diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/messaging/noop/NoOpContractVerifierAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/messaging/noop/NoOpContractVerifierAutoConfiguration.java
index ff38e6f6bf..cac30e2962 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/messaging/noop/NoOpContractVerifierAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/messaging/noop/NoOpContractVerifierAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class NoOpContractVerifierAutoConfiguration {
 
 	@Bean
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean(ContractVerifierMessaging.class)
-	public ContractVerifierMessaging<?> contractVerifierMessaging(MessageVerifier<Object> exchange) {
+	public ContractVerifierMessaging<?> contractVerifierMessaging(MessageVerifier<?> exchange) {
 		return new ContractVerifierMessaging<>(exchange);
 	}