diff --git a/scijava-ops-engine/src/main/java/org/scijava/ops/engine/matcher/convert/ConversionMatchingRoutine.java b/scijava-ops-engine/src/main/java/org/scijava/ops/engine/matcher/convert/ConversionMatchingRoutine.java
index fc020e593..68c468441 100644
--- a/scijava-ops-engine/src/main/java/org/scijava/ops/engine/matcher/convert/ConversionMatchingRoutine.java
+++ b/scijava-ops-engine/src/main/java/org/scijava/ops/engine/matcher/convert/ConversionMatchingRoutine.java
@@ -77,17 +77,11 @@ public OpCandidate findMatch(MatchingConditions conditions, OpMatcher matcher,
 			.hints()))
 		{
 			Conversions.tryConvert(env, info, request).ifPresent(converted -> {
-				Map<TypeVariable<?>, Type> map = new HashMap<>();
-				GenericAssignability.inferTypeVariables( //
-					new Type[] { converted.opType() }, //
-					new Type[] { request.getType() }, //
-					map //
-				);
 				candidates.add(new OpCandidate( //
 					env, //
 					request, //
 					converted, //
-					map //
+					converted.typeVarAssigns() //
 				));
 			});
 		}
diff --git a/scijava-ops-engine/src/main/java/org/scijava/ops/engine/matcher/convert/Conversions.java b/scijava-ops-engine/src/main/java/org/scijava/ops/engine/matcher/convert/Conversions.java
index a9cb76d4a..652c31bb2 100644
--- a/scijava-ops-engine/src/main/java/org/scijava/ops/engine/matcher/convert/Conversions.java
+++ b/scijava-ops-engine/src/main/java/org/scijava/ops/engine/matcher/convert/Conversions.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import org.scijava.function.Mutable;
 import org.scijava.ops.api.*;
 import org.scijava.ops.engine.BaseOpHints;
+import org.scijava.types.Any;
 import org.scijava.types.Nil;
 import org.scijava.types.Types;
 import org.scijava.types.inference.FunctionalInterfaces;
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ private static ConvertedOpInfo convert(OpEnvironment env, OpInfo info,
 			return opt.get();
 		}
 		// Attempt 2: Computer with identity mutable output
-		opt = postprocessIdentity(info, request, preConverters, env);
+		opt = postprocessIdentity(info, request, preConverters, vars, env);
 		if (opt.isPresent()) {
 			return opt.get();
 		}
@@ -209,7 +210,8 @@ private static Optional<ConvertedOpInfo> postprocessFunction(OpInfo info,
 			postConverter, //
 			request.getOutType(), //
 			null, //
-			env //
+			env, //
+			vars //
 		));
 	}
 
@@ -231,7 +233,7 @@ private static Optional<ConvertedOpInfo> postprocessFunction(OpInfo info,
 	 */
 	private static Optional<ConvertedOpInfo> postprocessIdentity(OpInfo info,
 		OpRequest request, List<RichOp<Function<?, ?>>> preConverters,
-		OpEnvironment env)
+		Map<TypeVariable<?>, Type> vars, OpEnvironment env)
 	{
 		// This procedure only applies to Ops with mutable outputs
 		int ioIndex = mutableIndexOf(request.getType());
@@ -252,7 +254,8 @@ private static Optional<ConvertedOpInfo> postprocessIdentity(OpInfo info,
 				null, //
 				request.getOutType(), //
 				null, //
-				env //
+				env, //
+				vars //
 			));
 		}
 		return Optional.empty();
@@ -312,7 +315,8 @@ private static Optional<ConvertedOpInfo> postprocessConvertAndCopy(
 				postConverter, //
 				request.getOutType(), //
 				copyOp, //
-				env //
+				env, //
+				vars //
 			));
 		}
 		catch (OpMatchingException e) {
@@ -375,7 +379,8 @@ private static Optional<ConvertedOpInfo> postprocessCopy(OpInfo info,
 				postConverter, //
 				request.getOutType(), //
 				copyOp, //
-				env //
+				env, //
+				vars //
 			));
 		}
 		catch (OpMatchingException e) {
@@ -443,13 +448,17 @@ private static void resolveTypes(Type source, Type dest,
 	 */
 	private static Nil<?> wildcardVacuousTypeVars(final Type t) {
 		Type[] typeParams = Types.typeParamsAgainstClass(t, Types.raw(t));
+		if (t instanceof TypeVariable<?>) {
+			TypeVariable<?> tv = (TypeVariable<?>) t;
+			return Nil.of(new Any(tv.getBounds()));
+		}
 		var vars = new HashMap<TypeVariable<?>, Type>();
 		for (Type typeParam : typeParams) {
 			if (typeParam instanceof TypeVariable<?>) {
 				// Get the type variable
 				TypeVariable<?> from = (TypeVariable<?>) typeParam;
 				// Create a wildcard type with the type variable bounds
-				Type to = Types.wildcard(from.getBounds(), null);
+				Type to = new Any(from.getBounds());
 				vars.put(from, to);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/scijava-ops-engine/src/main/java/org/scijava/ops/engine/matcher/convert/ConvertedOpInfo.java b/scijava-ops-engine/src/main/java/org/scijava/ops/engine/matcher/convert/ConvertedOpInfo.java
index 96efa3b11..1d08996ae 100644
--- a/scijava-ops-engine/src/main/java/org/scijava/ops/engine/matcher/convert/ConvertedOpInfo.java
+++ b/scijava-ops-engine/src/main/java/org/scijava/ops/engine/matcher/convert/ConvertedOpInfo.java
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public class ConvertedOpInfo implements OpInfo {
 
 	private final OpInfo info;
 	private final OpEnvironment env;
+	private final Map<TypeVariable<?>, Type> typeVarAssigns;
 	final List<RichOp<Function<?, ?>>> preconverters;
 	final List<Type> inTypes;
 	final RichOp<Function<?, ?>> postconverter;
@@ -116,7 +117,9 @@ public ConvertedOpInfo(OpInfo info,
 			Arrays.asList(inTypes(info.inputTypes(), preconverters)), //
 			postconverter, //
 			outType(info.outputType(), postconverter), copyOp, //
-			env //
+			env, //
+			// TODO: Fix?
+			Collections.emptyMap() //
 		);
 	}
 
@@ -138,7 +141,8 @@ public ConvertedOpInfo( //
 		RichOp<Function<?, ?>> postconverter, //
 		Type reqOutput, //
 		final RichOp<Computers.Arity1<?, ?>> copyOp, //
-		OpEnvironment env //
+		OpEnvironment env, //
+		Map<TypeVariable<?>, Type> typeVarAssigns //
 	) {
 		this.info = info;
 		this.opType = mapAnys(opType, info);
@@ -153,6 +157,7 @@ public ConvertedOpInfo( //
 			BaseOpHints.Conversion.FORBIDDEN, //
 			"converted" //
 		);
+		this.typeVarAssigns = typeVarAssigns;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -943,4 +948,7 @@ private static String fMethodPreprocessing(
 		return sb.toString();
 	}
 
+	public Map<TypeVariable<?>, Type> typeVarAssigns() {
+		return this.typeVarAssigns;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/scijava-ops-engine/src/main/java/org/scijava/ops/engine/matcher/convert/IdentityCollection.java b/scijava-ops-engine/src/main/java/org/scijava/ops/engine/matcher/convert/IdentityCollection.java
index 123074aa6..d1d97819c 100644
--- a/scijava-ops-engine/src/main/java/org/scijava/ops/engine/matcher/convert/IdentityCollection.java
+++ b/scijava-ops-engine/src/main/java/org/scijava/ops/engine/matcher/convert/IdentityCollection.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
  * @author Gabriel Selzer
  * @param <T>
  */
-public class IdentityCollection<T, U extends T> implements OpCollection {
+public class IdentityCollection<T> implements OpCollection {
 
 	/**
 	 * @input t the object to be converted
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class IdentityCollection<T, U extends T> implements OpCollection {
 	@OpHints(hints = { Conversion.FORBIDDEN,
 		BaseOpHints.DependencyMatching.FORBIDDEN })
 	@OpField(names = "engine.convert, engine.identity", priority = Priority.FIRST)
-	public final Function<U, T> identity = (t) -> t;
+	public final Function<T, T> identity = (t) -> t;
 
 	/**
 	 * @mutable t the object to be "mutated"