diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/SimpleJpaQuery.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/SimpleJpaQuery.java
index 5fbec53e4..20b1aacd1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/SimpleJpaQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/SimpleJpaQuery.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ final class SimpleJpaQuery extends AbstractJpaQuery {
 					.createNativeQuery(sortedQueryString, method.getReturnedObjectType());
 		} else {
 			query = method.isModifyingQuery() ? getEntityManager().createQuery(sortedQueryString) : getEntityManager()
-					.createQuery(sortedQueryString, method.getReturnedObjectType());
+					.createQuery(sortedQueryString);
 		}
 
 		return createBinder(values).bindAndPrepare(query);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/UserRepositoryTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/UserRepositoryTests.java
index 711a8ce6e..83fa6ecb5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/UserRepositoryTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/UserRepositoryTests.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import javax.persistence.PersistenceContext;
 import javax.persistence.Query;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
@@ -735,6 +736,22 @@ public class UserRepositoryTests {
 		assertThat(result, hasItem(firstUser));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Ignored until the query declaration is supported by OpenJPA.
+	 */
+	@Test
+	@Ignore
+	public void executesAnnotatedCollectionMethodCorrectly() {
+
+		flushTestUsers();
+		firstUser.addColleague(thirdUser);
+		repository.save(firstUser);
+
+		List<User> result = null; // repository.findColleaguesFor(firstUser);
+		assertThat(result.size(), is(1));
+		assertThat(result, hasItem(thirdUser));
+	}
+
 	protected void flushTestUsers() {
 
 		firstUser = repository.save(firstUser);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/sample/UserRepository.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/sample/UserRepository.java
index 4f310f930..20bff35e6 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/sample/UserRepository.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/sample/UserRepository.java
@@ -207,4 +207,10 @@ public interface UserRepository extends JpaRepository<User, Integer>, JpaSpecifi
 	 * @see DATAJPA-132
 	 */
 	List<User> findByActiveFalse();
+
+	/**
+	 * Commented out until OpenJPA supports this.
+	 */
+	// @Query("select u.colleagues from User u where u = ?1")
+	// List<User> findColleaguesFor(User user);
 }