diff --git a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/csrf/CsrfFilter.java b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/csrf/CsrfFilter.java
index 26769b914f..03c155178e 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/csrf/CsrfFilter.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/csrf/CsrfFilter.java
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public final class CsrfFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
 	}
 
 	private static final class DefaultRequiresCsrfMatcher implements RequestMatcher {
-		private final HashSet<String> allowedMethods = new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList("GET", "HEAD", "TRACE", "OPTIONS"));
+		private final HashSet<String> allowedMethods = new HashSet<String>(Arrays.asList("GET", "HEAD", "TRACE", "OPTIONS"));
 
 		/*
 		 * (non-Javadoc)