diff --git a/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/namedparam/NamedParameterUtils.java b/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/namedparam/NamedParameterUtils.java
index 92863785d0..013a79923e 100644
--- a/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/namedparam/NamedParameterUtils.java
+++ b/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/namedparam/NamedParameterUtils.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public abstract class NamedParameterUtils {
 	 * Set of characters that qualify as parameter separators,
 	 * indicating that a parameter name in a SQL String has ended.
 	 */
-	private static final String PARAMETER_SEPARATORS = "\"':&,;()[]|=+-*%/\\<>^";
+	private static final String PARAMETER_SEPARATORS = "\"':&,;()|=+-*%/\\<>^";
 
 	/**
 	 * An index with separator flags per character code.
diff --git a/spring-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/namedparam/NamedParameterJdbcTemplateTests.java b/spring-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/namedparam/NamedParameterJdbcTemplateTests.java
index e14f4b5a06..951f483fd3 100644
--- a/spring-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/namedparam/NamedParameterJdbcTemplateTests.java
+++ b/spring-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/namedparam/NamedParameterJdbcTemplateTests.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import javax.sql.DataSource;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ public class NamedParameterJdbcTemplateTests {
 		verify(connection).close();
 	}
 
+	@Ignore("SPR-16340")
 	@Test
 	public void testExecuteArray() throws SQLException {
 		given(preparedStatement.executeUpdate()).willReturn(1);