diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5d31395d1f..2bcb72d43d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ subprojects {
         assertjVersion = '1.7.0'
         slf4jVersion = '1.7.7'
         cglibVersion = '2.2.2'
-        paranamerVersion = '2.7'
+        paranamerVersion = '2.8'
         jansiVersion = '1.11'
         gsonVersion = '2.3'
         guavaVersion = '18.0'
diff --git a/jgiven-core/src/main/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/impl/util/ParameterNameUtil.java b/jgiven-core/src/main/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/impl/util/ParameterNameUtil.java
index bf421ecf46..a73aaa38a7 100644
--- a/jgiven-core/src/main/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/impl/util/ParameterNameUtil.java
+++ b/jgiven-core/src/main/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/impl/util/ParameterNameUtil.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import static java.lang.String.format;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject;
-import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -22,23 +21,8 @@ public class ParameterNameUtil {
 
     private static final Paranamer PARANAMER = new BytecodeReadingParanamer();
 
-    private static final Method GET_PARAMETERS_METHOD = getParametersMethod();
-    private static Method getNameMethod;
-
-    private static Method getParametersMethod() {
-        try {
-            /**
-             * This method only exist since Java 8, thus we have to use reflection to use it, 
-             * to stay compatible with Java 6
-             */
-            return Method.class.getMethod( "getParameters" );
-        } catch( NoSuchMethodException e ) {
-            return null;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /** 
-     * @throws NullPointerException iif {@code constructorOrMethod} is {@code null} 
+    /**
+     * @throws NullPointerException iif {@code constructorOrMethod} is {@code null}
      */
     public static List<NamedArgument> mapArgumentsWithParameterNames( AccessibleObject constructorOrMethod, List<Object> arguments ) {
         Preconditions.checkNotNull( constructorOrMethod, "constructorOrMethod must not be null." );
@@ -48,7 +32,7 @@ public static List<NamedArgument> mapArgumentsWithParameterNames( AccessibleObje
             return Collections.emptyList();
         }
 
-        List<String> names = getParameterNames( constructorOrMethod );
+        List<String> names = getParameterNamesUsingParanamer( constructorOrMethod );
 
         List<NamedArgument> result = Lists.newArrayList();
         if( names.size() == arguments.size() ) {
@@ -65,36 +49,6 @@ public static List<NamedArgument> mapArgumentsWithParameterNames( AccessibleObje
         return result;
     }
 
-    private static List<String> getParameterNames( AccessibleObject constructorOrMethod ) {
-        if( GET_PARAMETERS_METHOD != null ) {
-            return getParameterNamesUsingJava8( constructorOrMethod );
-        } else {
-            return getParameterNamesUsingParanamer( constructorOrMethod );
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static List<String> getParameterNamesUsingJava8( AccessibleObject constructorOrMethod ) {
-        try {
-            Object[] parameters = (Object[]) GET_PARAMETERS_METHOD.invoke( constructorOrMethod );
-            List<String> parameterNames = Lists.newArrayList();
-            for( Object parameter : parameters ) {
-                String name = (String) getNameMethod( parameter.getClass() ).invoke( parameter );
-                parameterNames.add( name );
-            }
-            return parameterNames;
-        } catch( Exception e ) {
-            log.warn( format( "Could not call method getParameters on '%s'", constructorOrMethod ), e );
-            return Collections.emptyList();
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static Method getNameMethod( Class<?> aClass ) throws NoSuchMethodException {
-        if( getNameMethod == null ) {
-            getNameMethod = aClass.getMethod( "getName" );
-        }
-        return getNameMethod;
-    }
-
     private static List<String> getParameterNamesUsingParanamer( AccessibleObject constructorOrMethod ) {
         try {
             return Arrays.asList( PARANAMER.lookupParameterNames( constructorOrMethod ) );
diff --git a/jgiven-core/src/main/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/impl/util/ReflectionUtil.java b/jgiven-core/src/main/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/impl/util/ReflectionUtil.java
index f10d8e01d7..724194aa99 100644
--- a/jgiven-core/src/main/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/impl/util/ReflectionUtil.java
+++ b/jgiven-core/src/main/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/impl/util/ReflectionUtil.java
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@
 import static java.lang.String.format;
 
 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
-import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject;
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -249,7 +254,7 @@ public static void makeAccessible( AccessibleObject object, String errorDescript
             object.setAccessible( true );
         } catch( SecurityException e ) {
             log.debug( "Caught exception: ", e );
-            log.warn( "Could not make %s accessible, trying to access it nevertheless and hoping for the best.",
+            log.warn( "Could not make {} accessible, trying to access it nevertheless and hoping for the best.",
                 toReadableString( object ), errorDescription );
         }
     }
diff --git a/jgiven-java8-tests/src/test/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/tests/java8/Java8Test.java b/jgiven-java8-tests/src/test/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/tests/java8/Java8Test.java
index 4c52e27435..65251bdd38 100644
--- a/jgiven-java8-tests/src/test/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/tests/java8/Java8Test.java
+++ b/jgiven-java8-tests/src/test/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/tests/java8/Java8Test.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import com.tngtech.jgiven.junit.SimpleScenarioTest;
 import com.tngtech.jgiven.report.model.StepModel;
 
-public class Java8Test extends SimpleScenarioTest<LambdaSteps> {
+public class Java8Test extends SimpleScenarioTest<LambdaSteps<?>> {
 
     @Test
     public void lambda_steps_work() {