diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/Binder.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/Binder.java
index c682a8a914..fd82e9b4bc 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/Binder.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/Binder.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class Binder<T> {
 	
 	private boolean optimisticBinding = true;
 
-	private static Formatter<?> defaultFormatter = new Formatter<?>() {
+	private static Formatter defaultFormatter = new Formatter() {
 		
 		public Class<?> getFormattedObjectType() {
 			return String.class;