diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/cors/UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/cors/UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource.java
index a5843aaf8e0..f4c212544f5 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/cors/UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/cors/UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource.java
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ package org.springframework.web.cors;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
+
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
+import org.springframework.util.AntPathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.PathMatcher;
-import org.springframework.web.util.ParsingPathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.web.util.UrlPathHelper;
 
 /**
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ public class UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource implements CorsConfigurationSource
 
 	private final Map<String, CorsConfiguration> corsConfigurations = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
-	private PathMatcher pathMatcher = new ParsingPathMatcher();
+	private PathMatcher pathMatcher = new AntPathMatcher();
 
 	private UrlPathHelper urlPathHelper = new UrlPathHelper();
 
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/ResourceServlet.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/ResourceServlet.java
index 1d18ad6cc5c..e927935005d 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/ResourceServlet.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/ResourceServlet.java
@@ -17,15 +17,16 @@
 package org.springframework.web.servlet;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+
 import javax.servlet.RequestDispatcher;
 import javax.servlet.ServletException;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
+import org.springframework.util.AntPathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.util.PathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.context.support.ServletContextResource;
-import org.springframework.web.util.ParsingPathMatcher;
 
 /**
  * Simple servlet that can expose an internal resource, including a
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ public class ResourceServlet extends HttpServletBean {
 	 * @see org.springframework.util.AntPathMatcher
 	 */
 	protected PathMatcher getPathMatcher() {
-		return new ParsingPathMatcher();
+		return new AntPathMatcher();
 	}
 
 
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 85d5e30aced..1f83e3e6536 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
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
+
 import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ import org.springframework.http.converter.support.AllEncompassingFormHttpMessage
 import org.springframework.http.converter.xml.Jaxb2RootElementHttpMessageConverter;
 import org.springframework.http.converter.xml.MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverter;
 import org.springframework.http.converter.xml.SourceHttpMessageConverter;
+import org.springframework.util.AntPathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.PathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.validation.Errors;
@@ -93,7 +95,6 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceUrlProvider;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceUrlProviderExposingInterceptor;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.view.InternalResourceViewResolver;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.view.ViewResolverComposite;
-import org.springframework.web.util.ParsingPathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.web.util.UrlPathHelper;
 
 /**
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.util.UrlPathHelper;
  * exception types
  * </ul>
  *
- * <p>Registers an {@link ParsingPathMatcher} and a {@link UrlPathHelper}
+ * <p>Registers an {@link AntPathMatcher} and a {@link UrlPathHelper}
  * to be used by:
  * <ul>
  * <li>the {@link RequestMappingHandlerMapping},
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupport implements ApplicationContextAware, Serv
 	@Bean
 	public PathMatcher mvcPathMatcher() {
 		PathMatcher pathMatcher = getPathMatchConfigurer().getPathMatcher();
-		return (pathMatcher != null ? pathMatcher : new ParsingPathMatcher());
+		return (pathMatcher != null ? pathMatcher : new AntPathMatcher());
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractHandlerMapping.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractHandlerMapping.java
index 1ef601cec54..ce3051d5c71 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractHandlerMapping.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractHandlerMapping.java
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryUtils;
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
+import org.springframework.util.AntPathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.PathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.web.HttpRequestHandler;
@@ -41,7 +43,6 @@ import org.springframework.web.cors.UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerExecutionChain;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerInterceptor;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.util.ParsingPathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.web.util.UrlPathHelper;
 
 /**
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractHandlerMapping extends WebApplicationObjectSupport
 
 	private UrlPathHelper urlPathHelper = new UrlPathHelper();
 
-	private PathMatcher pathMatcher = new ParsingPathMatcher();
+	private PathMatcher pathMatcher = new AntPathMatcher();
 
 	private final List<Object> interceptors = new ArrayList<>();
 
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/WebContentInterceptor.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/WebContentInterceptor.java
index 908e1f3efe6..879d78eebca 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/WebContentInterceptor.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/WebContentInterceptor.java
@@ -20,17 +20,18 @@ import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Properties;
+
 import javax.servlet.ServletException;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 import org.springframework.http.CacheControl;
+import org.springframework.util.AntPathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.PathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerInterceptor;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.support.WebContentGenerator;
-import org.springframework.web.util.ParsingPathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.web.util.UrlPathHelper;
 
 /**
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ public class WebContentInterceptor extends WebContentGenerator implements Handle
 
 	private UrlPathHelper urlPathHelper = new UrlPathHelper();
 
-	private PathMatcher pathMatcher = new ParsingPathMatcher();
+	private PathMatcher pathMatcher = new AntPathMatcher();
 
 	private Map<String, Integer> cacheMappings = new HashMap<>();
 
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/condition/PatternsRequestCondition.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/condition/PatternsRequestCondition.java
index e1c4d090ead..2357ff52c9a 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/condition/PatternsRequestCondition.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/condition/PatternsRequestCondition.java
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
+
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
+import org.springframework.util.AntPathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.util.PathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
-import org.springframework.web.util.ParsingPathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.web.util.UrlPathHelper;
 
 /**
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ public final class PatternsRequestCondition extends AbstractRequestCondition<Pat
 
 		this.patterns = Collections.unmodifiableSet(prependLeadingSlash(patterns));
 		this.pathHelper = (urlPathHelper != null ? urlPathHelper : new UrlPathHelper());
-		this.pathMatcher = (pathMatcher != null ? pathMatcher : new ParsingPathMatcher());
+		this.pathMatcher = (pathMatcher != null ? pathMatcher : new AntPathMatcher());
 		this.useSuffixPatternMatch = useSuffixPatternMatch;
 		this.useTrailingSlashMatch = useTrailingSlashMatch;
 		if (fileExtensions != null) {
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/MvcUriComponentsBuilder.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/MvcUriComponentsBuilder.java
index 02a3ea10485..8b0dd0e7877 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/MvcUriComponentsBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/MvcUriComponentsBuilder.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
+
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
 import org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInterceptor;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotatedElementUtils;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.SynthesizingMethodParameter;
 import org.springframework.objenesis.ObjenesisException;
 import org.springframework.objenesis.SpringObjenesis;
+import org.springframework.util.AntPathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.PathMatcher;
@@ -62,7 +64,6 @@ import org.springframework.web.method.support.CompositeUriComponentsContributor;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.RequestMappingInfoHandlerMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.support.ServletUriComponentsBuilder;
-import org.springframework.web.util.ParsingPathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.web.util.UriComponents;
 import org.springframework.web.util.UriComponentsBuilder;
 
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ public class MvcUriComponentsBuilder {
 
 	private static final SpringObjenesis objenesis = new SpringObjenesis();
 
-	private static final PathMatcher pathMatcher = new ParsingPathMatcher();
+	private static final PathMatcher pathMatcher = new AntPathMatcher();
 
 	private static final ParameterNameDiscoverer parameterNameDiscoverer = new DefaultParameterNameDiscoverer();
 
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/ResourceUrlProvider.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/ResourceUrlProvider.java
index 1259305dbba..bf74842dad4 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/ResourceUrlProvider.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/ResourceUrlProvider.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
@@ -31,9 +32,9 @@ import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
 import org.springframework.context.event.ContextRefreshedEvent;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationAwareOrderComparator;
+import org.springframework.util.AntPathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.util.PathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.SimpleUrlHandlerMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.util.ParsingPathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.web.util.UrlPathHelper;
 
 /**
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ public class ResourceUrlProvider implements ApplicationListener<ContextRefreshed
 
 	private UrlPathHelper urlPathHelper = new UrlPathHelper();
 
-	private PathMatcher pathMatcher = new ParsingPathMatcher();
+	private PathMatcher pathMatcher = new AntPathMatcher();
 
 	private final Map<String, ResourceHttpRequestHandler> handlerMap = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/InterceptorRegistryTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/InterceptorRegistryTests.java
index ce923e80681..22bc5b584ad 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/InterceptorRegistryTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/InterceptorRegistryTests.java
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.MappedInterceptor;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.WebRequestHandlerInterceptorAdapter;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.i18n.LocaleChangeInterceptor;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.theme.ThemeChangeInterceptor;
-import org.springframework.web.util.ParsingPathMatcher;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
 /**
  * Test fixture with a {@link InterceptorRegistry}, two {@link HandlerInterceptor}s and two
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ public class InterceptorRegistryTests {
 
 
 	private List<HandlerInterceptor> getInterceptorsForPath(String lookupPath) {
-		PathMatcher pathMatcher = new ParsingPathMatcher();
+		PathMatcher pathMatcher = new AntPathMatcher();
 		List<HandlerInterceptor> result = new ArrayList<>();
 		for (Object interceptor : this.registry.getInterceptors()) {
 			if (interceptor instanceof MappedInterceptor) {
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupportTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupportTests.java
index 77f12428863..947a048bacd 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupportTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupportTests.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
+
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
@@ -83,7 +84,6 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.ResourceUrlProviderExposingInter
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.view.BeanNameViewResolver;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.view.InternalResourceViewResolver;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.view.ViewResolverComposite;
-import org.springframework.web.util.ParsingPathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.web.util.UrlPathHelper;
 
 import static com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES;
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupportTests {
 
 		assertNotNull(urlPathHelper);
 		assertNotNull(pathMatcher);
-		assertEquals(ParsingPathMatcher.class, pathMatcher.getClass());
+		assertEquals(AntPathMatcher.class, pathMatcher.getClass());
 	}
 
 	private ApplicationContext initContext(Class<?>... configClasses) {
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/HandlerMethodMappingTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/HandlerMethodMappingTests.java
index 810dc414274..44aa956038a 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/HandlerMethodMappingTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/HandlerMethodMappingTests.java
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 package org.springframework.web.servlet.handler;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
-
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Comparator;
@@ -38,9 +36,12 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.context.support.StaticWebApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.web.cors.CorsConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.web.method.HandlerMethod;
-import org.springframework.web.util.ParsingPathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.web.util.UrlPathHelper;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+
 
 /**
  * Test for {@link AbstractHandlerMethodMapping}.
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ public class HandlerMethodMappingTests {
 
 		private UrlPathHelper pathHelper = new UrlPathHelper();
 
-		private PathMatcher pathMatcher = new ParsingPathMatcher();
+		private PathMatcher pathMatcher = new AntPathMatcher();
 
 
 		public MyHandlerMethodMapping() {
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/UrlFilenameViewControllerTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/UrlFilenameViewControllerTests.java
index 1ee1afe6f83..2f9db2a5091 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/UrlFilenameViewControllerTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/UrlFilenameViewControllerTests.java
@@ -18,16 +18,18 @@ package org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
-
 import org.springframework.mock.web.test.MockHttpServletRequest;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.test.MockHttpServletResponse;
 import org.springframework.ui.ModelMap;
+import org.springframework.util.AntPathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.util.PathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView;
-import org.springframework.web.util.ParsingPathMatcher;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 /**
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.util.ParsingPathMatcher;
  */
 public class UrlFilenameViewControllerTests {
 
-	private PathMatcher pathMatcher = new ParsingPathMatcher();
+	private PathMatcher pathMatcher = new AntPathMatcher();
 
 
 	@Test