diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/mapping/JpaPersistentPropertyImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/mapping/JpaPersistentPropertyImpl.java
index a60b24eedf..a0ac87b813 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/mapping/JpaPersistentPropertyImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/mapping/JpaPersistentPropertyImpl.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
- * {@link JpaPersistentProperty} implementation usind a JPA {@link Metamodel}.
+ * {@link JpaPersistentProperty} implementation using a JPA {@link Metamodel}.
  *
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Thomas Darimont
@@ -130,10 +130,19 @@ public Class<?> getActualType() {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public Iterable<? extends TypeInformation<?>> getPersistentEntityTypes() {
+		return getPersistentEntityTypeInformation();
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.model.AbstractPersistentProperty#getPersistentEntityTypeInformation()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Iterable<? extends TypeInformation<?>> getPersistentEntityTypeInformation() {
 
 		return associationTargetType != null //
 				? Collections.singleton(associationTargetType) //
-				: super.getPersistentEntityTypes();
+				: super.getPersistentEntityTypeInformation();
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -219,22 +228,22 @@ public boolean isEmbeddable() {
 
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.model.AnnotationBasedPersistentProperty#getAssociationTargetType()
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.model.AnnotationBasedPersistentProperty#getAssociationTargetTypeInformation()
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public Class<?> getAssociationTargetType() {
+	public TypeInformation<?> getAssociationTargetTypeInformation() {
 
 		if (!isAssociation()) {
 			return null;
 		}
 
 		if (associationTargetType != null) {
-			return associationTargetType.getType();
+			return associationTargetType;
 		}
 
-		Class<?> targetType = super.getAssociationTargetType();
+		TypeInformation<?> targetType = super.getAssociationTargetTypeInformation();
 
-		return targetType != null ? targetType : getActualType();
+		return targetType != null ? targetType : getActualTypeInformation();
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/mapping/JpaPersistentPropertyImplUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/mapping/JpaPersistentPropertyImplUnitTests.java
index 1a4f219c83..2c98720dce 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/mapping/JpaPersistentPropertyImplUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/mapping/JpaPersistentPropertyImplUnitTests.java
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void considersTargetEntityTypeForPropertyType() {
 		assertThat(property.getType()).isEqualTo(Api.class);
 		assertThat(property.getActualType()).isEqualTo(Implementation.class);
 
-		Iterable<? extends TypeInformation<?>> entityType = property.getPersistentEntityTypes();
+		Iterable<? extends TypeInformation<?>> entityType = property.getPersistentEntityTypeInformation();
 		assertThat(entityType.iterator().hasNext()).isTrue();
 		assertThat(entityType.iterator().next())
 				.isEqualTo(ClassTypeInformation.from(Implementation.class));