diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/result/HeaderResultMatchers.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/result/HeaderResultMatchers.java
index 365f43b24e..3b39d59787 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/result/HeaderResultMatchers.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/result/HeaderResultMatchers.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ public class HeaderResultMatchers {
 		};
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Assert that the named response header does exist.
+	 * @since 5.0.3
+	 */
+	public ResultMatcher doesExist(final String name) {
+		return result -> assertTrue("Response should contain header '" + name + "'",
+				result.getResponse().containsHeader(name));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Assert that the named response header does not exist.
 	 * @since 4.0
@@ -99,15 +108,6 @@ public class HeaderResultMatchers {
 				!result.getResponse().containsHeader(name));
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Assert that the named response header does exist.
-	 * @since 4.3
-	 */
-	public ResultMatcher doesExist(final String name) {
-		return result -> assertTrue("Response should contain header '" + name + "'",
-									result.getResponse().containsHeader(name));
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Assert the primary value of the named response header as a {@code long}.
 	 * <p>The {@link ResultMatcher} returned by this method throws an
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/samples/standalone/resultmatchers/HeaderAssertionTests.java b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/samples/standalone/resultmatchers/HeaderAssertionTests.java
index 76aed76745..a928b7e10f 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/samples/standalone/resultmatchers/HeaderAssertionTests.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/samples/standalone/resultmatchers/HeaderAssertionTests.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public class HeaderAssertionTests {
 		this.mockMvc.perform(get("/persons/1")).andExpect(header().doesExist(LAST_MODIFIED));
 	}
 
-	@Test(expected = AssertionError.class)  // SPR-10771
+	@Test(expected = AssertionError.class)
 	public void doesExistFail() throws Exception {
 		this.mockMvc.perform(get("/persons/1")).andExpect(header().doesExist("X-Custom-Header"));
 	}