diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassUtils.java
index c764d681b7..1e15e291c8 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassUtils.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.
@@ -74,12 +74,6 @@ public abstract class ClassUtils {
 	/** Suffix for array class names: {@code "[]"}. */
 	public static final String ARRAY_SUFFIX = "[]";
 
-	/** Prefix for internal array class names: {@code "["}. */
-	private static final String INTERNAL_ARRAY_PREFIX = "[";
-
-	/** Prefix for internal non-primitive array class names: {@code "[L"}. */
-	private static final String NON_PRIMITIVE_ARRAY_PREFIX = "[L";
-
 	/** A reusable empty class array constant. */
 	private static final Class<?>[] EMPTY_CLASS_ARRAY = {};
 
@@ -297,20 +291,6 @@ public abstract class ClassUtils {
 			return elementClass.arrayType();
 		}
 
-		// "[Ljava.lang.String;" style arrays
-		if (name.startsWith(NON_PRIMITIVE_ARRAY_PREFIX) && name.endsWith(";")) {
-			String elementName = name.substring(NON_PRIMITIVE_ARRAY_PREFIX.length(), name.length() - 1);
-			Class<?> elementClass = forName(elementName, classLoader);
-			return elementClass.arrayType();
-		}
-
-		// "[[I" or "[[Ljava.lang.String;" style arrays
-		if (name.startsWith(INTERNAL_ARRAY_PREFIX)) {
-			String elementName = name.substring(INTERNAL_ARRAY_PREFIX.length());
-			Class<?> elementClass = forName(elementName, classLoader);
-			return elementClass.arrayType();
-		}
-
 		ClassLoader clToUse = classLoader;
 		if (clToUse == null) {
 			clToUse = getDefaultClassLoader();