diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/Equator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/Equator.java
index 63cce0f30..db5cdf868 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/Equator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/Equator.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ package org.apache.commons.collections4;
  * An equation function, which determines equality between objects of type T.
  * <p>
  * It is the functional sibling of {@link java.util.Comparator}; {@link Equator} is to
- * {@link Object} as {@link java.util.Comparator} is to {@link java.lang.Comparable}.
+ * {@link Object} as {@link java.util.Comparator} is to {@link Comparable}.
  * </p>
  *
  * @param <T> the types of object this {@link Equator} can evaluate.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtils.java
index 8e95711fb..9c08f6068 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtils.java
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ public class ListUtils {
 
     /**
      * Tests two lists for value-equality as per the equality contract in
-     * {@link java.util.List#equals(java.lang.Object)}.
+     * {@link java.util.List#equals(Object)}.
      * <p>
      * This method is useful for implementing {@code List} when you cannot
      * extend AbstractList. The method takes Collection instances to enable other
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/CollatingIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/CollatingIterator.java
index 161bfba17..5dda40980 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/CollatingIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/CollatingIterator.java
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public class CollatingIterator<E> implements Iterator<E> {
      * Sets the {@link Comparator} by which collation occurs. If you
      * would like to use the natural sort order (or, in other words,
      * if the elements in the iterators are implementing the
-     * {@link java.lang.Comparable} interface), then use the
+     * {@link Comparable} interface), then use the
      * {@link org.apache.commons.collections4.comparators.ComparableComparator}.
      *
      * @param comp the {@link Comparator} to set