diff --git a/impl/src/main/java/com/sun/faces/util/Util.java b/impl/src/main/java/com/sun/faces/util/Util.java
index 8af236065d..985474fd88 100644
--- a/impl/src/main/java/com/sun/faces/util/Util.java
+++ b/impl/src/main/java/com/sun/faces/util/Util.java
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ public static SchemaFactory createSchemaFactory(String uri) {
             "char",     char.class
     );
 
-    public static Class<?> loadClass(String name, Object fallbackClass) throws ClassNotFoundException {
+    public static Class loadClass(String name, Object fallbackClass) throws ClassNotFoundException {
         // Primitive Type
         Class<?> primitiveType = primitiveTypes.get(name);
         if (primitiveType != null) return primitiveType;