diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/TypeDescriptor.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/TypeDescriptor.java
index 586cb839024..b55df083082 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/TypeDescriptor.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/TypeDescriptor.java
@@ -248,20 +248,17 @@ public class TypeDescriptor implements Serializable {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Obtain the annotation of the specified {@code annotationType} that is
-	 * on this type descriptor.
-	 * <p>As of Spring Framework 4.2, this method supports arbitrary levels
-	 * of meta-annotations.
+	 * Obtain the annotation of the specified {@code annotationType} that is on this type descriptor.
+	 * <p>As of Spring Framework 4.2, this method supports arbitrary levels of meta-annotations.
 	 * @param annotationType the annotation type
 	 * @return the annotation, or {@code null} if no such annotation exists on this type descriptor
 	 */
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	public <T extends Annotation> T getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationType) {
 		// Search in annotations that are "present" (i.e., locally declared or inherited)
-		//
 		// NOTE: this unfortunately favors inherited annotations over locally declared composed annotations.
 		for (Annotation annotation : getAnnotations()) {
-			if (annotation.annotationType().equals(annotationType)) {
+			if (annotation.annotationType() == annotationType) {
 				return (T) annotation;
 			}
 		}
@@ -471,7 +468,7 @@ public class TypeDescriptor implements Serializable {
 			return false;
 		}
 		for (Annotation ann : getAnnotations()) {
-			if (other.getAnnotation(ann.annotationType()) == null) {
+			if (!other.hasAnnotation(ann.annotationType())) {
 				return false;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/support/ObjectToObjectConverter.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/support/ObjectToObjectConverter.java
index 9730733c617..ce97d7be72a 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/support/ObjectToObjectConverter.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/support/ObjectToObjectConverter.java
@@ -144,23 +144,22 @@ final class ObjectToObjectConverter implements ConditionalGenericConverter {
 		return ClassUtils.getConstructorIfAvailable(targetClass, sourceClass);
 	}
 
-	private static boolean hasToMethodOrFactoryMethodOrConstructor(Class<?> targetClass,
-			Class<?> sourceClass) {
+	private static boolean hasToMethodOrFactoryMethodOrConstructor(Class<?> targetClass, Class<?> sourceClass) {
 		return (hasToMethod(targetClass, sourceClass) ||
 				hasFactoryMethod(targetClass, sourceClass) ||
 				hasFactoryConstructor(targetClass, sourceClass));
 	}
 
 	static boolean hasToMethod(Class<?> targetClass, Class<?> sourceClass) {
-		return getToMethod(targetClass, sourceClass) != null;
+		return (getToMethod(targetClass, sourceClass) != null);
 	}
 
 	static boolean hasFactoryMethod(Class<?> targetClass, Class<?> sourceClass) {
-		return getFactoryMethod(targetClass, sourceClass) != null;
+		return (getFactoryMethod(targetClass, sourceClass) != null);
 	}
 
 	static boolean hasFactoryConstructor(Class<?> targetClass, Class<?> sourceClass) {
-		return getFactoryConstructor(targetClass, sourceClass) != null;
+		return (getFactoryConstructor(targetClass, sourceClass) != null);
 	}
 
 }