diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/MergedAnnotationReadingVisitor.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/MergedAnnotationReadingVisitor.java
index 4a86118843d..d17132e9ffd 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/MergedAnnotationReadingVisitor.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/MergedAnnotationReadingVisitor.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
-import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 import org.springframework.asm.AnnotationVisitor;
 import org.springframework.asm.SpringAsmInfo;
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ class MergedAnnotationReadingVisitor<A extends Annotation> extends AnnotationVis
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	@Nullable
 	static <A extends Annotation> AnnotationVisitor get(@Nullable ClassLoader classLoader,
-			@Nullable Supplier<Object> sourceSupplier, String descriptor, boolean visible,
+			@Nullable Object source, String descriptor, boolean visible,
 			Consumer<MergedAnnotation<A>> consumer) {
 
 		if (!visible) {
@@ -133,7 +132,6 @@ class MergedAnnotationReadingVisitor<A extends Annotation> extends AnnotationVis
 			return null;
 		}
 
-		Object source = (sourceSupplier != null ? sourceSupplier.get() : null);
 		try {
 			Class<A> annotationType = (Class<A>) ClassUtils.forName(typeName, classLoader);
 			return new MergedAnnotationReadingVisitor<>(classLoader, source, annotationType, consumer);
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/SimpleAnnotationMetadataReadingVisitor.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/SimpleAnnotationMetadataReadingVisitor.java
index eb11235c920..6422cda9910 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/SimpleAnnotationMetadataReadingVisitor.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/SimpleAnnotationMetadataReadingVisitor.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ final class SimpleAnnotationMetadataReadingVisitor extends ClassVisitor {
 	@Override
 	@Nullable
 	public AnnotationVisitor visitAnnotation(String descriptor, boolean visible) {
-		return MergedAnnotationReadingVisitor.get(this.classLoader, this::getSource,
+		return MergedAnnotationReadingVisitor.get(this.classLoader, getSource(),
 				descriptor, visible, this.annotations::add);
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/SimpleMethodMetadataReadingVisitor.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/SimpleMethodMetadataReadingVisitor.java
index 9bc09afcd7a..df18e489b81 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/SimpleMethodMetadataReadingVisitor.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/SimpleMethodMetadataReadingVisitor.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ final class SimpleMethodMetadataReadingVisitor extends MethodVisitor {
 	@Override
 	@Nullable
 	public AnnotationVisitor visitAnnotation(String descriptor, boolean visible) {
-		return MergedAnnotationReadingVisitor.get(this.classLoader, this::getSource,
+		return MergedAnnotationReadingVisitor.get(this.classLoader, getSource(),
 				descriptor, visible, this.annotations::add);
 	}