diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/AbstractMessageConverterMethodArgumentResolver.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/AbstractMessageConverterMethodArgumentResolver.java
index 93cb61212ccd..3ba2104bbc6a 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/AbstractMessageConverterMethodArgumentResolver.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/AbstractMessageConverterMethodArgumentResolver.java
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ RequestResponseBodyAdviceChain getAdvice() {
 	/**
 	 * Create the method argument value of the expected parameter type by
 	 * reading from the given request.
-	 * @param <T> the expected type of the argument value to be created
 	 * @param webRequest the current request
 	 * @param parameter the method parameter descriptor (may be {@code null})
 	 * @param paramType the type of the argument value to be created
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ RequestResponseBodyAdviceChain getAdvice() {
 	 * @throws HttpMediaTypeNotSupportedException if no suitable message converter is found
 	 */
 	@Nullable
-	protected <T> Object readWithMessageConverters(NativeWebRequest webRequest, MethodParameter parameter,
+	protected Object readWithMessageConverters(NativeWebRequest webRequest, MethodParameter parameter,
 			Type paramType) throws IOException, HttpMediaTypeNotSupportedException, HttpMessageNotReadableException {
 
 		HttpInputMessage inputMessage = createInputMessage(webRequest);