diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7a691b27..3e4b914e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@
 									<include>io.reactivex:*</include>
 									<include>io.zipkin.java:*</include>
 									<include>io.netty:*</include>
-									<include>com.google.guava:*</include>
 									<include>commons-*:*</include>
 								</includes>
 							</dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-archaius/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/archaius/ArchaiusConfigMapSourceConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-archaius/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/archaius/ArchaiusConfigMapSourceConfiguration.java
index c60cd9ac..b7b6651c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-archaius/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/archaius/ArchaiusConfigMapSourceConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-archaius/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/archaius/ArchaiusConfigMapSourceConfiguration.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 package org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.archaius;
 
-import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import com.netflix.config.WatchedConfigurationSource;
 import com.netflix.config.WatchedUpdateListener;
 import com.netflix.config.WatchedUpdateResult;
@@ -26,8 +25,10 @@ import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClient;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClientException;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.Watch;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.Watcher;
+
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.DisposableBean;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 import java.io.Closeable;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -72,14 +73,14 @@ public class ArchaiusConfigMapSourceConfiguration implements InitializingBean, D
 
 
     public void start() {
-        ConfigMap map = Strings.isNullOrEmpty(namespace)
+        ConfigMap map = StringUtils.isEmpty(namespace)
                 ? client.configMaps().withName(name).get()
                 : client.configMaps().inNamespace(namespace).withName(name).get();
 
         if (map != null) {
             currentData.set(asObjectMap(map.getData()));
         }
-        watch = Strings.isNullOrEmpty(namespace)
+        watch = StringUtils.isEmpty(namespace)
                 ? client.configMaps().withName(name).watch(watcher)
                 : client.configMaps().inNamespace(namespace).withName(namespace).watch(watcher);
         started.set(true);
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-ribbon/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-ribbon/pom.xml
index c930af98..456904b0 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-ribbon/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-ribbon/pom.xml
@@ -98,11 +98,6 @@
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
-			<artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-ribbon/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/ribbon/KubernetesConfigKey.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-ribbon/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/ribbon/KubernetesConfigKey.java
index 37c98957..4df09787 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-ribbon/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/ribbon/KubernetesConfigKey.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-ribbon/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/ribbon/KubernetesConfigKey.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
-import com.google.common.reflect.TypeToken;
 import com.netflix.client.config.IClientConfigKey;
 
 public abstract class KubernetesConfigKey<T> implements IClientConfigKey<T> {
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ public abstract class KubernetesConfigKey<T> implements IClientConfigKey<T> {
         Assert.isTrue(superclass instanceof ParameterizedType,
                 superclass + " isn't parameterized");
         Type runtimeType = ((ParameterizedType) superclass).getActualTypeArguments()[0];
-        type = (Class<T>) TypeToken.of(runtimeType).getRawType();
+        type = (Class<T>) Types.rawType(runtimeType);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-ribbon/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/ribbon/Types.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-ribbon/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/ribbon/Types.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89eedf0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-ribbon/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/ribbon/Types.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.ribbon;
+
+
+import java.lang.reflect.GenericArrayType;
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
+import java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable;
+import java.lang.reflect.WildcardType;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+final class Types {
+
+    private Types() {
+        //Utlity
+    }
+
+    static Class rawType(Type type) {
+        if (type instanceof Class) {
+            return (Class) type;
+        } else if (type instanceof TypeVariable) {
+            return rawType(firstOrObject(((TypeVariable) type).getBounds()));
+        } else if (type instanceof WildcardType) {
+            return rawType(firstOrObject(((WildcardType) type).getUpperBounds()));
+        } else if (type instanceof GenericArrayType) {
+            return rawType(((GenericArrayType) type).getGenericComponentType());
+        }
+        return Object.class;
+    }
+
+    private static Type firstOrObject(Type[] types) {
+        if (types.length > 0) {
+            return rawType(types[0]);
+        } else {
+            return Void.class;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-ribbon/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/ribbon/KubernetesConfigKeyTest.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-ribbon/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/ribbon/KubernetesConfigKeyTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..549635b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-ribbon/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/ribbon/KubernetesConfigKeyTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.ribbon;
+
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class KubernetesConfigKeyTest {
+
+    private class TypeOne<T> {}
+
+    @Test
+    public <T extends TypeOne, I> void testTypes() {
+        //with class
+        KubernetesConfigKey<String> key1 = new KubernetesConfigKey<String>("key1"){};
+
+        //with type variable
+        KubernetesConfigKey<T> key2 = new KubernetesConfigKey<T>("key2"){};
+
+        //with type variable with no bounds
+        KubernetesConfigKey<I> key3 = new KubernetesConfigKey<I>("key3"){};
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(String.class, key1.type());
+        Assert.assertEquals(TypeOne.class, key2.type());
+        Assert.assertEquals(Object.class, key3.type());
+    }
+
+}
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