diff --git a/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/RestOperations.java b/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/RestOperations.java
index da7c7292253..be97e6be9e1 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/RestOperations.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/RestOperations.java
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ public interface RestOperations {
 	 * @return the response as entity
 	 * @since 3.0.2
 	 */
-	<Req, Res> HttpEntity<Res> exchange(String url, HttpMethod method, HttpEntity<Req> requestEntity,
-			Class<Res> responseType, Object... uriVariables) throws RestClientException;
+	<T> HttpEntity<T> exchange(String url, HttpMethod method, HttpEntity<?> requestEntity,
+			Class<T> responseType, Object... uriVariables) throws RestClientException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Execute the HTTP method to the given URI template, writing the given request entity to the request, and
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ public interface RestOperations {
 	 * @return the response as entity
 	 * @since 3.0.2
 	 */
-	<Req, Res> HttpEntity<Res> exchange(String url, HttpMethod method, HttpEntity<Req> requestEntity,
-			Class<Res> responseType, Map<String, ?> uriVariables) throws RestClientException;
+	<T> HttpEntity<T> exchange(String url, HttpMethod method, HttpEntity<?> requestEntity,
+			Class<T> responseType, Map<String, ?> uriVariables) throws RestClientException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Execute the HTTP method to the given URI template, writing the given request entity to the request, and
@@ -392,8 +392,8 @@ public interface RestOperations {
 	 * @return the response as entity
 	 * @since 3.0.2
 	 */
-	<Req, Res> HttpEntity<Res> exchange(URI url, HttpMethod method, HttpEntity<Req> requestEntity,
-			Class<Res> responseType) throws RestClientException;
+	<T> HttpEntity<T> exchange(URI url, HttpMethod method, HttpEntity<?> requestEntity,
+			Class<T> responseType) throws RestClientException;
 
 	// general execution
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/RestTemplate.java b/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/RestTemplate.java
index 5d516fa8ab6..6a65db1a340 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/RestTemplate.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/client/RestTemplate.java
@@ -363,24 +363,24 @@ public class RestTemplate extends HttpAccessor implements RestOperations {
 
 	// exchange
 
-	public <Req, Res> HttpEntity<Res> exchange(String url, HttpMethod method,
-			HttpEntity<Req> requestEntity, Class<Res> responseType, Object... uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
+	public <T> HttpEntity<T> exchange(String url, HttpMethod method,
+			HttpEntity<?> requestEntity, Class<T> responseType, Object... uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
 		HttpEntityRequestCallback requestCallback = new HttpEntityRequestCallback(requestEntity, responseType);
-		HttpEntityResponseExtractor<Res> responseExtractor = new HttpEntityResponseExtractor<Res>(responseType);
+		HttpEntityResponseExtractor<T> responseExtractor = new HttpEntityResponseExtractor<T>(responseType);
 		return execute(url, method, requestCallback, responseExtractor, uriVariables);
 	}
 
-	public <Req, Res> HttpEntity<Res> exchange(String url, HttpMethod method,
-			HttpEntity<Req> requestEntity, Class<Res> responseType, Map<String, ?> uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
+	public <T> HttpEntity<T> exchange(String url, HttpMethod method,
+			HttpEntity<?> requestEntity, Class<T> responseType, Map<String, ?> uriVariables) throws RestClientException {
 		HttpEntityRequestCallback requestCallback = new HttpEntityRequestCallback(requestEntity, responseType);
-		HttpEntityResponseExtractor<Res> responseExtractor = new HttpEntityResponseExtractor<Res>(responseType);
+		HttpEntityResponseExtractor<T> responseExtractor = new HttpEntityResponseExtractor<T>(responseType);
 		return execute(url, method, requestCallback, responseExtractor, uriVariables);
 	}
 
-	public <Req, Res> HttpEntity<Res> exchange(URI url, HttpMethod method, HttpEntity<Req> requestEntity, 
-			Class<Res> responseType) throws RestClientException {
+	public <T> HttpEntity<T> exchange(URI url, HttpMethod method, HttpEntity<?> requestEntity, 
+			Class<T> responseType) throws RestClientException {
 		HttpEntityRequestCallback requestCallback = new HttpEntityRequestCallback(requestEntity, responseType);
-		HttpEntityResponseExtractor<Res> responseExtractor = new HttpEntityResponseExtractor<Res>(responseType);
+		HttpEntityResponseExtractor<T> responseExtractor = new HttpEntityResponseExtractor<T>(responseType);
 		return execute(url, method, requestCallback, responseExtractor);
 	}