diff --git a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/AdvisedSupport.java b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/AdvisedSupport.java
index 009ff490f96..707c98f2676 100644
--- a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/AdvisedSupport.java
+++ b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/AdvisedSupport.java
@@ -668,7 +668,8 @@ public class AdvisedSupport extends ProxyConfig implements Advised {
 
 		@Override
 		public boolean equals(@Nullable Object other) {
-			return (this == other || (other instanceof MethodCacheKey that && this.method == that.method));
+			return (this == other || (other instanceof MethodCacheKey that &&
+					(this.method == that.method || this.method.equals(that.method))));
 		}
 
 		@Override
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/autoproxy/DefaultAdvisorAutoProxyCreatorTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/autoproxy/DefaultAdvisorAutoProxyCreatorTests.java
index a9c723a04fa..d84df387d56 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/autoproxy/DefaultAdvisorAutoProxyCreatorTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/autoproxy/DefaultAdvisorAutoProxyCreatorTests.java
@@ -43,15 +43,18 @@ class DefaultAdvisorAutoProxyCreatorTests {
 	 * @see StaticMethodMatcherPointcut#matches(Method, Class)
 	 */
 	@Test  // gh-33915
-	void staticMethodMatcherPointcutMatchesMethodIsInvokedAgainForActualMethodInvocation() {
+	void staticMethodMatcherPointcutMatchesMethodIsNotInvokedAgainForActualMethodInvocation() {
 		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(
 				DemoBean.class, DemoPointcutAdvisor.class, DefaultAdvisorAutoProxyCreator.class);
 		DemoPointcutAdvisor demoPointcutAdvisor = context.getBean(DemoPointcutAdvisor.class);
 		DemoBean demoBean = context.getBean(DemoBean.class);
 
 		assertThat(demoPointcutAdvisor.matchesInvocationCount).as("matches() invocations before").isEqualTo(2);
+		// Invoke multiple times to ensure additional invocations don't affect the outcome.
 		assertThat(demoBean.sayHello()).isEqualTo("Advised: Hello!");
-		assertThat(demoPointcutAdvisor.matchesInvocationCount).as("matches() invocations after").isEqualTo(3);
+		assertThat(demoBean.sayHello()).isEqualTo("Advised: Hello!");
+		assertThat(demoBean.sayHello()).isEqualTo("Advised: Hello!");
+		assertThat(demoPointcutAdvisor.matchesInvocationCount).as("matches() invocations after").isEqualTo(2);
 
 		context.close();
 	}
diff --git a/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/interceptor/BeanFactoryTransactionTests.java b/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/interceptor/BeanFactoryTransactionTests.java
index 0fe3bef54a6..727369f4d75 100644
--- a/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/interceptor/BeanFactoryTransactionTests.java
+++ b/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/interceptor/BeanFactoryTransactionTests.java
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ class BeanFactoryTransactionTests {
 		// Invokes: getAge() * 2 and setAge() * 1 --> 2 + 1 = 3 method invocations.
 		assertGetsAreNotTransactional(testBean);
 
-		// The transaction pointcut is currently asked if it matches() for all method
-		// invocations, but we cannot assert it's equal to 3 since the pointcut may be
-		// optimized and only invoked once.
-		assertThat(txnPointcut.counter).as("txnPointcut").isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(1).isLessThanOrEqualTo(3);
+		// The matches(Method, Class) method of the static transaction pointcut should not
+		// have been invoked for the actual invocation of the getAge() and setAge() methods.
+		assertThat(txnPointcut.counter).as("txnPointcut").isZero();
+
 		assertThat(preInterceptor.counter).as("preInterceptor").isEqualTo(3);
 		assertThat(postInterceptor.counter).as("postInterceptor").isEqualTo(3);
 	}