diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/QueryMethod.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/QueryMethod.java
index b09c70634..ca3cc74a1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/QueryMethod.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/query/QueryMethod.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
+import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Limit;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@ import org.springframework.data.util.NullableWrapperConverters;
 import org.springframework.data.util.ReactiveWrappers;
 import org.springframework.data.util.ReflectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.data.util.TypeInformation;
-import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/util/NullnessMethodInvocationValidator.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/util/NullnessMethodInvocationValidator.java
index 143a055ae..0f7d082a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/util/NullnessMethodInvocationValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/util/NullnessMethodInvocationValidator.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import kotlin.reflect.KFunction;
 
 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
@@ -245,8 +246,8 @@ public class NullnessMethodInvocationValidator implements MethodInterceptor {
 		@Override
 		public int hashCode() {
 			int result = (nullableReturn ? 1 : 0);
-			result = (31 * result) + ObjectUtils.nullSafeHashCode(nullableParameters);
-			result = (31 * result) + ObjectUtils.nullSafeHashCode(methodParameters);
+			result = (31 * result) + Arrays.hashCode(nullableParameters);
+			result = (31 * result) + Arrays.hashCode(methodParameters);
 			return result;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/SortHandlerMethodArgumentResolverSupport.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/SortHandlerMethodArgumentResolverSupport.java
index deb9845a3..a7281e1e1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/SortHandlerMethodArgumentResolverSupport.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/SortHandlerMethodArgumentResolverSupport.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
-
 import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.MergedAnnotation;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.MergedAnnotations;
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ public abstract class SortHandlerMethodArgumentResolverSupport {
 	protected Sort getDefaultFromAnnotationOrFallback(MethodParameter parameter) {
 
 		MergedAnnotations mergedAnnotations = MergedAnnotations.from(parameter, parameter.getParameterAnnotations(),
-				RepeatableContainers.of(SortDefault.class, SortDefaults.class));
+				RepeatableContainers.explicitRepeatable(SortDefault.class, SortDefaults.class));
 
 		List<MergedAnnotation<SortDefault>> annotations = mergedAnnotations.stream(SortDefault.class).toList();