diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/ServletAnnotationControllerHandlerMethodTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/ServletAnnotationControllerHandlerMethodTests.java
index 7d08349038..01697dc701 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/ServletAnnotationControllerHandlerMethodTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/ServletAnnotationControllerHandlerMethodTests.java
@@ -138,7 +138,14 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.support.RedirectAttributes;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.support.RequestContextUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.view.InternalResourceViewResolver;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
 /**
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
@@ -2230,11 +2237,10 @@ public class ServletAnnotationControllerHandlerMethodTests extends AbstractServl
 	static class MyWebBindingInitializer implements WebBindingInitializer {
 
 		@Override
-		public void initBinder(WebDataBinder binder, WebRequest request) {
+		public void initBinder(WebDataBinder binder) {
 			LocalValidatorFactoryBean vf = new LocalValidatorFactoryBean();
 			vf.afterPropertiesSet();
 			binder.setValidator(vf);
-			assertNotNull(request.getLocale());
 			SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
 			dateFormat.setLenient(false);
 			binder.registerCustomEditor(Date.class, new CustomDateEditor(dateFormat, false));