diff --git a/jackson/src/main/java/feign/jackson/JacksonEncoder.java b/jackson/src/main/java/feign/jackson/JacksonEncoder.java
index 59ff1128..4a5879fb 100644
--- a/jackson/src/main/java/feign/jackson/JacksonEncoder.java
+++ b/jackson/src/main/java/feign/jackson/JacksonEncoder.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class JacksonEncoder implements Encoder {
   public void encode(Object object, Type bodyType, RequestTemplate template) {
     try {
       JavaType javaType = mapper.getTypeFactory().constructType(bodyType);
-      template.body(mapper.writerWithType(javaType).writeValueAsString(object));
+      template.body(mapper.writerFor(javaType).writeValueAsString(object));
     } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
       throw new EncodeException(e.getMessage(), e);
     }