diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/support/WebRequestDataBinder.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/support/WebRequestDataBinder.java
index 4ec17ed3e7..eff3cde770 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/support/WebRequestDataBinder.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/support/WebRequestDataBinder.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public class WebRequestDataBinder extends WebDataBinder {
 	 */
 	private boolean isMultipartRequest(WebRequest request) {
 		String contentType = request.getHeader("Content-Type");
-		return (contentType != null && StringUtils.startsWithIgnoreCase(contentType, "multipart"));
+		return StringUtils.startsWithIgnoreCase(contentType, "multipart");
 	}
 
 	private void bindParts(HttpServletRequest request, MutablePropertyValues mpvs) {
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/RegexPathElement.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/RegexPathElement.java
index ae222c0b43..dd55d5c39c 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/RegexPathElement.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/pattern/RegexPathElement.java
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class RegexPathElement extends PathElement {
 		if (matches) {
 			if (isNoMorePattern()) {
 				if (matchingContext.determineRemainingPath &&
-					(this.variableNames.isEmpty() ? true : textToMatch.length() > 0)) {
+					(this.variableNames.isEmpty() || textToMatch.length() > 0)) {
 					matchingContext.remainingPathIndex = pathIndex + 1;
 					matches = true;
 				}