diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/config/AbstractMessageBrokerConfiguration.java b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/config/AbstractMessageBrokerConfiguration.java
index c9c9be60201..4e08188c435 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/config/AbstractMessageBrokerConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/simp/config/AbstractMessageBrokerConfiguration.java
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageBrokerConfiguration implements ApplicationC
 				catch (Throwable ex) {
 					throw new BeanInitializationException("Could not find default validator class", ex);
 				}
-				validator = (Validator) BeanUtils.instantiate(clazz);
+				validator = (Validator) BeanUtils.instantiateClass(clazz);
 			}
 			else {
 				validator = new Validator() {
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupport.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupport.java
index 6d5ab799626..10cc5bdac0e 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupport.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupport.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupport implements ApplicationContextAware, Serv
 		return this.servletContext;
 	}
 
+
 	/**
 	 * Return a {@link RequestMappingHandlerMapping} ordered at 0 for mapping
 	 * requests to annotated controllers.
@@ -255,11 +257,13 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupport implements ApplicationContextAware, Serv
 		if (configurer.isUseTrailingSlashMatch() != null) {
 			handlerMapping.setUseTrailingSlashMatch(configurer.isUseTrailingSlashMatch());
 		}
-		if (configurer.getPathMatcher() != null) {
-			handlerMapping.setPathMatcher(configurer.getPathMatcher());
+		UrlPathHelper pathHelper = configurer.getUrlPathHelper();
+		if (pathHelper != null) {
+			handlerMapping.setUrlPathHelper(pathHelper);
 		}
-		if (configurer.getUrlPathHelper() != null) {
-			handlerMapping.setUrlPathHelper(configurer.getUrlPathHelper());
+		PathMatcher pathMatcher = configurer.getPathMatcher();
+		if (pathMatcher != null) {
+			handlerMapping.setPathMatcher(pathMatcher);
 		}
 
 		return handlerMapping;
@@ -339,7 +343,7 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupport implements ApplicationContextAware, Serv
 	}
 
 	protected Map<String, MediaType> getDefaultMediaTypes() {
-		Map<String, MediaType> map = new HashMap<String, MediaType>();
+		Map<String, MediaType> map = new HashMap<String, MediaType>(4);
 		if (romePresent) {
 			map.put("atom", MediaType.APPLICATION_ATOM_XML);
 			map.put("rss", MediaType.valueOf("application/rss+xml"));
@@ -487,18 +491,14 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupport implements ApplicationContextAware, Serv
 		adapter.setCustomReturnValueHandlers(getReturnValueHandlers());
 
 		if (jackson2Present) {
-			List<RequestBodyAdvice> requestBodyAdvices = new ArrayList<RequestBodyAdvice>();
-			requestBodyAdvices.add(new JsonViewRequestBodyAdvice());
-			adapter.setRequestBodyAdvice(requestBodyAdvices);
-
-			List<ResponseBodyAdvice<?>> responseBodyAdvices = new ArrayList<ResponseBodyAdvice<?>>();
-			responseBodyAdvices.add(new JsonViewResponseBodyAdvice());
-			adapter.setResponseBodyAdvice(responseBodyAdvices);
+			adapter.setRequestBodyAdvice(
+					Collections.<RequestBodyAdvice>singletonList(new JsonViewRequestBodyAdvice()));
+			adapter.setResponseBodyAdvice(
+					Collections.<ResponseBodyAdvice<?>>singletonList(new JsonViewResponseBodyAdvice()));
 		}
 
 		AsyncSupportConfigurer configurer = new AsyncSupportConfigurer();
 		configureAsyncSupport(configurer);
-
 		if (configurer.getTaskExecutor() != null) {
 			adapter.setTaskExecutor(configurer.getTaskExecutor());
 		}
@@ -531,6 +531,13 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupport implements ApplicationContextAware, Serv
 		return initializer;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Override this method to provide a custom {@link MessageCodesResolver}.
+	 */
+	protected MessageCodesResolver getMessageCodesResolver() {
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Override this method to configure asynchronous request processing options.
 	 * @see AsyncSupportConfigurer
@@ -580,7 +587,7 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupport implements ApplicationContextAware, Serv
 				catch (LinkageError ex) {
 					throw new BeanInitializationException("Could not load default validator class", ex);
 				}
-				validator = (Validator) BeanUtils.instantiate(clazz);
+				validator = (Validator) BeanUtils.instantiateClass(clazz);
 			}
 			else {
 				validator = new NoOpValidator();
@@ -589,6 +596,13 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupport implements ApplicationContextAware, Serv
 		return validator;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Override this method to provide a custom {@link Validator}.
+	 */
+	protected Validator getValidator() {
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Return a global {@link PathMatcher} instance for path matching
 	 * patterns in {@link HandlerMapping}s.
@@ -615,26 +629,8 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupport implements ApplicationContextAware, Serv
 	 */
 	@Bean
 	public UrlPathHelper mvcUrlPathHelper() {
-		if (getPathMatchConfigurer().getUrlPathHelper() != null) {
-			return getPathMatchConfigurer().getUrlPathHelper();
-		}
-		else {
-			return new UrlPathHelper();
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Override this method to provide a custom {@link Validator}.
-	 */
-	protected Validator getValidator() {
-		return null;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Override this method to provide a custom {@link MessageCodesResolver}.
-	 */
-	protected MessageCodesResolver getMessageCodesResolver() {
-		return null;
+		UrlPathHelper pathHelper = getPathMatchConfigurer().getUrlPathHelper();
+		return (pathHelper != null ? pathHelper : new UrlPathHelper());
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -817,11 +813,9 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupport implements ApplicationContextAware, Serv
 	public HandlerExceptionResolver handlerExceptionResolver() {
 		List<HandlerExceptionResolver> exceptionResolvers = new ArrayList<HandlerExceptionResolver>();
 		configureHandlerExceptionResolvers(exceptionResolvers);
-
 		if (exceptionResolvers.isEmpty()) {
 			addDefaultHandlerExceptionResolvers(exceptionResolvers);
 		}
-
 		extendHandlerExceptionResolvers(exceptionResolvers);
 		HandlerExceptionResolverComposite composite = new HandlerExceptionResolverComposite();
 		composite.setOrder(0);
@@ -871,9 +865,8 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupport implements ApplicationContextAware, Serv
 		exceptionHandlerResolver.setCustomArgumentResolvers(getArgumentResolvers());
 		exceptionHandlerResolver.setCustomReturnValueHandlers(getReturnValueHandlers());
 		if (jackson2Present) {
-			List<ResponseBodyAdvice<?>> interceptors = new ArrayList<ResponseBodyAdvice<?>>();
-			interceptors.add(new JsonViewResponseBodyAdvice());
-			exceptionHandlerResolver.setResponseBodyAdvice(interceptors);
+			exceptionHandlerResolver.setResponseBodyAdvice(
+					Collections.<ResponseBodyAdvice<?>>singletonList(new JsonViewResponseBodyAdvice()));
 		}
 		exceptionHandlerResolver.setApplicationContext(this.applicationContext);
 		exceptionHandlerResolver.afterPropertiesSet();