diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/EqualsExclude.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/EqualsExclude.java
index f71616fb1..52edebb75 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/EqualsExclude.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/EqualsExclude.java
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ package org.apache.commons.lang3.builder;
 
 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
-import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
 
 /**
  * Use this annotation to builds a equals excluding the annotated field.
  */
-@Retention(RUNTIME)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 @Target(ElementType.FIELD)
 public @interface EqualsExclude {
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/HashCodeExclude.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/HashCodeExclude.java
index adc2eb49c..369f0bcad 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/HashCodeExclude.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/HashCodeExclude.java
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ package org.apache.commons.lang3.builder;
 
 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
-import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
 
 /**
  * Use this annotation to builds a hash code excluding the annotated field.
  */
-@Retention(RUNTIME)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 @Target(ElementType.FIELD)
 public @interface HashCodeExclude {
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/ToStringExclude.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/ToStringExclude.java
index 0e26c4927..4b7359909 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/ToStringExclude.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/ToStringExclude.java
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ package org.apache.commons.lang3.builder;
 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
-import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 
 /**
  * Use this annotation to builds a String excluding the annotated field.
  */
-@Retention(RUNTIME)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 @Target(ElementType.FIELD)
 public @interface ToStringExclude {