diff --git a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/MethodInvocationTests.java b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/MethodInvocationTests.java
index 67f077f1676..60b93560f84 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/MethodInvocationTests.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/MethodInvocationTests.java
@@ -277,14 +277,11 @@ public class MethodInvocationTests extends AbstractExpressionTests {
 		final BytesService service = new BytesService();
 		byte[] bytes = new byte[100];
 		StandardEvaluationContext context = new StandardEvaluationContext(bytes);
-		context.setBeanResolver(new BeanResolver() {
-			@Override
-			public Object resolve(EvaluationContext context, String beanName) throws AccessException {
-				if ("service".equals(beanName)) {
-					return service;
-				}
-				return null;
+		context.setBeanResolver((context1, beanName) -> {
+			if ("service".equals(beanName)) {
+				return service;
 			}
+			return null;
 		});
 		Expression expression = parser.parseExpression("@service.handleBytes(#root)");
 		byte[] outBytes = expression.getValue(context, byte[].class);
diff --git a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelCompilationCoverageTests.java b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelCompilationCoverageTests.java
index fdb81dd2b78..d743a1870b1 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelCompilationCoverageTests.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelCompilationCoverageTests.java
@@ -5156,8 +5156,7 @@ public class SpelCompilationCoverageTests extends AbstractExpressionTests {
 	}
 
 	private void assertGetValueFail(Expression expression) {
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(Exception.class).isThrownBy(() ->
-				expression.getValue());
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(Exception.class).isThrownBy(expression::getValue);
 	}
 
 	private void assertIsCompiled(Expression expression) {
diff --git a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelReproTests.java b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelReproTests.java
index 1257824ed72..ed067be52a3 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelReproTests.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelReproTests.java
@@ -1326,18 +1326,14 @@ public class SpelReproTests extends AbstractExpressionTests {
 			@Override
 			public MethodExecutor resolve(EvaluationContext context, Object targetObject, String name,
 					List<TypeDescriptor> argumentTypes) throws AccessException {
-				return new MethodExecutor() {
-					@Override
-					public TypedValue execute(EvaluationContext context, Object target, Object... arguments)
-							throws AccessException {
-						try {
-							Method method = XYZ.class.getMethod("values");
-							Object value = method.invoke(target, arguments);
-							return new TypedValue(value, new TypeDescriptor(new MethodParameter(method, -1)).narrow(value));
-						}
-						catch (Exception ex) {
-							throw new AccessException(ex.getMessage(), ex);
-						}
+				return (context1, target, arguments) -> {
+					try {
+						Method method = XYZ.class.getMethod("values");
+						Object value = method.invoke(target, arguments);
+						return new TypedValue(value, new TypeDescriptor(new MethodParameter(method, -1)).narrow(value));
+					}
+					catch (Exception ex) {
+						throw new AccessException(ex.getMessage(), ex);
 					}
 				};
 			}
diff --git a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/ReflectionHelperTests.java b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/ReflectionHelperTests.java
index 82f6974c7f0..faa58780037 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/ReflectionHelperTests.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/support/ReflectionHelperTests.java
@@ -345,8 +345,7 @@ public class ReflectionHelperTests extends AbstractExpressionTests {
 		assertThat(property.read(ctx, tester, "property").getValue()).isEqualTo("hello");
 		// cached accessor used
 		assertThat(property.read(ctx, tester, "property").getValue()).isEqualTo("hello");
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(UnsupportedOperationException.class).isThrownBy(() ->
-				property.getSpecificTargetClasses());
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(UnsupportedOperationException.class).isThrownBy(property::getSpecificTargetClasses);
 		assertThatExceptionOfType(UnsupportedOperationException.class).isThrownBy(() ->
 				property.write(ctx, tester, "property", null));
 
@@ -360,8 +359,7 @@ public class ReflectionHelperTests extends AbstractExpressionTests {
 		assertThat(field.read(ctx, tester, "field").getValue()).isEqualTo(3);
 		// cached accessor used
 		assertThat(field.read(ctx, tester, "field").getValue()).isEqualTo(3);
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(UnsupportedOperationException.class).isThrownBy(() ->
-				field.getSpecificTargetClasses());
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(UnsupportedOperationException.class).isThrownBy(field::getSpecificTargetClasses);
 		assertThatExceptionOfType(UnsupportedOperationException.class).isThrownBy(() ->
 				field.write(ctx, tester, "field", null));
 	}