diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/ExecutableSelectOperationExtensions.kt b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/ExecutableSelectOperationExtensions.kt
index a161dfcc7..0f90a8891 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/ExecutableSelectOperationExtensions.kt
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/ExecutableSelectOperationExtensions.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ inline fun <reified T : Any> ExecutableSelectOperation.query(): ExecutableSelect
 /**
  * Extension for [ExecutableSelectOperation.SelectWithProjection. as] providing a [KClass] based variant.
  */
+@Deprecated("Since 2.2, use the reified variant", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("asType<T>()"))
 fun <T : Any> ExecutableSelectOperation.SelectWithProjection<*>.asType(resultType: KClass<T>): ExecutableSelectOperation.SelectWithQuery<T> =
 		`as`(resultType.java)
 
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/ReactiveCassandraOperationsExtensions.kt b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/ReactiveCassandraOperationsExtensions.kt
index eb699690c..481c941e0 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/ReactiveCassandraOperationsExtensions.kt
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/ReactiveCassandraOperationsExtensions.kt
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ fun <T : Any> ReactiveCassandraOperations.exists(id: Any, entityClass: KClass<T>
  * Extension for [ReactiveCassandraOperations.exists] leveraging reified type parameters.
  */
 inline fun <reified T : Any> ReactiveCassandraOperations.exists(id: Any): Mono<Boolean> =
-		exists(id, T::class)
+		exists(id, T::class.java)
 
 /**
  * Extension for [ReactiveCassandraOperations.count] providing a [KClass] based variant.