d172c6
@@ -74,9 +74,7 @@
public class ComparatorUtils {
      * @throws NullPointerException if comparators array is null or contains a null
      * @see ComparatorChain
      */
-    public static <E extends Comparable<? super E>> Comparator<E> chainedComparator(
-            final Comparator<E>... comparators) {
-
+    public static <E> Comparator<E> chainedComparator(final Comparator<E>... comparators) {
         final ComparatorChain<E> chain = new ComparatorChain<E>();
         for (final Comparator<E> comparator : comparators) {
             if (comparator == null) {
@@ -100,9 +98,7 @@
public class ComparatorUtils {
      * @see ComparatorChain
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    public static <E extends Comparable<? super E>> Comparator<E> chainedComparator(
-            final Collection<Comparator<E>> comparators) {
-
+    public static <E> Comparator<E> chainedComparator(final Collection<Comparator<E>> comparators) {
         return chainedComparator(
             (Comparator<E>[]) comparators.toArray(new Comparator[comparators.size()])
         );
