diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolver.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolver.java
index a28765c50b..e9a0895e39 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolver.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolver.java
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ public final class GenericTypeResolver {
 			if (variableResolver == null) {
 				return ResolvableType.NONE;
 			}
-
 			resolvedType = variableResolver.resolveVariable(typeVariable);
 			if (resolvedType != null) {
 				return resolvedType;
@@ -223,7 +222,6 @@ public final class GenericTypeResolver {
 				return resolvedType;
 			}
 		}
-
 		return ResolvableType.NONE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolverTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolverTests.java
index b2019af524..efd1f67aff 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolverTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/GenericTypeResolverTests.java
@@ -176,15 +176,13 @@ class GenericTypeResolverTests {
 	@Test
 	public void resolvePartiallySpecializedTypeVariables() {
 		Type resolved = resolveType(BiGenericClass.class.getTypeParameters()[0], TypeFixedBiGenericClass.class);
-		assertThat(resolved).isNotNull();
-		assertThat(D.class).isEqualTo(resolved);
+		assertThat(resolved).isEqualTo(D.class);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void resolveTransitiveTypeVariableWithDifferentName() {
 		Type resolved = resolveType(BiGenericClass.class.getTypeParameters()[1], TypeFixedBiGenericClass.class);
-		assertThat(resolved).isNotNull();
-		assertThat(E.class).isEqualTo(resolved);
+		assertThat(resolved).isEqualTo(E.class);
 	}
 
 	public interface MyInterfaceType<T> {