diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/HierarchicalUriComponents.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/HierarchicalUriComponents.java
index cd11cf9ea5..45521b4d7d 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/HierarchicalUriComponents.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/HierarchicalUriComponents.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Sam Brannen
- * @author Mengqi Xu
  * @since 3.1.3
  * @see <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986#section-1.2.3">Hierarchical URIs</a>
  */
@@ -1092,8 +1091,8 @@ final class HierarchicalUriComponents extends UriComponents {
 			if (ObjectUtils.isArray(value)) {
 				value = StringUtils.arrayToCommaDelimitedString(ObjectUtils.toObjectArray(value));
 			}
-			if (value instanceof Collection<?> coll) {
-				value = StringUtils.collectionToCommaDelimitedString(coll);
+			else if (value instanceof Collection<?> collection) {
+				value = StringUtils.collectionToCommaDelimitedString(collection);
 			}
 			return value;
 		}
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/util/UriComponentsTests.java b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/util/UriComponentsTests.java
index d7d3fefd6d..3cb083e156 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/util/UriComponentsTests.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/util/UriComponentsTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.net.URI;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
@@ -157,22 +158,22 @@ class UriComponentsTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void expandQueryParamWithArray() {
-		UriComponents uri = UriComponentsBuilder.fromPath("/hello")
+		String uri = UriComponentsBuilder.fromPath("/hello")
 				.queryParam("name", "{name}")
-				.build();
-		uri = uri.expand(Collections.singletonMap("name", new String[]{"foo", "bar"}));
+				.buildAndExpand(Map.of("name", new String[] {"foo", "bar"}))
+				.toString();
 
-		assertThat(uri.toString()).hasToString("/hello?name=foo,bar");
+		assertThat(uri).isEqualTo("/hello?name=foo,bar");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void expandQueryParamWithList() {
-		UriComponents uri = UriComponentsBuilder.fromPath("/hello")
+		String uri = UriComponentsBuilder.fromPath("/hello")
 				.queryParam("name", "{name}")
-				.build();
-		uri = uri.expand(Collections.singletonMap("name", List.of("foo", "bar")));
+				.buildAndExpand(Map.of("name", List.of("foo", "bar")))
+				.toString();
 
-		assertThat(uri.toString()).hasToString("/hello?name=foo,bar");
+		assertThat(uri).isEqualTo("/hello?name=foo,bar");
 	}
 
 	@ParameterizedTest // SPR-12123