diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/util/TypeDiscoverer.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/util/TypeDiscoverer.java
index 90629717a..bd48634af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/util/TypeDiscoverer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/util/TypeDiscoverer.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class TypeDiscoverer<S> implements TypeInformation<S> {
 	private final Map<Constructor<?>, List<TypeInformation<?>>> constructorParameters = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 	private final Lazy<List<TypeInformation<?>>> typeArguments;
 
-	private final Lazy<List<Class>> resolvedGenerics;
+	private final Lazy<List<TypeInformation<?>>> resolvedGenerics;
 
 	protected TypeDiscoverer(ResolvableType type) {
 
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ class TypeDiscoverer<S> implements TypeInformation<S> {
 		this.valueType = Lazy.of(this::doGetMapValueType);
 		this.typeArguments = Lazy.of(this::doGetTypeArguments);
 		this.resolvedGenerics = Lazy.of(() -> Arrays.stream(resolvableType.getGenerics()) //
-				.map(ResolvableType::toClass).collect(Collectors.toList()));
+				.map(TypeInformation::of) // use TypeInformation comparison to remove any attachments to variableResolver
+																	// holding the type source
+				.collect(Collectors.toList()));
 	}
 
 	static TypeDiscoverer<?> td(ResolvableType type) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/util/TypeDiscovererUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/util/TypeDiscovererUnitTests.java
index e0b95eb2c..8d08c9e0e 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/util/TypeDiscovererUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/util/TypeDiscovererUnitTests.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
 import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
+
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowire;
 import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType;
 import org.springframework.data.geo.GeoResults;
@@ -348,6 +349,15 @@ public class TypeDiscovererUnitTests {
 		assertThat(discoverer.hashCode()).isNotEqualTo(classTypeInformation.hashCode());
 	}
 
+	@Test // GH-3051
+	void considersNestedGenericsInEquality() throws ReflectiveOperationException {
+
+		ResolvableType containerList = ResolvableType.forField(WithContainer.class.getDeclaredField("containerList"));
+		ResolvableType containerMap = ResolvableType.forField(WithContainer.class.getDeclaredField("containerMap"));
+
+		assertThat(TypeInformation.of(containerList)).isNotEqualTo(TypeInformation.of(containerMap));
+	}
+
 	class Person {
 
 		Addresses addresses;
@@ -441,4 +451,15 @@ public class TypeDiscovererUnitTests {
 	class GeoResultsWrapper {
 		GeoResults<Leaf> results;
 	}
+
+	static class WithContainer {
+		MyContainer<List<String>> containerList;
+
+		MyContainer<List<Map<Long, Double>>> containerMap;
+	}
+
+	static class MyContainer<T> {
+		T data;
+	}
+
 }