diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/core/JdbcAggregateOperations.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/core/JdbcAggregateOperations.java
index f94f173cc..edd5fa9ee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/core/JdbcAggregateOperations.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/core/JdbcAggregateOperations.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ package org.springframework.data.jdbc.core;
  */
 public interface JdbcAggregateOperations {
 
-	<T> void save(T instance, Class<T> domainType);
+	<T> void save(T instance);
 
 	<T> void deleteById(Object id, Class<T> domainType);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/core/JdbcAggregateTemplate.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/core/JdbcAggregateTemplate.java
index 5e5305dc5..d3a4442d0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/core/JdbcAggregateTemplate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/core/JdbcAggregateTemplate.java
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ public class JdbcAggregateTemplate implements JdbcAggregateOperations {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public <T> void save(T instance, Class<T> domainType) {
+	public <T> void save(T instance) {
 
 		JdbcPersistentEntityInformation<T, ?> entityInformation = context
-				.getRequiredPersistentEntityInformation(domainType);
+				.getRequiredPersistentEntityInformation((Class<T>) instance.getClass());
 
 		AggregateChange change = createChange(instance);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/repository/support/SimpleJdbcRepository.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/repository/support/SimpleJdbcRepository.java
index 5003be419..905b8e822 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/repository/support/SimpleJdbcRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/repository/support/SimpleJdbcRepository.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class SimpleJdbcRepository<T, ID> implements CrudRepository<T, ID> {
 	@Override
 	public <S extends T> S save(S instance) {
 
-		entityOperations.save(instance, entityInformation.getJavaType());
+		entityOperations.save(instance);
 
 		return instance;
 	}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/core/JdbcEntityTemplateIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/core/JdbcEntityTemplateIntegrationTests.java
index cbcc45cd1..5c7425b08 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/core/JdbcEntityTemplateIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/core/JdbcEntityTemplateIntegrationTests.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class JdbcEntityTemplateIntegrationTests {
 	@Test // DATAJDBC-112
 	public void saveAndLoadAnEntityWithReferencedEntityById() {
 
-		template.save(legoSet, LegoSet.class);
+		template.save(legoSet);
 
 		assertThat(legoSet.manual.id).describedAs("id of stored manual").isNotNull();
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class JdbcEntityTemplateIntegrationTests {
 	@Test // DATAJDBC-112
 	public void saveAndLoadManyEntitiesWithReferencedEntity() {
 
-		template.save(legoSet, LegoSet.class);
+		template.save(legoSet);
 
 		Iterable<LegoSet> reloadedLegoSets = template.findAll(LegoSet.class);
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class JdbcEntityTemplateIntegrationTests {
 	@Test // DATAJDBC-112
 	public void saveAndLoadManyEntitiesByIdWithReferencedEntity() {
 
-		template.save(legoSet, LegoSet.class);
+		template.save(legoSet);
 
 		Iterable<LegoSet> reloadedLegoSets = template.findAllById(singletonList(legoSet.getId()), LegoSet.class);
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class JdbcEntityTemplateIntegrationTests {
 
 		legoSet.setManual(null);
 
-		template.save(legoSet, LegoSet.class);
+		template.save(legoSet);
 
 		LegoSet reloadedLegoSet = template.findById(legoSet.getId(), LegoSet.class);
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class JdbcEntityTemplateIntegrationTests {
 	@Test // DATAJDBC-112
 	public void saveAndDeleteAnEntityWithReferencedEntity() {
 
-		template.save(legoSet, LegoSet.class);
+		template.save(legoSet);
 
 		template.delete(legoSet, LegoSet.class);
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public class JdbcEntityTemplateIntegrationTests {
 	@Test // DATAJDBC-112
 	public void saveAndDeleteAllWithReferencedEntity() {
 
-		template.save(legoSet, LegoSet.class);
+		template.save(legoSet);
 
 		template.deleteAll(LegoSet.class);
 
@@ -143,13 +143,13 @@ public class JdbcEntityTemplateIntegrationTests {
 	public void updateReferencedEntityFromNull() {
 
 		legoSet.setManual(null);
-		template.save(legoSet, LegoSet.class);
+		template.save(legoSet);
 
 		Manual manual = new Manual(23L);
 		manual.setContent("Some content");
 		legoSet.setManual(manual);
 
-		template.save(legoSet, LegoSet.class);
+		template.save(legoSet);
 
 		LegoSet reloadedLegoSet = template.findById(legoSet.getId(), LegoSet.class);
 
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ public class JdbcEntityTemplateIntegrationTests {
 	@Test // DATAJDBC-112
 	public void updateReferencedEntityToNull() {
 
-		template.save(legoSet, LegoSet.class);
+		template.save(legoSet);
 
 		legoSet.setManual(null);
 
-		template.save(legoSet, LegoSet.class);
+		template.save(legoSet);
 
 		LegoSet reloadedLegoSet = template.findById(legoSet.getId(), LegoSet.class);
 
@@ -178,13 +178,13 @@ public class JdbcEntityTemplateIntegrationTests {
 	@Test // DATAJDBC-112
 	public void replaceReferencedEntity() {
 
-		template.save(legoSet, LegoSet.class);
+		template.save(legoSet);
 
 		Manual manual = new Manual(null);
 		manual.setContent("other content");
 		legoSet.setManual(manual);
 
-		template.save(legoSet, LegoSet.class);
+		template.save(legoSet);
 
 		LegoSet reloadedLegoSet = template.findById(legoSet.getId(), LegoSet.class);
 
@@ -199,11 +199,11 @@ public class JdbcEntityTemplateIntegrationTests {
 	@Test // DATAJDBC-112
 	public void changeReferencedEntity() {
 
-		template.save(legoSet, LegoSet.class);
+		template.save(legoSet);
 
 		legoSet.manual.setContent("new content");
 
-		template.save(legoSet, LegoSet.class);
+		template.save(legoSet);
 
 		LegoSet reloadedLegoSet = template.findById(legoSet.getId(), LegoSet.class);