diff --git a/spring-beans/src/testFixtures/java/org/springframework/beans/testfixture/beans/Pet.java b/spring-beans/src/testFixtures/java/org/springframework/beans/testfixture/beans/Pet.java
index a77783a865..efba8139a2 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/testFixtures/java/org/springframework/beans/testfixture/beans/Pet.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/testFixtures/java/org/springframework/beans/testfixture/beans/Pet.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package org.springframework.beans.testfixture.beans;
 
+import java.util.Objects;
+
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 
 /**
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ public class Pet {
 
 		final Pet pet = (Pet) o;
 
-		if (name != null ? !name.equals(pet.name) : pet.name != null) {
+		if (!Objects.equals(name, pet.name)) {
 			return false;
 		}
 
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cglib/beans/BeanMap.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cglib/beans/BeanMap.java
index 4551b16ebb..ea547a0c10 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cglib/beans/BeanMap.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cglib/beans/BeanMap.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.springframework.asm.ClassVisitor;
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ abstract public class BeanMap implements Map {
 			}
 			Object v1 = get(key);
 			Object v2 = other.get(key);
-			if (!((v1 == null) ? v2 == null : v1.equals(v2))) {
+			if (!(Objects.equals(v1, v2))) {
 				return false;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/spring-jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/jms/support/converter/MappingJackson2MessageConverterTests.java b/spring-jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/jms/support/converter/MappingJackson2MessageConverterTests.java
index 74f7ccf998..9a09ca9631 100644
--- a/spring-jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/jms/support/converter/MappingJackson2MessageConverterTests.java
+++ b/spring-jms/src/test/java/org/springframework/jms/support/converter/MappingJackson2MessageConverterTests.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonView;
 import jakarta.jms.BytesMessage;
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ class MappingJackson2MessageConverterTests {
 				return false;
 			}
 			MyBean bean = (MyBean) o;
-			if (foo != null ? !foo.equals(bean.foo) : bean.foo != null) {
+			if (!Objects.equals(foo, bean.foo)) {
 				return false;
 			}
 			return true;
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/DispatcherHandlerIntegrationTests.java b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/DispatcherHandlerIntegrationTests.java
index 4efc8db4a2..7bebac1b32 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/DispatcherHandlerIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/DispatcherHandlerIntegrationTests.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ class DispatcherHandlerIntegrationTests extends AbstractHttpHandlerIntegrationTe
 				return false;
 			}
 			Person person = (Person) o;
-			return !(this.name != null ? !this.name.equals(person.name) : person.name != null);
+			return !(!Objects.equals(this.name, person.name));
 		}
 
 		@Override
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/PublisherHandlerFunctionIntegrationTests.java b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/PublisherHandlerFunctionIntegrationTests.java
index c3570ee614..94a87c83f2 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/PublisherHandlerFunctionIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/PublisherHandlerFunctionIntegrationTests.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server;
 
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ class PublisherHandlerFunctionIntegrationTests extends AbstractRouterFunctionInt
 				return false;
 			}
 			Person person = (Person) o;
-			return !(this.name != null ? !this.name.equals(person.name) : person.name != null);
+			return !(!Objects.equals(this.name, person.name));
 		}
 
 		@Override
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/SseHandlerFunctionIntegrationTests.java b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/SseHandlerFunctionIntegrationTests.java
index 9e0079acd5..b7c8ee2601 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/SseHandlerFunctionIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/SseHandlerFunctionIntegrationTests.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.web.reactive.function.server;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ class SseHandlerFunctionIntegrationTests extends AbstractRouterFunctionIntegrati
 				return false;
 			}
 			Person person = (Person) o;
-			return !(this.name != null ? !this.name.equals(person.name) : person.name != null);
+			return !(!Objects.equals(this.name, person.name));
 		}
 
 		@Override
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/JacksonStreamingIntegrationTests.java b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/JacksonStreamingIntegrationTests.java
index df2f43f9fc..75e70b560d 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/JacksonStreamingIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/JacksonStreamingIntegrationTests.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.web.reactive.result.method.annotation;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.test.StepVerifier;
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ class JacksonStreamingIntegrationTests extends AbstractHttpHandlerIntegrationTes
 				return false;
 			}
 			Person person = (Person) o;
-			return !(this.name != null ? !this.name.equals(person.name) : person.name != null);
+			return !(!Objects.equals(this.name, person.name));
 		}
 
 		@Override
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/RequestMappingMessageConversionIntegrationTests.java b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/RequestMappingMessageConversionIntegrationTests.java
index 9fde7bb3af..bb37f42a62 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/RequestMappingMessageConversionIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/RequestMappingMessageConversionIntegrationTests.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 
 import io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Completable;
@@ -712,7 +713,7 @@ class RequestMappingMessageConversionIntegrationTests extends AbstractRequestMap
 				return false;
 			}
 			Person person = (Person) o;
-			return !(this.name != null ? !this.name.equals(person.name) : person.name != null);
+			return !(!Objects.equals(this.name, person.name));
 		}
 
 		@Override
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/SseIntegrationTests.java b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/SseIntegrationTests.java
index 2ca1432776..c9cc979b46 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/SseIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/SseIntegrationTests.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ class SseIntegrationTests extends AbstractHttpHandlerIntegrationTests {
 				return false;
 			}
 			Person person = (Person) o;
-			return !(this.name != null ? !this.name.equals(person.name) : person.name != null);
+			return !(!Objects.equals(this.name, person.name));
 		}
 
 		@Override