diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ClassProxyHint.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ClassProxyHint.java
index 043e919229d..88b6678e467 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ClassProxyHint.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ClassProxyHint.java
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ public final class ClassProxyHint implements ConditionalHint {
 
 	/**
 	 * Initialize a builder with the target class to use.
-	 * @param targetClass the target class of the proxy
+	 * @param typeReference the type reference for the target class of the proxy
 	 * @return a builder for the hint
 	 */
-	public static Builder of(TypeReference targetClass) {
-		return new Builder(targetClass);
+	public static Builder of(TypeReference typeReference) {
+		return new Builder(typeReference);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/JdkProxyHint.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/JdkProxyHint.java
index c9f21c481ca..c8c7af2ccda 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/JdkProxyHint.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/JdkProxyHint.java
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 
 /**
- * A hint that describes the need of a JDK {@link Proxy}, that is an
- * interfaces-based proxy.
+ * A hint that describes the need for a JDK interface-based {@link Proxy}.
  *
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
  * @author Brian Clozel
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ public final class JdkProxyHint implements ConditionalHint {
 
 		/**
 		 * Create a {@link JdkProxyHint} based on the state of this builder.
-		 * @return a jdk proxy hint
+		 * @return a JDK proxy hint
 		 */
 		JdkProxyHint build() {
 			return new JdkProxyHint(this);
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ProxyHints.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ProxyHints.java
index d0ba6cafa48..e02a3f201cd 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ProxyHints.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ProxyHints.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.ClassProxyHint.Builder;
 
 /**
- * Gather the need of using proxies at runtime.
+ * Gather the need for using proxies at runtime.
  *
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
  * @since 6.0
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class ProxyHints {
 
 
 	/**
-	 * Return the interfaces-based proxies that are required.
+	 * Return the interface-based proxies that are required.
 	 * @return a stream of {@link JdkProxyHint}
 	 */
 	public Stream<JdkProxyHint> jdkProxies() {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class ProxyHints {
 
 	/**
 	 * Register a {@link JdkProxyHint}.
-	 * @param jdkProxyHint the supplier to the hint
+	 * @param jdkProxyHint the consumer of the hint builder
 	 * @return {@code this}, to facilitate method chaining
 	 */
 	public ProxyHints registerJdkProxy(Consumer<JdkProxyHint.Builder> jdkProxyHint) {
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ public class ProxyHints {
 
 	/**
 	 * Register that a JDK proxy implementing the interfaces defined by the
-	 * specified {@link TypeReference type references} is required.
-	 * @param proxiedInterfaces the interfaces the proxy should implement
+	 * specified {@linkplain TypeReference type references} is required.
+	 * @param proxiedInterfaces the type references for the interfaces the proxy
+	 * should implement
 	 * @return {@code this}, to facilitate method chaining
 	 */
 	public ProxyHints registerJdkProxy(TypeReference... proxiedInterfaces) {
@@ -89,12 +90,12 @@ public class ProxyHints {
 	/**
 	 * Register that a class proxy is required for the class defined by the
 	 * specified {@link TypeReference}.
-	 * @param targetClass the target class of the proxy
+	 * @param typeReference the type reference for the target class of the proxy
 	 * @param classProxyHint a builder to further customize the hint for that proxy
 	 * @return {@code this}, to facilitate method chaining
 	 */
-	public ProxyHints registerClassProxy(TypeReference targetClass, Consumer<Builder> classProxyHint) {
-		return addClassProxyHint(ClassProxyHint.of(targetClass), classProxyHint);
+	public ProxyHints registerClassProxy(TypeReference typeReference, Consumer<Builder> classProxyHint) {
+		return addClassProxyHint(ClassProxyHint.of(typeReference), classProxyHint);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ProxyHintsTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ProxyHintsTests.java
index 016a432cace..ff749c91502 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ProxyHintsTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ProxyHintsTests.java
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ class ProxyHintsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void registerJdkProxyWithSupplier() {
+	void registerJdkProxyWithConsumer() {
 		this.proxyHints.registerJdkProxy(springProxy(TypeReference.of("com.example.Test")));
 		assertThat(this.proxyHints.jdkProxies()).singleElement().satisfies(proxiedInterfaces(
+				"com.example.Test",
 				"org.springframework.aop.SpringProxy",
 				"org.springframework.aop.framework.Advised",
-				"org.springframework.core.DecoratingProxy",
-				"com.example.Test"));
+				"org.springframework.core.DecoratingProxy"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -102,10 +102,11 @@ class ProxyHintsTests {
 	}
 
 	private static Consumer<JdkProxyHint.Builder> springProxy(TypeReference proxiedInterface) {
-		return builder -> builder.proxiedInterfaces(Stream.of("org.springframework.aop.SpringProxy",
+		return builder -> builder
+				.proxiedInterfaces(proxiedInterface)
+				.proxiedInterfaces(Stream.of("org.springframework.aop.SpringProxy",
 								"org.springframework.aop.framework.Advised", "org.springframework.core.DecoratingProxy")
-						.map(TypeReference::of).toArray(TypeReference[]::new))
-				.proxiedInterfaces(proxiedInterface);
+						.map(TypeReference::of).toArray(TypeReference[]::new));
 	}
 
 	private Consumer<JdkProxyHint> proxiedInterfaces(String... proxiedInterfaces) {