diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/MongoOperations.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/MongoOperations.java
index 268dad9c0..e3d8a7a41 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/MongoOperations.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/MongoOperations.java
@@ -378,37 +378,6 @@ public interface MongoOperations {
    */
   void insert(String collectionName, Object objectToSave);
 
-  /**
-   * Insert the object into the default collection.
-   * <p/>
-   * The object is converted to the MongoDB native representation using an instance of
-   * {@see MongoWriter}
-   * <p/>
-   * Insert is used to initially store the object into the
-   * database.  To update an existing object use the save method.
-   *
-   * @param <T>          the type of the object to insert
-   * @param objectToSave the object to store in the collection
-   * @param writer       the writer to convert the object to save into a DBObject
-   */
-  <T> void insert(T objectToSave, MongoWriter<T> writer);
-
-  /**
-   * Insert the object into the specified collection.
-   * <p/>
-   * The object is converted to the MongoDB native representation using an instance of
-   * {@see MongoWriter}
-   * <p/>
-   * Insert is used to initially store the object into the
-   * database.  To update an existing object use the save method.
-   *
-   * @param <T>            the type of the object to insert
-   * @param collectionName name of the collection to store the object in
-   * @param objectToSave   the object to store in the collection
-   * @param writer         the writer to convert the object to save into a DBObject
-   */
-  <T> void insert(String collectionName, T objectToSave, MongoWriter<T> writer);
-
   /**
    * Insert a list of objects into the default collection in a single batch write to the database.
    *
@@ -424,25 +393,6 @@ public interface MongoOperations {
    */
   void insertList(String collectionName, List<? extends Object> listToSave);
 
-  /**
-   * Insert a list of objects into the default collection using the provided MongoWriter instance
-   *
-   * @param <T>        the type of object being saved
-   * @param listToSave the list of objects to save.
-   * @param writer     the writer to convert the object to save into a DBObject
-   */
-  <T> void insertList(List<? extends T> listToSave, MongoWriter<T> writer);
-
-  /**
-   * Insert a list of objects into the specified collection using the provided MongoWriter instance
-   *
-   * @param <T>            the type of object being saved
-   * @param collectionName name of the collection to store the object in
-   * @param listToSave     the list of objects to save.
-   * @param writer         the writer to convert the object to save into a DBObject
-   */
-  <T> void insertList(String collectionName, List<? extends T> listToSave, MongoWriter<T> writer);
-
   /**
    * Save the object to the default collection.  This will perform an insert if the object is not already
    * present, that is an 'upsert'.
@@ -482,35 +432,6 @@ public interface MongoOperations {
    */
   void save(String collectionName, Object objectToSave);
 
-  /**
-   * Save the object into the default collection using the provided writer.
-   * This will perform an insert if the object is not already
-   * present, that is an 'upsert'.
-   * <p/>
-   * The object is converted to the MongoDB native representation using an instance of
-   * {@see MongoWriter}
-   *
-   * @param <T>          the type of the object to insert
-   * @param objectToSave the object to store in the collection
-   * @param writer       the writer to convert the object to save into a DBObject
-   */
-  <T> void save(T objectToSave, MongoWriter<T> writer);
-
-  /**
-   * Save the object into the specified collection using the provided writer.
-   * This will perform an insert if the object is not already
-   * present, that is an 'upsert'.
-   * <p/>
-   * The object is converted to the MongoDB native representation using an instance of
-   * {@see MongoWriter}
-   *
-   * @param <T>            the type of the object to insert
-   * @param collectionName name of the collection to store the object in
-   * @param objectToSave   the object to store in the collection
-   * @param writer         the writer to convert the object to save into a DBObject
-   */
-  <T> void save(String collectionName, T objectToSave, MongoWriter<T> writer);
-
   /**
    * Updates the first object that is found in the default collection that matches the query document
    * with the provided updated document.
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/MongoTemplate.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/MongoTemplate.java
index 7f404b549..012278ffa 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/MongoTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/MongoTemplate.java
@@ -504,20 +504,10 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationEventPublisher
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.MongoOperations#insert(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object)
 	 */
 	public void insert(String collectionName, Object objectToSave) {
-		insert(collectionName, objectToSave, this.mongoConverter);
+		doInsert(collectionName, objectToSave, this.mongoConverter);
 	}
 
-	/* (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.MongoOperations#insert(T, org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.MongoWriter)
-	 */
-	public <T> void insert(T objectToSave, MongoWriter<T> writer) {
-		insert(determineEntityCollectionName(objectToSave), objectToSave, writer);
-	}
-
-	/* (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.MongoOperations#insert(java.lang.String, T, org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.MongoWriter)
-	 */
-	public <T> void insert(String collectionName, T objectToSave, MongoWriter<T> writer) {
+	protected <T> void doInsert(String collectionName, T objectToSave, MongoWriter<T> writer) {
 		BasicDBObject dbDoc = new BasicDBObject();
 
 		maybeEmitEvent(new BeforeConvertEvent<T>(objectToSave));
@@ -534,20 +524,17 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationEventPublisher
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.MongoOperations#insertList(java.util.List)
 	 */
 	public void insertList(List<? extends Object> listToSave) {
-		insertList(listToSave, mongoConverter);
+		doInsertList(listToSave, mongoConverter);
 	}
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.MongoOperations#insertList(java.lang.String, java.util.List)
 	 */
 	public void insertList(String collectionName, List<? extends Object> listToSave) {
-		insertList(collectionName, listToSave, this.mongoConverter);
+		doInsertList(collectionName, listToSave, this.mongoConverter);
 	}
 
-	/* (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.MongoOperations#insertList(java.util.List, org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.MongoWriter)
-	 */
-	public <T> void insertList(List<? extends T> listToSave, MongoWriter<T> writer) {
+	protected <T> void doInsertList(List<? extends T> listToSave, MongoWriter<T> writer) {
 		Map<String, List<Object>> objs = new HashMap<String, List<Object>>();
 
 		for (Object o : listToSave) {
@@ -573,10 +560,7 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationEventPublisher
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.MongoOperations#insertList(java.lang.String, java.util.List, org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.MongoWriter)
-	 */
-	public <T> void insertList(String collectionName, List<? extends T> listToSave, MongoWriter<T> writer) {
+	protected <T> void doInsertList(String collectionName, List<? extends T> listToSave, MongoWriter<T> writer) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(writer);
 
@@ -611,20 +595,10 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationEventPublisher
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.MongoOperations#save(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object)
 	 */
 	public void save(String collectionName, Object objectToSave) {
-		save(collectionName, objectToSave, this.mongoConverter);
+		doSave(collectionName, objectToSave, this.mongoConverter);
 	}
 
-	/* (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.MongoOperations#save(T, org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.MongoWriter)
-	 */
-	public <T> void save(T objectToSave, MongoWriter<T> writer) {
-		save(determineEntityCollectionName(objectToSave), objectToSave, writer);
-	}
-
-	/* (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.MongoOperations#save(java.lang.String, T, org.springframework.data.document.mongodb.MongoWriter)
-	 */
-	public <T> void save(String collectionName, T objectToSave, MongoWriter<T> writer) {
+	protected <T> void doSave(String collectionName, T objectToSave, MongoWriter<T> writer) {
 		BasicDBObject dbDoc = new BasicDBObject();
 
 		maybeEmitEvent(new BeforeConvertEvent<T>(objectToSave));
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/MongoOperationsUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/MongoOperationsUnitTests.java
index 1ca9842da..cf8ffe1f9 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/MongoOperationsUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/document/mongodb/MongoOperationsUnitTests.java
@@ -273,16 +273,6 @@ public abstract class MongoOperationsUnitTests {
     }.assertDataAccessException();
   }
 
-  @Test
-  public void convertsExceptionForInsert3() {
-    new Execution() {
-      @Override
-      public void doWith(MongoOperations operations) {
-        operations.insert("collection", person, converter);
-      }
-    }.assertDataAccessException();
-  }
-
   @Test
   public void convertsExceptionForInsertList() throws Exception {
     new Execution() {
@@ -303,16 +293,6 @@ public abstract class MongoOperationsUnitTests {
     }.assertDataAccessException();
   }
 
-  @Test
-  public void convertsExceptionForGetInsertList3() throws Exception {
-    new Execution() {
-      @Override
-      public void doWith(MongoOperations operations) {
-        operations.insertList("collection", persons, converter);
-      }
-    }.assertDataAccessException();
-  }
-
   private abstract class Execution {
 
     public void assertDataAccessException() {