diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java
index 6cd0fcb1bf..96d905b9af 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.support.WebDataBinderFactory;
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.NativeWebRequest;
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.ServletWebRequest;
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.WebRequest;
-import org.springframework.web.context.request.async.WebAsyncTask;
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.async.AsyncWebRequest;
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.async.CallableProcessingInterceptor;
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.async.DeferredResultProcessingInterceptor;
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.async.WebAsyncManager;
+import org.springframework.web.context.request.async.WebAsyncTask;
 import org.springframework.web.context.request.async.WebAsyncUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.method.ControllerAdviceBean;
 import org.springframework.web.method.HandlerMethod;
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ public class RequestMappingHandlerAdapter extends AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter i
 	 * Return the configured argument resolvers, or possibly {@code null} if
 	 * not initialized yet via {@link #afterPropertiesSet()}.
 	 */
-	public HandlerMethodArgumentResolverComposite getArgumentResolvers() {
-		return this.argumentResolvers;
+	public List<HandlerMethodArgumentResolver> getArgumentResolvers() {
+		return this.argumentResolvers.getResolvers();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@ public class RequestMappingHandlerAdapter extends AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter i
 	 * Return the argument resolvers for {@code @InitBinder} methods, or possibly
 	 * {@code null} if not initialized yet via {@link #afterPropertiesSet()}.
 	 */
-	public HandlerMethodArgumentResolverComposite getInitBinderArgumentResolvers() {
-		return this.initBinderArgumentResolvers;
+	public List<HandlerMethodArgumentResolver> getInitBinderArgumentResolvers() {
+		return this.initBinderArgumentResolvers.getResolvers();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ public class RequestMappingHandlerAdapter extends AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter i
 	 * Return the configured handlers, or possibly {@code null} if not
 	 * initialized yet via {@link #afterPropertiesSet()}.
 	 */
-	public HandlerMethodReturnValueHandlerComposite getReturnValueHandlers() {
-		return this.returnValueHandlers;
+	public List<HandlerMethodReturnValueHandler> getReturnValueHandlers() {
+		return this.returnValueHandlers.getHandlers();
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerAdapterTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerAdapterTests.java
index 629b7ea631..d08c795602 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerAdapterTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerAdapterTests.java
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
 
 package org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
@@ -41,6 +38,8 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.FlashMap;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
 /**
  * Unit tests for {@link RequestMappingHandlerAdapter}.
  *
@@ -72,9 +71,9 @@ public class RequestMappingHandlerAdapterTests {
 		adapter.setApplicationContext(new StaticWebApplicationContext());
 		adapter.afterPropertiesSet();
 
-		RESOLVER_COUNT = adapter.getArgumentResolvers().getResolvers().size();
-		INIT_BINDER_RESOLVER_COUNT = adapter.getInitBinderArgumentResolvers().getResolvers().size();
-		HANDLER_COUNT = adapter.getReturnValueHandlers().getHandlers().size();
+		RESOLVER_COUNT = adapter.getArgumentResolvers().size();
+		INIT_BINDER_RESOLVER_COUNT = adapter.getInitBinderArgumentResolvers().size();
+		HANDLER_COUNT = adapter.getReturnValueHandlers().size();
 	}
 
 	@Before
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ public class RequestMappingHandlerAdapterTests {
 		this.handlerAdapter.setCustomArgumentResolvers(Arrays.asList(resolver));
 		this.handlerAdapter.afterPropertiesSet();
 
-		assertTrue(this.handlerAdapter.getArgumentResolvers().getResolvers().contains(resolver));
+		assertTrue(this.handlerAdapter.getArgumentResolvers().contains(resolver));
 		assertMethodProcessorCount(RESOLVER_COUNT + 1, INIT_BINDER_RESOLVER_COUNT + 1, HANDLER_COUNT);
 	}
 
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ public class RequestMappingHandlerAdapterTests {
 		this.handlerAdapter.setCustomReturnValueHandlers(Arrays.asList(handler));
 		this.handlerAdapter.afterPropertiesSet();
 
-		assertTrue(this.handlerAdapter.getReturnValueHandlers().getHandlers().contains(handler));
+		assertTrue(this.handlerAdapter.getReturnValueHandlers().contains(handler));
 		assertMethodProcessorCount(RESOLVER_COUNT, INIT_BINDER_RESOLVER_COUNT, HANDLER_COUNT + 1);
 	}
 
@@ -192,9 +191,9 @@ public class RequestMappingHandlerAdapterTests {
 	}
 
 	private void assertMethodProcessorCount(int resolverCount, int initBinderResolverCount, int handlerCount) {
-		assertEquals(resolverCount, this.handlerAdapter.getArgumentResolvers().getResolvers().size());
-		assertEquals(initBinderResolverCount, this.handlerAdapter.getInitBinderArgumentResolvers().getResolvers().size());
-		assertEquals(handlerCount, this.handlerAdapter.getReturnValueHandlers().getHandlers().size());
+		assertEquals(resolverCount, this.handlerAdapter.getArgumentResolvers().size());
+		assertEquals(initBinderResolverCount, this.handlerAdapter.getInitBinderArgumentResolvers().size());
+		assertEquals(handlerCount, this.handlerAdapter.getReturnValueHandlers().size());
 	}