diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/BoundedMap.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/BoundedMap.java
index 048f2ed9c..7b278ed7c 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/BoundedMap.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/BoundedMap.java
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
  */
 package org.apache.commons.collections;
 
-import java.util.Map;
-
 /**
  * Defines a map that is bounded in size.
  * <p>
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
  *
  * @author Stephen Colebourne
  */
-public interface BoundedMap extends Map {
+public interface BoundedMap<K, V> extends IterableMap<K, V> {
 
     /**
      * Returns true if this map is full and no new elements can be added.