diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AnnotationAttributesReadingVisitor.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AnnotationAttributesReadingVisitor.java
index 694e6f60c15..29aa19a2325 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AnnotationAttributesReadingVisitor.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AnnotationAttributesReadingVisitor.java
@@ -30,12 +30,11 @@ import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
 import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
 
 /**
- * ASM visitor which looks for the annotations defined on a class or method, including
- * tracking meta-annotations.
+ * ASM visitor which looks for annotations defined on a class or method,
+ * including meta-annotations.
  *
- * <p>As of Spring 3.1.1, this visitor is fully recursive, taking into account any nested
- * annotations or nested annotation arrays. These annotations are in turn read into
- * {@link AnnotationAttributes} map structures.
+ * <p>This visitor is fully recursive, taking into account any nested
+ * annotations or nested annotation arrays.
  *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Chris Beams
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ final class AnnotationAttributesReadingVisitor extends RecursiveAnnotationAttrib
 			}
 			catch (Throwable ex) {
 				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-					logger.debug("Failed to introspect meta-annotations on [" + annotation + "]: " + ex);
+					logger.debug("Failed to introspect meta-annotations on " + annotation + ": " + ex);
 				}
 			}
 		}