diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Result.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Result.java
index b6806e356ca83079f3ee7d597b47eec098c6956a..f659773f74506a894e7dd3b4a28e464727382420 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Result.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Result.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public final class Result implements Serializable, CustomExposureBean {
         return FAILURE;
     }
 
-    public Object toExposedObject() {
+    public String toExposedObject() {
         return name;
     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/scm/EditType.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/scm/EditType.java
index 5d07a8e73ddd1077a7d4001f966540b3855f6cbc..4be5b3c4b5a56c6e23e056fbaf8ad5f8696671b2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/scm/EditType.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/scm/EditType.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public final class EditType implements CustomExposureBean {
         return description;
     }
 
-    public Object toExposedObject() {
+    public String toExposedObject() {
         return name;
     }