diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/dispatcher/PollingTransactionTests.java b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/dispatcher/PollingTransactionTests.java
index e566a6cfca..c4b2c8ee07 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/dispatcher/PollingTransactionTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/dispatcher/PollingTransactionTests.java
@@ -69,9 +69,10 @@ public class PollingTransactionTests {
 		ClassPathXmlApplicationContext context = new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext(
 				"transactionTests.xml", this.getClass());
 		PollingConsumer advicedPoller = context.getBean("advicedSa", PollingConsumer.class);
-		List<Advice> adviceChain = TestUtils.getPropertyValue(advicedPoller, "adviceChain");
+		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+		List<Advice> adviceChain = TestUtils.getPropertyValue(advicedPoller, "adviceChain",List.class);
 		assertEquals(2, adviceChain.size());
-		Runnable poller = TestUtils.getPropertyValue(advicedPoller, "poller");
+		Runnable poller = TestUtils.getPropertyValue(advicedPoller, "poller", Runnable.class);
 		assertTrue("Poller is not Advised", poller instanceof Advised);
 		Advisor[] advisors = ((Advised)poller).getAdvisors();
 		assertEquals(3, advisors.length);
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/test/util/TestUtils.java b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/test/util/TestUtils.java
index cb192360f8..f4bcb08c95 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/test/util/TestUtils.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/test/util/TestUtils.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ErrorHandler;
  */
 public abstract class TestUtils {
 
-	public static <T> T getPropertyValue(Object root, String propertyPath) {
+	public static Object getPropertyValue(Object root, String propertyPath) {
         Object value = null;
         DirectFieldAccessor accessor = new DirectFieldAccessor(root);
         String[] tokens = propertyPath.split("\\.");
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ public abstract class TestUtils {
                         "intermediate property '" + tokens[i] + "' is null");
             }
         }
-        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-        T result = (T) value;
-		return result;
+ 		return value;
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")