diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtils.java
index d089e367e9e..0aa38699931 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtils.java
@@ -393,24 +393,16 @@ public abstract class DataBufferUtils {
 	public static Flux<DataBuffer> takeUntilByteCount(Publisher<DataBuffer> publisher, long maxByteCount) {
 		Assert.notNull(publisher, "Publisher must not be null");
 		Assert.isTrue(maxByteCount >= 0, "'maxByteCount' must be a positive number");
-		AtomicLong byteCountDown = new AtomicLong(maxByteCount);
+		AtomicLong countDown = new AtomicLong(maxByteCount);
 
-		return Flux.from(publisher).
-				takeWhile(dataBuffer -> {
-					int delta = -dataBuffer.readableByteCount();
-					long currentCount = byteCountDown.getAndAdd(delta);
-					return currentCount >= 0;
-				}).
-				map(dataBuffer -> {
-					long currentCount = byteCountDown.get();
-					if (currentCount >= 0) {
-						return dataBuffer;
-					}
-					else {
-						// last buffer
-						int size = (int) (currentCount + dataBuffer.readableByteCount());
-						return dataBuffer.slice(0, size);
-					}
+		return Flux.from(publisher)
+				.takeWhile(buffer -> {
+					int delta = -buffer.readableByteCount();
+					return countDown.getAndAdd(delta) >= 0;
+				})
+				.map(buffer -> {
+					long count = countDown.get();
+					return count >= 0 ? buffer : buffer.slice(0, buffer.readableByteCount() + (int) count);
 				});
 	}
 
@@ -427,27 +419,23 @@ public abstract class DataBufferUtils {
 		Assert.isTrue(maxByteCount >= 0, "'maxByteCount' must be a positive number");
 		AtomicLong byteCountDown = new AtomicLong(maxByteCount);
 
-		return Flux.from(publisher).
-				skipUntil(dataBuffer -> {
-					int delta = -dataBuffer.readableByteCount();
-					long currentCount = byteCountDown.addAndGet(delta);
-					if (currentCount < 0) {
-						return true;
-					}
-					else {
-						DataBufferUtils.release(dataBuffer);
+		return Flux.from(publisher)
+				.skipUntil(buffer -> {
+					int delta = -buffer.readableByteCount();
+					if (byteCountDown.addAndGet(delta) >= 0) {
+						DataBufferUtils.release(buffer);
 						return false;
 					}
-				}).
-				map(dataBuffer -> {
-					long currentCount = byteCountDown.get();
-					// slice first buffer, then let others flow through
-					if (currentCount < 0) {
-						int skip = (int) (currentCount + dataBuffer.readableByteCount());
+					return true;
+				})
+				.map(buffer -> {
+					long count = byteCountDown.get();
+					if (count < 0) {
+						int skipCount = buffer.readableByteCount() + (int) count;
 						byteCountDown.set(0);
-						return dataBuffer.slice(skip, dataBuffer.readableByteCount() - skip);
+						return buffer.slice(skipCount, buffer.readableByteCount() - skipCount);
 					}
-					return dataBuffer;
+					return buffer;
 				});
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtilsTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtilsTests.java
index 028e7740f29..8f19ea31085 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtilsTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtilsTests.java
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ public class DataBufferUtilsTests extends AbstractDataBufferAllocatingTestCase {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void takeUntilByteCount() throws Exception {
+	public void takeUntilByteCount() {
 		DataBuffer foo = stringBuffer("foo");
 		DataBuffer bar = stringBuffer("bar");
 		DataBuffer baz = stringBuffer("baz");
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public class DataBufferUtilsTests extends AbstractDataBufferAllocatingTestCase {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void skipUntilByteCount() throws Exception {
+	public void skipUntilByteCount() {
 		DataBuffer foo = stringBuffer("foo");
 		DataBuffer bar = stringBuffer("bar");
 		DataBuffer baz = stringBuffer("baz");
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ public class DataBufferUtilsTests extends AbstractDataBufferAllocatingTestCase {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void skipUntilByteCountShouldSkipAll() throws Exception {
+	public void skipUntilByteCountShouldSkipAll() {
 		DataBuffer foo = stringBuffer("foo");
 		DataBuffer bar = stringBuffer("bar");
 		DataBuffer baz = stringBuffer("baz");