diff --git a/src/com/google/inject/BinderImpl.java b/src/com/google/inject/BinderImpl.java
index 6ffa424..727b9b7 100644
--- a/src/com/google/inject/BinderImpl.java
+++ b/src/com/google/inject/BinderImpl.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
     convertToPrimitiveType(double.class, Double.class);
 
     TypeConverter characterConverter = new TypeConverter() {
-      public Object convert(TypeLiteral<?> requiredType, String value) {
+      public Object convert(String value, TypeLiteral<?> toType) {
         value = value.trim();
         if (value.length() != 1) {
           throw new RuntimeException("Length != 1.");
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@
 
     convertToClasses(Matchers.subclassesOf(Enum.class), new TypeConverter() {
       @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-      public Object convert(TypeLiteral<?> requiredType, String value) {
-        return Enum.valueOf((Class) requiredType.getRawType(), value);
+      public Object convert(String value, TypeLiteral<?> toType) {
+        return Enum.valueOf((Class) toType.getRawType(), value);
       }
 
       @Override
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
       },
       new TypeConverter() {
         @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-        public Object convert(TypeLiteral<?> requiredType, String value) {
+        public Object convert(String value, TypeLiteral<?> toType) {
           try {
             return Class.forName(value);
           }
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
 
       TypeConverter typeConverter = new TypeConverter() {
         @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-        public Object convert(TypeLiteral<?> requiredType, String value) {
+        public Object convert(String value, TypeLiteral<?> toType) {
           try {
             return (T) parser.invoke(null, value);
           }
diff --git a/src/com/google/inject/InjectorImpl.java b/src/com/google/inject/InjectorImpl.java
index 7d62c68..52cc5f9 100644
--- a/src/com/google/inject/InjectorImpl.java
+++ b/src/com/google/inject/InjectorImpl.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import com.google.inject.internal.GuiceFastClass;
 import com.google.inject.internal.ReferenceCache;
 import com.google.inject.internal.StackTraceElements;
-import com.google.inject.internal.Strings;
 import com.google.inject.internal.ToStringBuilder;
 import com.google.inject.internal.Classes;
 import com.google.inject.spi.SourceProviders;
@@ -343,8 +342,7 @@
     try {
       // This cast is safe because we double check below.
       @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-      T converted = (T) matchingConverter.typeConverter.convert(
-          key.getTypeLiteral(), stringValue);
+      T converted = (T) matchingConverter.typeConverter.convert(stringValue, key.getTypeLiteral());
 
       if (converted == null) {
         throw new RuntimeException("Converter returned null.");
diff --git a/src/com/google/inject/spi/TypeConverter.java b/src/com/google/inject/spi/TypeConverter.java
index a8d8e6f..d9d826a 100644
--- a/src/com/google/inject/spi/TypeConverter.java
+++ b/src/com/google/inject/spi/TypeConverter.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package com.google.inject.spi;
 
-import com.google.inject.Key;
 import com.google.inject.TypeLiteral;
 
 /**
@@ -29,5 +28,5 @@
   /**
    * Converts a string value. Throws an exception if a conversion error occurs.
    */
-  Object convert(TypeLiteral<?> requiredType, String value);
+  Object convert(String value, TypeLiteral<?> toType);
 }