diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/MethodUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/MethodUtils.java
index be48fb9b5..98e1b4d10 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/MethodUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/MethodUtils.java
@@ -61,12 +61,7 @@
  */
 public class MethodUtils {
 
-  private static final Comparator<Method> METHOD_BY_SIGNATURE = new Comparator<Method>() {
-    @Override
-    public int compare(final Method m1, final Method m2) {
-        return m1.toString ().compareTo (m2.toString ());
-    }
-  };
+    private static final Comparator<Method> METHOD_BY_SIGNATURE = (m1, m2) -> m1.toString().compareTo(m2.toString());
 
     /**
      * <p>{@link MethodUtils} instances should NOT be constructed in standard programming.
@@ -699,7 +694,7 @@ public static Method getMatchingAccessibleMethod(final Class<?> cls,
         }
 
         // Sort methods by signature to force deterministic result
-        Collections.sort (matchingMethods, METHOD_BY_SIGNATURE);
+        Collections.sort(matchingMethods, METHOD_BY_SIGNATURE);
 
         Method bestMatch = null;
         for (final Method method : matchingMethods) {