diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/aot/ReflectiveProcessorBeanRegistrationAotProcessor.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/aot/ReflectiveProcessorBeanRegistrationAotProcessor.java
index 87d808523c..02a824ae88 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/aot/ReflectiveProcessorBeanRegistrationAotProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/aot/ReflectiveProcessorBeanRegistrationAotProcessor.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 
 /**
  * AOT {@code BeanRegistrationAotProcessor} that detects the presence of
- * {@link Reflective @Reflective} on annotated elements and invoke the
+ * {@link Reflective @Reflective} on annotated elements and invokes the
  * underlying {@link ReflectiveProcessor} implementations.
  *
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtils.java
index 538381f13e..b8eff9c103 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtils.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import org.springframework.aot.hint.TypeHint;
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.TypeHint.Builder;
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.annotation.Reflective;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AliasFor;
-import org.springframework.core.annotation.MergedAnnotations;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.SynthesizedAnnotation;
 
 /**
@@ -49,10 +48,11 @@ public abstract class RuntimeHintsUtils {
 
 	/**
 	 * Register the necessary hints so that the specified annotation is visible
-	 * at runtime. If an annotation attributes aliases an attribute of another
-	 * annotation, it is registered as well and a JDK proxy hints is defined
+	 * at runtime.
+	 * <p>If an annotation attribute aliases an attribute of another annotation,
+	 * the other annotation is registered as well and a JDK proxy hint is defined
 	 * so that the synthesized annotation can be resolved.
-	 * @param hints the {@link RuntimeHints} instance ot use
+	 * @param hints the {@link RuntimeHints} instance to use
 	 * @param annotationType the annotation type
 	 * @see SynthesizedAnnotation
 	 */
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public abstract class RuntimeHintsUtils {
 		Set<Class<?>> allAnnotations = new LinkedHashSet<>();
 		collectAliasedAnnotations(new HashSet<>(), allAnnotations, annotationType);
 		allAnnotations.forEach(annotation -> hints.reflection().registerType(annotation, ANNOTATION_HINT));
-		if (allAnnotations.size() > 0) {
+		if (!allAnnotations.isEmpty()) {
 			hints.proxies().registerJdkProxy(annotationType, SynthesizedAnnotation.class);
 		}
 	}
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ public abstract class RuntimeHintsUtils {
 		}
 		seen.add(annotationType);
 		for (Method method : annotationType.getDeclaredMethods()) {
-			MergedAnnotations methodAnnotations = MergedAnnotations.from(method);
-			if (methodAnnotations.isPresent(AliasFor.class)) {
-				Class<?> annotationAttribute = methodAnnotations.get(AliasFor.class).getClass("annotation");
+			AliasFor aliasFor = method.getAnnotation(AliasFor.class);
+			if (aliasFor != null) {
+				Class<?> annotationAttribute = aliasFor.annotation();
 				Class<?> targetAnnotation = (annotationAttribute != Annotation.class
 						? annotationAttribute : annotationType);
 				if (!types.contains(targetAnnotation)) {
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtilsTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtilsTests.java
index 3533bd7ca7..b851d01de8 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtilsTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtilsTests.java
@@ -104,17 +104,14 @@ class RuntimeHintsUtilsTests {
 
 	@SampleInvoker
 	static class SampleInvokerClass {
-
 	}
 
 	@RetryInvoker
 	static class RetryInvokerClass {
-
 	}
 
 	@RetryWithEnabledFlagInvoker
 	static class RetryWithEnabledFlagInvokerClass {
-
 	}
 
 	@Target({ ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE })