diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/support/RequestHandledEvent.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/support/RequestHandledEvent.java
index 4644c9e397..659676170f 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/support/RequestHandledEvent.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/context/support/RequestHandledEvent.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
  *
  * <p>Supported by Spring's own FrameworkServlet (through a specific
  * ServletRequestHandledEvent subclass), but can also be raised by any
- * other web component. Used, for example, by Spring's out-of-the-box
- * PerformanceMonitorListener.
+ * other web component.
  *
  * @author Rod Johnson
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/ComplexWebApplicationContext.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/ComplexWebApplicationContext.java
index f8f627d0e7..ee0d2ea99b 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/ComplexWebApplicationContext.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/ComplexWebApplicationContext.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
 import org.springframework.beans.MutablePropertyValues;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.RuntimeBeanReference;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ManagedList;
-import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
 import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContextHolder;
 import org.springframework.context.support.ApplicationObjectSupport;
@@ -519,15 +518,13 @@ public class ComplexWebApplicationContext extends StaticWebApplicationContext {
 	}
 
 
-	public static class TestApplicationListener implements ApplicationListener<ApplicationEvent> {
+	public static class TestApplicationListener implements ApplicationListener<RequestHandledEvent> {
 
 		public int counter = 0;
 
 		@Override
-		public void onApplicationEvent(ApplicationEvent event) {
-			if (event instanceof RequestHandledEvent) {
-				this.counter++;
-			}
+		public void onApplicationEvent(RequestHandledEvent event) {
+			this.counter++;
 		}
 	}