diff --git a/cassandra/src/it/scala/org/apache/pekko/projection/cassandra/ContainerSessionProvider.scala b/cassandra/src/it/scala/org/apache/pekko/projection/cassandra/ContainerSessionProvider.scala
index a63e3bf3..83a18ebc 100644
--- a/cassandra/src/it/scala/org/apache/pekko/projection/cassandra/ContainerSessionProvider.scala
+++ b/cassandra/src/it/scala/org/apache/pekko/projection/cassandra/ContainerSessionProvider.scala
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ final class ContainerSessionProvider extends CqlSessionProvider {
 object ContainerSessionProvider {
   private val disabled = java.lang.Boolean.getBoolean("disable-cassandra-testcontainer")
 
-  private lazy val container: CassandraContainer[_] = new CassandraContainer(DockerImageName.parse("cassandra:3.11.9"))
+  private lazy val container: CassandraContainer = new CassandraContainer(DockerImageName.parse("cassandra:3.11.9"))
 
   lazy val started: Future[Unit] = {
     if (disabled)