I also have the same issue. For alternative, I use getForObject(java.net.URI, java.lang.Class).
URI uri = new URI(Constants.BASE_URL+"/media/search?token="+token+search);
getRestTemplate().getForObject(uri, MVMediaSearch.class );
http://docs.spring.io/spring/docs/3.0.x/javadoc-api/org/springframework/web/client/RestTemplate.html#getForObject(java.net.URI, java.lang.Class)