor attributeExtractor =
+		DefaultAnnotationAttributeExtractor attributeExtractor =
 				new DefaultAnnotationAttributeExtractor(annotation, annotatedElement);
 		InvocationHandler handler = new SynthesizedAnnotationInvocationHandler(attributeExtractor);
 		A synthesizedAnnotation = (A) Proxy.newProxyInstance(ClassUtils.getDefaultClassLoader(),
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
 			return null;
 		}
 
-		AnnotationAttributeExtractor attributeExtractor =
+		MapAnnotationAttributeExtractor attributeExtractor =
 				new MapAnnotationAttributeExtractor(attributes, annotationType, annotatedElement);
 		InvocationHandler handler = new SynthesizedAnnotationInvocationHandler(attributeExtractor);
 		A synthesizedAnnotation = (A) Proxy.newProxyInstance(ClassUtils.getDefaultClassLoader(),
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/DefaultAnnotationAttributeExtractor.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/DefaultAnnotationAttributeExtractor.java
index 827e63b4c1..805c769b78 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/DefaultAnnotationAttributeExtractor.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/DefaultAnnotationAttributeExtractor.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
  * @see MapAnnotationAttributeExtractor
  * @see AnnotationUtils#synthesizeAnnotation(Annotation, AnnotatedElement)
  */
-class DefaultAnnotationAttributeExtractor extends AbstractAliasAwareAnnotationAttributeExtractor {
+class DefaultAnnotationAttributeExtractor extends AbstractAliasAwareAnnotationAttributeExtractor<Annotation> {
 
 	/**
 	 * Construct a new {@code DefaultAnnotationAttributeExtractor}.
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ class DefaultAnnotationAttributeExtractor extends AbstractAliasAwareAnnotationAt
 	}
 
 
-	@Override
-	public Annotation getSource() {
-		return (Annotation) super.getSource();
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	protected Object getRawAttributeValue(Method attributeMethod) {
 		ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(attributeMethod);
@@ -60,7 +55,7 @@ class DefaultAnnotationAttributeExtractor extends AbstractAliasAwareAnnotationAt
 
 	@Override
 	protected Object getRawAttributeValue(String attributeName) {
-		Method attributeMethod = ReflectionUtils.findMethod(getSource().annotationType(), attributeName);
+		Method attributeMethod = ReflectionUtils.findMethod(getAnnotationType(), attributeName);
 		return getRawAttributeValue(attributeMethod);
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MapAnnotationAttributeExtractor.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MapAnnotationAttributeExtractor.java
index e8a2d9adc5..0f5591c16b 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MapAnnotationAttributeExtractor.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MapAnnotationAttributeExtractor.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import static org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils.*;
  * @see DefaultAnnotationAttributeExtractor
  * @see AnnotationUtils#synthesizeAnnotation(Map, Class, AnnotatedElement)
  */
-class MapAnnotationAttributeExtractor extends AbstractAliasAwareAnnotationAttributeExtractor {
+class MapAnnotationAttributeExtractor extends AbstractAliasAwareAnnotationAttributeExtractor<Map<String, Object>> {
 
 	/**
 	 * Construct a new {@code MapAnnotationAttributeExtractor}.
@@ -57,14 +57,9 @@ class MapAnnotationAttributeExtractor extends AbstractAliasAwareAnnotationAttrib
 	}
 
 
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	public Map<String, Object> getSource() {
-		return (Map<String, Object>) super.getSource();
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	protected Object getRawAttributeValue(Method attributeMethod) {
-		return getSource().get(attributeMethod.getName());
+		return getRawAttributeValue(attributeMethod.getName());
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/SynthesizedAnnotationInvocationHandler.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/SynthesizedAnnotationInvocationHandler.java
index c3ae43c58e..b933823f54 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/SynthesizedAnnotationInvocationHandler.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/SynthesizedAnnotationInvocationHandler.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import static org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils.*;
  */
 class SynthesizedAnnotationInvocationHandler implements InvocationHandler {
 
-	private final AnnotationAttributeExtractor attributeExtractor;
+	private final AnnotationAttributeExtractor<?> attributeExtractor;
 
 	private final Map<String, Object> valueCache = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, Object>(8);
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class SynthesizedAnnotationInvocationHandler implements InvocationHandler {
 	 * the supplied {@link AnnotationAttributeExtractor}.
 	 * @param attributeExtractor the extractor to delegate to
 	 */
-	SynthesizedAnnotationInvocationHandler(AnnotationAttributeExtractor attributeExtractor) {
+	SynthesizedAnnotationInvocationHandler(AnnotationAttributeExtractor<?> attributeExtractor) {
 		Assert.notNull(attributeExtractor, "AnnotationAttributeExtractor must not be null");
 		this.attributeExtractor = attributeExtractor;
 	}