diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/bean/override/mockito/MockitoBeanOverrideMetadata.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/bean/override/mockito/MockitoBeanOverrideMetadata.java
index a4e7e5a14c..5167d6b905 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/bean/override/mockito/MockitoBeanOverrideMetadata.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/bean/override/mockito/MockitoBeanOverrideMetadata.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.mockito.Answers;
 import org.mockito.MockSettings;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType;
@@ -37,8 +38,6 @@ import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
-
 /**
  * {@link OverrideMetadata} implementation for Mockito {@code mock} support.
  *
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ class MockitoBeanOverrideMetadata extends MockitoOverrideMetadata {
 
 	/**
 	 * Return if the mock is serializable.
-	 * @return if the mock is serializable
+	 * @return {@code true} if the mock is serializable
 	 */
 	boolean isSerializable() {
 		return this.serializable;
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ class MockitoBeanOverrideMetadata extends MockitoOverrideMetadata {
 			settings.serializable();
 		}
 		Class<?> targetType = getBeanType().resolve();
-		return (T) mock(targetType, settings);
+		return (T) Mockito.mock(targetType, settings);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/bean/override/mockito/MockitoSpyBeanOverrideMetadata.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/bean/override/mockito/MockitoSpyBeanOverrideMetadata.java
index 931b92c4b3..6cf5a77e08 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/bean/override/mockito/MockitoSpyBeanOverrideMetadata.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/bean/override/mockito/MockitoSpyBeanOverrideMetadata.java
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ import org.springframework.test.util.AopTestUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
-
 /**
  * {@link OverrideMetadata} implementation for Mockito {@code spy} support.
  *
@@ -95,7 +93,7 @@ class MockitoSpyBeanOverrideMetadata extends MockitoOverrideMetadata {
 			settings.spiedInstance(instance);
 			toSpy = instance.getClass();
 		}
-		return (T) mock(toSpy, settings);
+		return (T) Mockito.mock(toSpy, settings);
 	}
 
 	@Override