diff --git a/org.springframework.aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/SimpleAspectInstanceFactory.java b/org.springframework.aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/SimpleAspectInstanceFactory.java
index 99a12565715..8c0f70fe986 100644
--- a/org.springframework.aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/SimpleAspectInstanceFactory.java
+++ b/org.springframework.aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/SimpleAspectInstanceFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class SimpleAspectInstanceFactory implements AspectInstanceFactory {
 	 * <p>The default implementation simply returns <code>Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE</code>.
 	 * @param aspectClass the aspect class
 	 */
-	protected int getOrderForAspectClass(Class aspectClass) {
+	protected int getOrderForAspectClass(Class<?> aspectClass) {
 		return Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/SingletonAspectInstanceFactory.java b/org.springframework.aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/SingletonAspectInstanceFactory.java
index 1820d5c0db8..53e86002240 100644
--- a/org.springframework.aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/SingletonAspectInstanceFactory.java
+++ b/org.springframework.aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/SingletonAspectInstanceFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class SingletonAspectInstanceFactory implements AspectInstanceFactory {
 	 * <p>The default implementation simply returns <code>Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE</code>.
 	 * @param aspectClass the aspect class
 	 */
-	protected int getOrderForAspectClass(Class aspectClass) {
+	protected int getOrderForAspectClass(Class<?> aspectClass) {
 		return Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/SimpleMetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory.java b/org.springframework.aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/SimpleMetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory.java
index 07d3b456dec..33d19a8811b 100644
--- a/org.springframework.aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/SimpleMetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory.java
+++ b/org.springframework.aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/SimpleMetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ public class SimpleMetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory extends SimpleAspectInstan
 	 * @param aspectClass the aspect class
 	 */
 	@Override
-	protected int getOrderForAspectClass(Class aspectClass) {
-		Order order = (Order) aspectClass.getAnnotation(Order.class);
+	protected int getOrderForAspectClass(Class<?> aspectClass) {
+		Order order = aspectClass.getAnnotation(Order.class);
 		if (order != null) {
 			return order.value();
 		}
@@ -66,4 +66,3 @@ public class SimpleMetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory extends SimpleAspectInstan
 	}
 
 }
-
diff --git a/org.springframework.aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/SingletonMetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory.java b/org.springframework.aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/SingletonMetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory.java
index 4f619d21d10..aa279de07c9 100644
--- a/org.springframework.aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/SingletonMetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory.java
+++ b/org.springframework.aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/SingletonMetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ public class SingletonMetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory extends SingletonAspect
 	 * @see org.springframework.core.annotation.Order
 	 */
 	@Override
-	protected int getOrderForAspectClass(Class aspectClass) {
-		Order order = (Order) aspectClass.getAnnotation(Order.class);
+	protected int getOrderForAspectClass(Class<?> aspectClass) {
+		Order order = aspectClass.getAnnotation(Order.class);
 		if (order != null) {
 			return order.value();
 		}