diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/DefaultParameterNameDiscoverer.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/DefaultParameterNameDiscoverer.java
index 73e1f40deaa..11b68ace144 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/DefaultParameterNameDiscoverer.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/DefaultParameterNameDiscoverer.java
@@ -16,13 +16,11 @@
 
 package org.springframework.core;
 
-import org.springframework.aot.AotDetector;
-
 /**
  * Default implementation of the {@link ParameterNameDiscoverer} strategy interface,
  * using the Java 8 standard reflection mechanism (if available), and falling back
- * to the ASM-based {@link LocalVariableTableParameterNameDiscoverer} (when not using
- * AOT-processed optimizations) for checking debug information in the class file.
+ * to the ASM-based {@link LocalVariableTableParameterNameDiscoverer} (when not in
+ * a native image) for checking debug information in the class file.
  *
  * <p>If a Kotlin reflection implementation is present,
  * {@link KotlinReflectionParameterNameDiscoverer} is added first in the list and
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@ public class DefaultParameterNameDiscoverer extends PrioritizedParameterNameDisc
 			addDiscoverer(new KotlinReflectionParameterNameDiscoverer());
 		}
 		addDiscoverer(new StandardReflectionParameterNameDiscoverer());
-		if (!AotDetector.useGeneratedArtifacts()) {
+		if (!NativeDetector.inNativeImage()) {
 			addDiscoverer(new LocalVariableTableParameterNameDiscoverer());
 		}
 	}