diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/binding/QuerydslBindings.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/binding/QuerydslBindings.java
index c10511df1..186ab43ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/binding/QuerydslBindings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/binding/QuerydslBindings.java
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ public class QuerydslBindings {
 		public void first(SingleValueBinding<P, T> binding) {
 
 			Assert.notNull(binding, "Binding must not be null!");
-			all((path, value) -> Optionals.next(value.iterator()).flatMap(t -> binding.bind(path, t)));
+			all((path, value) -> Optionals.next(value.iterator()).map(t -> binding.bind(path, t)));
 		}
 
 		/**
@@ -476,8 +476,7 @@ public class QuerydslBindings {
 		public <P extends Path<T>> void first(SingleValueBinding<P, T> binding) {
 
 			Assert.notNull(binding, "Binding must not be null!");
-			all((MultiValueBinding<P, T>) (path, value) -> Optionals.next(value.iterator())
-					.flatMap(t -> binding.bind(path, t)));
+			all((MultiValueBinding<P, T>) (path, value) -> Optionals.next(value.iterator()).map(t -> binding.bind(path, t)));
 		}
 
 		/**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/binding/SingleValueBinding.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/binding/SingleValueBinding.java
index 9063280f9..67ff567c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/binding/SingleValueBinding.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/binding/SingleValueBinding.java
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.querydsl.binding;
 
-import java.util.Optional;
-
 import com.querydsl.core.types.Path;
 import com.querydsl.core.types.Predicate;
 
@@ -40,5 +38,5 @@ public interface SingleValueBinding<T extends Path<? extends S>, S> {
 	 * @return can be {@literal null}, in which case the binding will not be incorporated in the overall {@link Predicate}
 	 *         .
 	 */
-	Optional<Predicate> bind(T path, S value);
+	Predicate bind(T path, S value);
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/binding/QuerydslBindingsUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/binding/QuerydslBindingsUnitTests.java
index 773c2bdb0..42cc5bdce 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/binding/QuerydslBindingsUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/querydsl/binding/QuerydslBindingsUnitTests.java
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ public class QuerydslBindingsUnitTests {
 	QuerydslPredicateBuilder builder;
 	QuerydslBindings bindings;
 
-	static final SingleValueBinding<StringPath, String> CONTAINS_BINDING = (path, value) -> Optional
-			.of(path.contains(value));
+	static final SingleValueBinding<StringPath, String> CONTAINS_BINDING = (path, value) -> path.contains(value);
 
 	@Before
 	public void setUp() {
@@ -266,13 +265,13 @@ public class QuerydslBindingsUnitTests {
 
 		INSTANCE;
 
-		/* 
+		/*
 		 * (non-Javadoc)
 		 * @see org.springframework.data.querydsl.binding.SingleValueBinding#bind(com.querydsl.core.types.Path, java.lang.Object)
 		 */
 		@Override
-		public Optional<Predicate> bind(StringPath path, String value) {
-			return Optional.of(path.contains(value));
+		public Predicate bind(StringPath path, String value) {
+			return path.contains(value);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/querydsl/QuerydslPredicateArgumentResolverUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/querydsl/QuerydslPredicateArgumentResolverUnitTests.java
index 5d6b3e9de..3c8d43916 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/querydsl/QuerydslPredicateArgumentResolverUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/querydsl/QuerydslPredicateArgumentResolverUnitTests.java
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ public class QuerydslPredicateArgumentResolverUnitTests {
 
 		request.addParameter("firstname", "rand");
 
-		Predicate predicate = resolver.resolveArgument(
-				getMethodParameterFor("simpleFind", Predicate.class), null, new ServletWebRequest(request), null);
+		Predicate predicate = resolver.resolveArgument(getMethodParameterFor("simpleFind", Predicate.class), null,
+				new ServletWebRequest(request), null);
 
 		assertThat(predicate).isEqualTo((Predicate) QUser.user.firstname.eq("rand"));
 	}
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ public class QuerydslPredicateArgumentResolverUnitTests {
 
 		request.addParameter("inceptionYear", "978");
 
-		Predicate predicate = resolver.resolveArgument(
-				getMethodParameterFor("specificFind", Predicate.class), null, new ServletWebRequest(request), null);
+		Predicate predicate = resolver.resolveArgument(getMethodParameterFor("specificFind", Predicate.class), null,
+				new ServletWebRequest(request), null);
 
 		assertThat(predicate).isEqualTo((Predicate) QUser.user.inceptionYear.eq(978L));
 	}
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ public class QuerydslPredicateArgumentResolverUnitTests {
 
 		request.addParameter("inceptionYear", new String[] { "978", "998" });
 
-		Predicate predicate = resolver.resolveArgument(
-				getMethodParameterFor("specificFind", Predicate.class), null, new ServletWebRequest(request), null);
+		Predicate predicate = resolver.resolveArgument(getMethodParameterFor("specificFind", Predicate.class), null,
+				new ServletWebRequest(request), null);
 
 		assertThat(predicate).isEqualTo((Predicate) QUser.user.inceptionYear.in(978L, 998L));
 	}
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public class QuerydslPredicateArgumentResolverUnitTests {
 		public void customize(QuerydslBindings bindings, QUser user) {
 
 			bindings.bind(user.firstname).firstOptional((path, value) -> value.map(it -> path.eq(it.toUpperCase())));
-			bindings.bind(user.lastname).first((path, value) -> Optional.of(path.toLowerCase().eq(value)));
+			bindings.bind(user.lastname).first((path, value) -> path.toLowerCase().eq(value));
 
 			bindings.excluding(user.address);
 		}
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ public class QuerydslPredicateArgumentResolverUnitTests {
 
 		@Override
 		public void customize(QuerydslBindings bindings, QUser user) {
-			bindings.bind(QUser.user.firstname).first((path, value) -> Optional.of(path.contains(value)));
+			bindings.bind(QUser.user.firstname).first((path, value) -> path.contains(value));
 		}
 	}
 }