diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotations.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotations.java
index 5a26e0c84ac..854c422cec6 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotations.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotations.java
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ public interface MergedAnnotations extends Iterable<MergedAnnotation<Annotation>
 	 *
 	 * @since 6.0
 	 */
-	static final class Search {
+	final class Search {
 
 		static final Predicate<Class<?>> always = clazz -> true;