diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/EqlCountQueryTransformer.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/EqlCountQueryTransformer.java
index 6c328b1f3..aec9763fa 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/EqlCountQueryTransformer.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/EqlCountQueryTransformer.java
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.query;
 
-import static org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.query.QueryTokens.TOKEN_CLOSE_PAREN;
-import static org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.query.QueryTokens.TOKEN_COMMA;
-import static org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.query.QueryTokens.TOKEN_COUNT_FUNC;
+import static org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.query.QueryTokens.*;
 
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.query.QueryRenderer.QueryRendererBuilder;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.query.QueryTransformers.CountSelectionTokenStream;
@@ -98,7 +96,7 @@ class EqlCountQueryTransformer extends EqlQueryRenderer {
 	private QueryRendererBuilder getDistinctCountSelection(QueryTokenStream selectionListbuilder) {
 
 		QueryRendererBuilder nested = new QueryRendererBuilder();
-		CountSelectionTokenStream countSelection = QueryTransformers.filterCountSelection(selectionListbuilder);
+		CountSelectionTokenStream countSelection = CountSelectionTokenStream.create(selectionListbuilder);
 
 		if (countSelection.requiresPrimaryAlias()) {
 			// constructor
diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/HqlCountQueryTransformer.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/HqlCountQueryTransformer.java
index 4e083c757..735bdae29 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/HqlCountQueryTransformer.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/HqlCountQueryTransformer.java
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class HqlCountQueryTransformer extends HqlQueryRenderer {
 	private QueryRendererBuilder getDistinctCountSelection(QueryTokenStream selectionListbuilder) {
 
 		QueryRendererBuilder nested = new QueryRendererBuilder();
-		CountSelectionTokenStream countSelection = QueryTransformers.filterCountSelection(selectionListbuilder);
+		CountSelectionTokenStream countSelection = CountSelectionTokenStream.create(selectionListbuilder);
 
 		if (countSelection.requiresPrimaryAlias()) {
 			// constructor
diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpqlCountQueryTransformer.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpqlCountQueryTransformer.java
index 6ceb6e171..2adac83e9 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpqlCountQueryTransformer.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpqlCountQueryTransformer.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class JpqlCountQueryTransformer extends JpqlQueryRenderer {
 	private QueryRendererBuilder getDistinctCountSelection(QueryTokenStream selectionListbuilder) {
 
 		QueryRendererBuilder nested = new QueryRendererBuilder();
-		CountSelectionTokenStream countSelection = QueryTransformers.filterCountSelection(selectionListbuilder);
+		CountSelectionTokenStream countSelection = CountSelectionTokenStream.create(selectionListbuilder);
 
 		if (countSelection.requiresPrimaryAlias()) {
 			// constructor
diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryTransformers.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryTransformers.java
index 7481000ff..46bdc3600 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryTransformers.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryTransformers.java
@@ -29,48 +29,48 @@ import java.util.List;
  */
 class QueryTransformers {
 
-	static CountSelectionTokenStream filterCountSelection(QueryTokenStream selection) {
-
-		List<QueryToken> target = new ArrayList<>(selection.size());
-		boolean skipNext = false;
-		boolean containsNew = false;
-
-		for (QueryToken token : selection) {
-
-			if (skipNext) {
-				skipNext = false;
-				continue;
-			}
-
-			if (token.equals(TOKEN_AS)) {
-				skipNext = true;
-				continue;
-			}
-
-			if (!token.equals(TOKEN_COMMA) && token.isExpression()) {
-				token = QueryTokens.token(token.value());
-			}
-
-			if (!containsNew && token.value().contains("new")) {
-				containsNew = true;
-			}
-
-			target.add(token);
-		}
-
-		return new CountSelectionTokenStream(target, containsNew);
-	}
-
 	static class CountSelectionTokenStream implements QueryTokenStream {
 
 		private final List<QueryToken> tokens;
 		private final boolean requiresPrimaryAlias;
 
-		public CountSelectionTokenStream(List<QueryToken> tokens, boolean requiresPrimaryAlias) {
+		CountSelectionTokenStream(List<QueryToken> tokens, boolean requiresPrimaryAlias) {
 			this.tokens = tokens;
 			this.requiresPrimaryAlias = requiresPrimaryAlias;
 		}
 
+		static CountSelectionTokenStream create(QueryTokenStream selection) {
+
+			List<QueryToken> target = new ArrayList<>(selection.size());
+			boolean skipNext = false;
+			boolean containsNew = false;
+
+			for (QueryToken token : selection) {
+
+				if (skipNext) {
+					skipNext = false;
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				if (token.equals(TOKEN_AS)) {
+					skipNext = true;
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				if (!token.equals(TOKEN_COMMA) && token.isExpression()) {
+					token = QueryTokens.token(token.value());
+				}
+
+				if (!containsNew && token.value().contains("new")) {
+					containsNew = true;
+				}
+
+				target.add(token);
+			}
+
+			return new CountSelectionTokenStream(target, containsNew);
+		}
+
 		@Override
 		public Iterator<QueryToken> iterator() {
 			return tokens.iterator();
diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpqlQueryTransformerTests.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpqlQueryTransformerTests.java
index c71079a80..35b683384 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpqlQueryTransformerTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpqlQueryTransformerTests.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class JpqlQueryTransformerTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void applyCountToAlreadySorteQuery() {
+	void applyCountToAlreadySortedQuery() {
 
 		// given
 		var original = "SELECT e FROM Employee e where e.name = :name ORDER BY e.modified_date";