diff --git a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactory.java b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactory.java
index 3c4417cbe4..c5463b1461 100644
--- a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactory.java
+++ b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/annotation/AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactory.java
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import org.springframework.aop.framework.AopConfigException;
 import org.springframework.core.ParameterNameDiscoverer;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
-import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
  * Abstract base class for factories that can create Spring AOP Advisors
@@ -60,6 +59,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactory implements AspectJAdvisorFac
 
 	private static final String AJC_MAGIC = "ajc$";
 
+	private static final Class<?>[] ASPECTJ_ANNOTATION_CLASSES = new Class<?>[] {
+			Pointcut.class, Around.class, Before.class, After.class, AfterReturning.class, AfterThrowing.class};
+
 
 	/** Logger available to subclasses. */
 	protected final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
@@ -128,9 +130,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactory implements AspectJAdvisorFac
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	@Nullable
 	protected static AspectJAnnotation<?> findAspectJAnnotationOnMethod(Method method) {
-		Class<?>[] classesToLookFor = new Class<?>[] {
-				Before.class, Around.class, After.class, AfterReturning.class, AfterThrowing.class, Pointcut.class};
-		for (Class<?> clazz : classesToLookFor) {
+		for (Class<?> clazz : ASPECTJ_ANNOTATION_CLASSES) {
 			AspectJAnnotation<?> foundAnnotation = findAnnotation(method, (Class<Annotation>) clazz);
 			if (foundAnnotation != null) {
 				return foundAnnotation;
@@ -152,16 +152,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactory implements AspectJAdvisorFac
 
 
 	/**
-	 * AspectJ annotation types.
+	 * Enum for AspectJ annotation types.
+	 * @see AspectJAnnotation#getAnnotationType()
 	 */
 	protected enum AspectJAnnotationType {
 
-		AtPointcut,
-		AtBefore,
-		AtAfter,
-		AtAfterReturning,
-		AtAfterThrowing,
-		AtAround
+		AtPointcut, AtAround, AtBefore, AtAfter, AtAfterReturning, AtAfterThrowing
 	}
 
 
@@ -172,17 +168,17 @@ public abstract class AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactory implements AspectJAdvisorFac
 	 */
 	protected static class AspectJAnnotation<A extends Annotation> {
 
-		private static final String[] EXPRESSION_PROPERTIES = new String[] {"value", "pointcut"};
+		private static final String[] EXPRESSION_ATTRIBUTES = new String[] {"pointcut", "value"};
 
-		private static Map<Class<?>, AspectJAnnotationType> annotationTypes = new HashMap<>();
+		private static Map<Class<?>, AspectJAnnotationType> annotationTypeMap = new HashMap<>(8);
 
 		static {
-			annotationTypes.put(Pointcut.class,AspectJAnnotationType.AtPointcut);
-			annotationTypes.put(After.class,AspectJAnnotationType.AtAfter);
-			annotationTypes.put(AfterReturning.class,AspectJAnnotationType.AtAfterReturning);
-			annotationTypes.put(AfterThrowing.class,AspectJAnnotationType.AtAfterThrowing);
-			annotationTypes.put(Around.class,AspectJAnnotationType.AtAround);
-			annotationTypes.put(Before.class,AspectJAnnotationType.AtBefore);
+			annotationTypeMap.put(Pointcut.class, AspectJAnnotationType.AtPointcut);
+			annotationTypeMap.put(Around.class, AspectJAnnotationType.AtAround);
+			annotationTypeMap.put(Before.class, AspectJAnnotationType.AtBefore);
+			annotationTypeMap.put(After.class, AspectJAnnotationType.AtAfter);
+			annotationTypeMap.put(AfterReturning.class, AspectJAnnotationType.AtAfterReturning);
+			annotationTypeMap.put(AfterThrowing.class, AspectJAnnotationType.AtAfterThrowing);
 		}
 
 		private final A annotation;
@@ -196,40 +192,31 @@ public abstract class AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactory implements AspectJAdvisorFac
 		public AspectJAnnotation(A annotation) {
 			this.annotation = annotation;
 			this.annotationType = determineAnnotationType(annotation);
-			// We know these methods exist with the same name on each object,
-			// but need to invoke them reflectively as there isn't a common interface.
 			try {
 				this.pointcutExpression = resolveExpression(annotation);
-				this.argumentNames = (String) annotation.getClass().getMethod("argNames").invoke(annotation);
+				Object argNames = AnnotationUtils.getValue(annotation, "argNames");
+				this.argumentNames = (argNames instanceof String ? (String) argNames : "");
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex) {
-				throw new IllegalArgumentException(annotation + " cannot be an AspectJ annotation", ex);
+				throw new IllegalArgumentException(annotation + " is not a valid AspectJ annotation", ex);
 			}
 		}
 
 		private AspectJAnnotationType determineAnnotationType(A annotation) {
-			for (Map.Entry<Class<?>, AspectJAnnotationType> typeEntry : annotationTypes.entrySet()) {
-				Class<?> type = typeEntry.getKey();
-				if (type.isInstance(annotation)) {
-					return typeEntry.getValue();
-				}
+			AspectJAnnotationType type = annotationTypeMap.get(annotation.annotationType());
+			if (type != null) {
+				return type;
 			}
-			throw new IllegalStateException("Unknown annotation type: " + annotation.toString());
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Unknown annotation type: " + annotation);
 		}
 
-		private String resolveExpression(A annotation) throws Exception {
-			for (String methodName : EXPRESSION_PROPERTIES) {
-				Method method;
-				try {
-					method = annotation.getClass().getDeclaredMethod(methodName);
-				}
-				catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
-					method = null;
-				}
-				if (method != null) {
-					String candidate = (String) method.invoke(annotation);
-					if (StringUtils.hasText(candidate)) {
-						return candidate;
+		private String resolveExpression(A annotation) {
+			for (String attributeName : EXPRESSION_ATTRIBUTES) {
+				Object val = AnnotationUtils.getValue(annotation, attributeName);
+				if (val instanceof String) {
+					String str = (String) val;
+					if (!str.isEmpty()) {
+						return str;
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -275,11 +262,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractAspectJAdvisorFactory implements AspectJAdvisorFac
 			if (annotation == null) {
 				return null;
 			}
-			StringTokenizer strTok = new StringTokenizer(annotation.getArgumentNames(), ",");
-			if (strTok.countTokens() > 0) {
-				String[] names = new String[strTok.countTokens()];
+			StringTokenizer nameTokens = new StringTokenizer(annotation.getArgumentNames(), ",");
+			if (nameTokens.countTokens() > 0) {
+				String[] names = new String[nameTokens.countTokens()];
 				for (int i = 0; i < names.length; i++) {
-					names[i] = strTok.nextToken();
+					names[i] = nameTokens.nextToken();
 				}
 				return names;
 			}
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java
index 94e9d648b9..2d04f8ee9a 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java
@@ -1417,6 +1417,9 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
 			ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(method);
 			return method.invoke(annotation);
 		}
+		catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+			return null;
+		}
 		catch (InvocationTargetException ex) {
 			rethrowAnnotationConfigurationException(ex.getTargetException());
 			throw new IllegalStateException(