diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/repository/support/SimpleCassandraRepository.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/repository/support/SimpleCassandraRepository.java
index 07b4cb3be..d4594ec1a 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/repository/support/SimpleCassandraRepository.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/repository/support/SimpleCassandraRepository.java
@@ -15,19 +15,14 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.cassandra.repository.support;
 
-import static org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.query.Criteria.*;
+import static org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.query.Criteria.where;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 import org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.CassandraOperations;
 import org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.CassandraTemplate;
-import org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.convert.CassandraConverter;
-import org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.mapping.CassandraPersistentEntity;
 import org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.query.Query;
 import org.springframework.data.cassandra.repository.CassandraRepository;
 import org.springframework.data.cassandra.repository.query.CassandraEntityInformation;
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/repository/support/SimpleReactiveCassandraRepository.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/repository/support/SimpleReactiveCassandraRepository.java
index 9dc67ec9f..c7de74e45 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/repository/support/SimpleReactiveCassandraRepository.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/repository/support/SimpleReactiveCassandraRepository.java
@@ -18,18 +18,13 @@ package org.springframework.data.cassandra.repository.support;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
-import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Map.Entry;
-
-import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
 import org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.ReactiveCassandraOperations;
-import org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.convert.CassandraConverter;
-import org.springframework.data.cassandra.core.mapping.CassandraPersistentEntity;
 import org.springframework.data.cassandra.repository.ReactiveCassandraRepository;
 import org.springframework.data.cassandra.repository.query.CassandraEntityInformation;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
+import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
+
 import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Insert;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.QueryBuilder;
 import com.datastax.driver.core.querybuilder.Select;
@@ -81,7 +76,7 @@ public class SimpleReactiveCassandraRepository<T, ID> implements ReactiveCassand
 	 * @param entity the entity, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return the constructed {@link Insert} statement.
 	 */
-	protected <S extends T> Insert createInsert(S entity) {
+	private <S extends T> Insert createInsert(S entity) {
 		return InsertUtil.createInsert(operations.getConverter(), entity);
 	}