diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/method/ControllerAdviceBean.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/method/ControllerAdviceBean.java
index c2e2a691be..37551a38b3 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/method/ControllerAdviceBean.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/method/ControllerAdviceBean.java
@@ -47,14 +47,13 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ControllerAdvice;
 public class ControllerAdviceBean implements Ordered {
 
 	/**
-	 * Declared as {@code Object} since this may be a reference to a
-	 * {@code String} representing the bean name or a reference to the actual
-	 * bean instance.
+	 * Reference to the actual bean instance or a {@code String} representing
+	 * the bean name.
 	 */
-	private final Object bean;
+	private final Object beanOrName;
 
 	/**
-	 * A reference to the resolved bean instance, potentially lazily retrieved
+	 * Reference to the resolved bean instance, potentially lazily retrieved
 	 * via the {@code BeanFactory}.
 	 */
 	private Object resolvedBean;
@@ -75,7 +74,13 @@ public class ControllerAdviceBean implements Ordered {
 	 * @param bean the bean instance
 	 */
 	public ControllerAdviceBean(Object bean) {
-		this(bean, null);
+		Assert.notNull(bean, "Bean must not be null");
+		this.beanOrName = bean;
+		this.resolvedBean = bean;
+		this.beanType = ClassUtils.getUserClass(bean.getClass());
+		this.beanTypePredicate = createBeanTypePredicate(this.beanType);
+		this.beanFactory = null;
+		this.order = initOrderFromBean(bean);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -85,51 +90,16 @@ public class ControllerAdviceBean implements Ordered {
 	 * and later to resolve the actual bean
 	 */
 	public ControllerAdviceBean(String beanName, BeanFactory beanFactory) {
-		this((Object) beanName, beanFactory);
-	}
+		Assert.hasText(beanName, "Bean name must contain text");
+		Assert.notNull(beanFactory, "BeanFactory must not be null");
+		Assert.isTrue(beanFactory.containsBean(beanName), () -> "BeanFactory [" + beanFactory
+				+ "] does not contain specified controller advice bean '" + beanName + "'");
 
-	private ControllerAdviceBean(Object bean, @Nullable BeanFactory beanFactory) {
-		this.bean = bean;
+		this.beanOrName = beanName;
+		this.beanType = getBeanType(beanName, beanFactory);
+		this.beanTypePredicate = createBeanTypePredicate(this.beanType);
 		this.beanFactory = beanFactory;
-		Class<?> beanType;
-
-		if (bean instanceof String) {
-			String beanName = (String) bean;
-			Assert.hasText(beanName, "Bean name must not be empty");
-			Assert.notNull(beanFactory, "BeanFactory must not be null");
-			if (!beanFactory.containsBean(beanName)) {
-				throw new IllegalArgumentException("BeanFactory [" + beanFactory +
-						"] does not contain specified controller advice bean '" + beanName + "'");
-			}
-			beanType = this.beanFactory.getType(beanName);
-			if (beanType != null) {
-				beanType = ClassUtils.getUserClass(beanType);
-			}
-			this.order = initOrderFromBeanType(beanType);
-		}
-		else {
-			Assert.notNull(bean, "Bean must not be null");
-			beanType = ClassUtils.getUserClass(bean.getClass());
-			this.resolvedBean = bean;
-			this.order = initOrderFromBean(bean);
-		}
-
-		this.beanType = beanType;
-
-		ControllerAdvice annotation = (beanType != null ?
-				AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotation(beanType, ControllerAdvice.class) : null);
-
-		if (annotation != null) {
-			this.beanTypePredicate = HandlerTypePredicate.builder()
-					.basePackage(annotation.basePackages())
-					.basePackageClass(annotation.basePackageClasses())
-					.assignableType(annotation.assignableTypes())
-					.annotation(annotation.annotations())
-					.build();
-		}
-		else {
-			this.beanTypePredicate = HandlerTypePredicate.forAnyHandlerType();
-		}
+		this.order = initOrderFromBeanType(this.beanType);
 	}
 
 
@@ -160,9 +130,9 @@ public class ControllerAdviceBean implements Ordered {
 	 */
 	public Object resolveBean() {
 		if (this.resolvedBean == null) {
-			// this.bean must be a String representing the bean name if
+			// this.beanOrName must be a String representing the bean name if
 			// this.resolvedBean is null.
-			this.resolvedBean = obtainBeanFactory().getBean((String) this.bean);
+			this.resolvedBean = obtainBeanFactory().getBean((String) this.beanOrName);
 		}
 		return this.resolvedBean;
 	}
@@ -193,17 +163,17 @@ public class ControllerAdviceBean implements Ordered {
 			return false;
 		}
 		ControllerAdviceBean otherAdvice = (ControllerAdviceBean) other;
-		return (this.bean.equals(otherAdvice.bean) && this.beanFactory == otherAdvice.beanFactory);
+		return (this.beanOrName.equals(otherAdvice.beanOrName) && this.beanFactory == otherAdvice.beanFactory);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public int hashCode() {
-		return this.bean.hashCode();
+		return this.beanOrName.hashCode();
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
-		return this.bean.toString();
+		return this.beanOrName.toString();
 	}
 
 
@@ -222,6 +192,26 @@ public class ControllerAdviceBean implements Ordered {
 		return adviceBeans;
 	}
 
+	private static Class<?> getBeanType(String beanName, BeanFactory beanFactory) {
+		Class<?> beanType = beanFactory.getType(beanName);
+		return (beanType != null ? ClassUtils.getUserClass(beanType) : null);
+	}
+
+	private static HandlerTypePredicate createBeanTypePredicate(Class<?> beanType) {
+		ControllerAdvice annotation = (beanType != null ?
+				AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotation(beanType, ControllerAdvice.class) : null);
+
+		if (annotation != null) {
+			return HandlerTypePredicate.builder()
+					.basePackage(annotation.basePackages())
+					.basePackageClass(annotation.basePackageClasses())
+					.assignableType(annotation.assignableTypes())
+					.annotation(annotation.annotations())
+					.build();
+		}
+		return HandlerTypePredicate.forAnyHandlerType();
+	}
+
 	private static int initOrderFromBean(Object bean) {
 		return (bean instanceof Ordered ? ((Ordered) bean).getOrder() : initOrderFromBeanType(bean.getClass()));
 	}
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/method/ControllerAdviceBeanTests.java b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/method/ControllerAdviceBeanTests.java
index 6ba336bf2a..3810ea4154 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/method/ControllerAdviceBeanTests.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/method/ControllerAdviceBeanTests.java
@@ -51,15 +51,15 @@ public class ControllerAdviceBeanTests {
 
 		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
 			.isThrownBy(() -> new ControllerAdviceBean((String) null, null))
-			.withMessage("Bean must not be null");
+			.withMessage("Bean name must contain text");
 
 		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
 			.isThrownBy(() -> new ControllerAdviceBean("", null))
-			.withMessage("Bean name must not be empty");
+			.withMessage("Bean name must contain text");
 
 		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
 			.isThrownBy(() -> new ControllerAdviceBean("\t", null))
-			.withMessage("Bean name must not be empty");
+			.withMessage("Bean name must contain text");
 
 		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
 			.isThrownBy(() -> new ControllerAdviceBean("myBean", null))