diff --git a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/ReflectiveAspectJAdvisorFactory.java b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/ReflectiveAspectJAdvisorFactory.java
index 7bf8cec7054..2f3896e90c3 100644
--- a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/ReflectiveAspectJAdvisorFactory.java
+++ b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/ReflectiveAspectJAdvisorFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -154,7 +154,9 @@ public class ReflectiveAspectJAdvisorFactory extends AbstractAspectJAdvisorFacto
 				methods.add(method);
 			}
 		}, ReflectionUtils.USER_DECLARED_METHODS);
-		methods.sort(METHOD_COMPARATOR);
+		if (methods.size() > 1) {
+			methods.sort(METHOD_COMPARATOR);
+		}
 		return methods;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultListableBeanFactory.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultListableBeanFactory.java
index 746b4367a9f..1a3b76ea954 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultListableBeanFactory.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultListableBeanFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -398,6 +398,9 @@ public class DefaultListableBeanFactory extends AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFacto
 			@Override
 			public Stream<T> orderedStream() {
 				String[] beanNames = getBeanNamesForTypedStream(requiredType);
+				if (beanNames.length == 0) {
+					return Stream.empty();
+				}
 				Map<String, T> matchingBeans = new LinkedHashMap<>(beanNames.length);
 				for (String beanName : beanNames) {
 					Object beanInstance = getBean(beanName);
@@ -1366,9 +1369,11 @@ public class DefaultListableBeanFactory extends AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFacto
 			TypeConverter converter = (typeConverter != null ? typeConverter : getTypeConverter());
 			Object result = converter.convertIfNecessary(matchingBeans.values(), type);
 			if (result instanceof List) {
-				Comparator<Object> comparator = adaptDependencyComparator(matchingBeans);
-				if (comparator != null) {
-					((List<?>) result).sort(comparator);
+				if (((List<?>) result).size() > 1) {
+					Comparator<Object> comparator = adaptDependencyComparator(matchingBeans);
+					if (comparator != null) {
+						((List<?>) result).sort(comparator);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			return result;
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/condition/ConsumesRequestCondition.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/condition/ConsumesRequestCondition.java
index 3bd28717c6e..d8474303a05 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/condition/ConsumesRequestCondition.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/condition/ConsumesRequestCondition.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ public final class ConsumesRequestCondition extends AbstractRequestCondition<Con
 	 */
 	public ConsumesRequestCondition(String[] consumes, String[] headers) {
 		this.expressions = new ArrayList<>(parseExpressions(consumes, headers));
-		Collections.sort(this.expressions);
+		if (this.expressions.size() > 1) {
+			Collections.sort(this.expressions);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/condition/ProducesRequestCondition.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/condition/ProducesRequestCondition.java
index dfe4b6e98ec..a6cee7b9906 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/condition/ProducesRequestCondition.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/condition/ProducesRequestCondition.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ public final class ProducesRequestCondition extends AbstractRequestCondition<Pro
 	 */
 	public ProducesRequestCondition(String[] produces, String[] headers, RequestedContentTypeResolver resolver) {
 		this.expressions = new ArrayList<>(parseExpressions(produces, headers));
-		Collections.sort(this.expressions);
+		if (this.expressions.size() > 1) {
+			Collections.sort(this.expressions);
+		}
 		this.contentTypeResolver = resolver != null ? resolver : DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE_RESOLVER;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/condition/ConsumesRequestCondition.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/condition/ConsumesRequestCondition.java
index ae832d4cadd..66fabb42a1f 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/condition/ConsumesRequestCondition.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/condition/ConsumesRequestCondition.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ public final class ConsumesRequestCondition extends AbstractRequestCondition<Con
 	 */
 	public ConsumesRequestCondition(String[] consumes, @Nullable String[] headers) {
 		this.expressions = new ArrayList<>(parseExpressions(consumes, headers));
-		Collections.sort(this.expressions);
+		if (this.expressions.size() > 1) {
+			Collections.sort(this.expressions);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/condition/ProducesRequestCondition.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/condition/ProducesRequestCondition.java
index 7bad3a02522..b031c7fc42e 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/condition/ProducesRequestCondition.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/condition/ProducesRequestCondition.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ public final class ProducesRequestCondition extends AbstractRequestCondition<Pro
 			@Nullable ContentNegotiationManager manager) {
 
 		this.expressions = new ArrayList<>(parseExpressions(produces, headers));
-		Collections.sort(this.expressions);
+		if (this.expressions.size() > 1) {
+			Collections.sort(this.expressions);
+		}
 		this.contentNegotiationManager = manager != null ? manager : DEFAULT_CONTENT_NEGOTIATION_MANAGER;
 	}