diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolver.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolver.java
index d13acdbe26f..c27a23cd07e 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolver.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolver.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolverTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolverTests.java
index 6338bedea81..1f80cc6c343 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolverTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolverTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -211,6 +211,14 @@ class GenericTypeResolverTests {
 		assertThat(ResolvableType.forType(resolved).getGeneric(0).getGeneric(0).resolve()).isEqualTo(String.class);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void resolvedTypeWithBase() {
+		Type type = method(WithBaseTypes.class, "get").getGenericReturnType();
+		Type resolvedType = resolveType(type, WithBaseTypes.class);
+		ParameterizedTypeReference<List<A>> reference = new ParameterizedTypeReference<>() {};
+		assertThat(resolvedType).isEqualTo(reference.getType());
+	}
+
 	private static Method method(Class<?> target, String methodName, Class<?>... parameterTypes) {
 		Method method = findMethod(target, methodName, parameterTypes);
 		assertThat(method).describedAs(target.getName() + "#" + methodName).isNotNull();
@@ -398,4 +406,12 @@ class GenericTypeResolverTests {
 	public interface StringListOfListSupplier extends ListOfListSupplier<String> {
 	}
 
+	static class WithBaseTypes {
+
+		<T extends A> List<T> get() {
+			return List.of();
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/samples/standalone/GenericReturnTests.java b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/samples/standalone/GenericReturnTests.java
deleted file mode 100644
index a10a56157bc..00000000000
--- a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/samples/standalone/GenericReturnTests.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 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.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.springframework.test.web.servlet.samples.standalone;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonSubTypes;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeInfo;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-
-import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
-
-import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
-import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.content;
-import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.jsonPath;
-import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
-import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.setup.MockMvcBuilders.standaloneSetup;
-
-/**
- * Demonstrates, if returning a List&gt;? extends SomeType&lt; can be correctly serialized.
- *
- * @author Roland Praml
- */
-public class GenericReturnTests {
-	@JsonTypeInfo(use = JsonTypeInfo.Id.NAME, include = JsonTypeInfo.As.PROPERTY, property = "type")
-	@JsonSubTypes({
-			@JsonSubTypes.Type(value = SubType1.class, name = "one"),
-			@JsonSubTypes.Type(value = SubType2.class, name = "two")
-	})
-	public static class BaseType {
-
-	}
-
-	public static class SubType1 extends BaseType {
-	}
-
-	public static class SubType2 extends BaseType {
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	public void genericReturnTest() throws Exception {
-
-		standaloneSetup(new Controller()).build()
-				.perform(get("/genericReturnList").accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
-				.andExpect(status().isOk())
-				.andExpect(content().contentType("application/json"))
-				.andExpect(jsonPath("$[0].type").value("one"))
-				.andExpect(jsonPath("$[1].type").value("two"));
-	}
-
-	@RestController
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	public static class Controller {
-
-		@GetMapping(value = "/genericReturnList", produces = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE)
-		public <T extends BaseType> List<T> get() {
-			List<T> list = new ArrayList<>();
-			list.add((T) new SubType1());
-			list.add((T) new SubType2());
-			return list;
-		}
-
-	}
-}