diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/JsonToJsonPathsConverter.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/JsonToJsonPathsConverter.groovy
index 8cf641b8a8..dd75129279 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/JsonToJsonPathsConverter.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/JsonToJsonPathsConverter.groovy
@@ -85,20 +85,26 @@ class JsonToJsonPathsConverter {
 		def jsonCopy = cloneBody(json)
 		DocumentContext context = JsonPath.parse(jsonCopy)
 		if (bodyMatchers?.hasMatchers()) {
-			bodyMatchers.matchers().each { BodyMatcher matcher ->
+			List<String> pathsToDelete = []
+			List<String> paths = bodyMatchers.matchers().collect { it.path() }
+			paths.each { String path ->
 				try {
-					def entry = entry(context, matcher.path())
+					def entry = entry(context, path)
 					if (entry != null) {
-						context.delete(matcher.path())
-						removeTrailingContainers(matcher.path(), context)
+						context.delete(path)
+						pathsToDelete.add(path)
 					}
 				}
 				catch (RuntimeException e) {
 					if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
-						log.debug("Exception occurred while trying to delete path [${matcher.path()}]", e)
+						log.debug("Exception occurred while trying to delete path [${path}]", e)
 					}
 				}
 			}
+			pathsToDelete.sort(Collections.reverseOrder())
+			pathsToDelete.each {
+				removeTrailingContainers(it, context)
+			}
 		}
 		return jsonCopy
 	}
@@ -137,38 +143,46 @@ class JsonToJsonPathsConverter {
 	 * defining body...
 	 */
 	private static boolean removeTrailingContainers(String matcherPath, DocumentContext context) {
-		Matcher matcher = ANY_ARRAY_NOTATION_IN_JSONPATH.matcher(matcherPath)
-		boolean containsArray = matcher.find()
-		String pathWithoutAnyArray = containsArray ? matcherPath.
-				substring(0, matcherPath.lastIndexOf(lastMatch(matcher))) : matcherPath
-		def object = entry(context, pathWithoutAnyArray)
-		// object got removed and it was the only element
-		// let's get its parent and see if it contains an empty element
-		if (isIterable(object)
-				&&
-				containsOnlyEmptyElements(object)
-				&& isNotRootArray(matcherPath)) {
-			String pathToDelete = pathToDelete(pathWithoutAnyArray)
-			context.delete(pathToDelete)
-			return pathToDelete.contains(DESCENDANT_OPERATOR) ? false :
-					removeTrailingContainers(pathToDelete, context)
-		}
-		else {
-			int lastIndexOfDot = matcherPath.lastIndexOf(".")
-			if (lastIndexOfDot == -1) {
-				return false
-			}
-			String lastParent = matcherPath.substring(0, lastIndexOfDot)
-			def lastParentObject = context.read(lastParent)
-			if (isIterable(lastParentObject)
+		try {
+			Matcher matcher = ANY_ARRAY_NOTATION_IN_JSONPATH.matcher(matcherPath)
+			boolean containsArray = matcher.find()
+			String pathWithoutAnyArray = containsArray ? matcherPath.
+					substring(0, matcherPath.lastIndexOf(lastMatch(matcher))) : matcherPath
+			def object = entry(context, pathWithoutAnyArray)
+			// object got removed and it was the only element
+			// let's get its parent and see if it contains an empty element
+			if (isIterable(object)
 					&&
-					containsOnlyEmptyElements(lastParentObject)
-					&& isNotRoot(lastParent)) {
-				context.delete(lastParent)
-				return removeTrailingContainers(lastParent, context)
+					containsOnlyEmptyElements(object)
+					&& isNotRootArray(matcherPath)) {
+				String pathToDelete = pathToDelete(pathWithoutAnyArray)
+				context.delete(pathToDelete)
+				return pathToDelete.contains(DESCENDANT_OPERATOR) ? false :
+						removeTrailingContainers(pathToDelete, context)
 			}
+			else {
+				int lastIndexOfDot = matcherPath.lastIndexOf(".")
+				if (lastIndexOfDot == -1) {
+					return false
+				}
+				String lastParent = matcherPath.substring(0, lastIndexOfDot)
+				def lastParentObject = context.read(lastParent)
+				if (isIterable(lastParentObject)
+						&&
+						containsOnlyEmptyElements(lastParentObject)
+						&& isNotRoot(lastParent)) {
+					context.delete(lastParent)
+					return removeTrailingContainers(lastParent, context)
+				}
+			}
+			return false
+		}
+		catch (RuntimeException e) {
+			if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+				log.debug("Exception occurred while trying to delete path [${matcherPath}]", e)
+			}
+			return false
 		}
-		return false
 	}
 
 	private static String lastMatch(Matcher matcher) {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/dsl/wiremock/WireMockGroovyDslSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/dsl/wiremock/WireMockGroovyDslSpec.groovy
index 2977694041..44c325470a 100755
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/dsl/wiremock/WireMockGroovyDslSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/dsl/wiremock/WireMockGroovyDslSpec.groovy
@@ -2753,6 +2753,64 @@ class WireMockGroovyDslSpec extends Specification implements WireMockStubVerifie
 
 	}
 
+	@Issue("#1125")
+	def "should not generate assertions for [*] when all manual entries were passed"() {
+		given:
+			Contract contractDsl = Contract.make {
+				request {
+					method(GET())
+					url '/operations'
+					body(
+							channedlId: "UC",
+							operations: [
+									[
+											parameters     : [
+													[
+															name : "#POID",
+															value: '70000269814',
+															type : "DECIMAL"
+													],
+													[
+															name : "#OVID",
+															value: "3",
+															type : "DECIMAL"
+													],
+													[
+															name : "#CAMC",
+															value: "CC2PAY",
+															type : "CHAR"
+													]
+											]
+									]
+							]
+					)
+					bodyMatchers {
+						jsonPath('$.operations[0].parameters[0].name', byEquality())
+						jsonPath('$.operations[0].parameters[0].value', byRegex('[0-9]{11}'))
+						jsonPath('$.operations[0].parameters[0].type', byEquality())
+						jsonPath('$.operations[0].parameters[1].name', byEquality())
+						jsonPath('$.operations[0].parameters[1].value', byEquality())
+						jsonPath('$.operations[0].parameters[1].type', byEquality())
+						jsonPath('$.operations[0].parameters[2].name', byEquality())
+						jsonPath('$.operations[0].parameters[2].value', byEquality())
+						jsonPath('$.operations[0].parameters[2].type', byEquality())
+					}
+				}
+
+				response {
+					status 200
+				}
+			}
+		when:
+			String wireMockStub = new WireMockStubStrategy("Test",
+					new ContractMetadata(null, false, 0, null, contractDsl), contractDsl)
+					.toWireMockClientStub()
+
+		then:
+			!wireMockStub.contains('''$.['operations'][*]''')
+			stubMappingIsValidWireMockStub(wireMockStub)
+	}
+
 	@Issue("#1257")
 	def "should work with null request element on the client side and optional stub entry"() {
 		given: