diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ClassLoaderUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ClassLoaderUtils.java
index a7cff3693..229d2f6cb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ClassLoaderUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ClassLoaderUtils.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import java.util.Objects;
  */
 public class ClassLoaderUtils {
 
-    private static final URL[] EMPTY_URL_ARRAY = new URL[] {};
+    private static final URL[] EMPTY_URL_ARRAY = {};
 
     /**
      * Gets the system class loader's URLs, if any.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/JavaVersion.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/JavaVersion.java
index 15cbb14e6..fdd0eb119 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/JavaVersion.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/JavaVersion.java
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public enum JavaVersion {
             return JAVA_21;
         default:
             final float v = toFloatVersion(versionStr);
-            if ((v - 1.) < 1.) { // then we need to check decimals > .9
+            if (v - 1. < 1.) { // then we need to check decimals > .9
                 final int firstComma = Math.max(versionStr.indexOf('.'), versionStr.indexOf(','));
                 final int end = Math.max(versionStr.length(), versionStr.indexOf(',', firstComma));
                 if (Float.parseFloat(versionStr.substring(firstComma + 1, end)) > .9f) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtils.java
index 3583715ca..4a02cbc7b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtils.java
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ public class DateUtils {
     private static long getFragment(final Calendar calendar, final int fragment, final TimeUnit unit) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(calendar, "calendar");
         long result = 0;
-        final int offset = (unit == TimeUnit.DAYS) ? 0 : 1;
+        final int offset = unit == TimeUnit.DAYS ? 0 : 1;
 
         // Fragments bigger than a day require a breakdown to days
         switch (fragment) {
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ public class DateUtils {
         // truncate seconds
         final int seconds = val.get(Calendar.SECOND);
         if (!done && (ModifyType.TRUNCATE == modType || seconds < 30)) {
-            time = time - (seconds * 1000L);
+            time = time - seconds * 1000L;
         }
         if (field == Calendar.MINUTE) {
             done = true;
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ public class DateUtils {
         // truncate minutes
         final int minutes = val.get(Calendar.MINUTE);
         if (!done && (ModifyType.TRUNCATE == modType || minutes < 30)) {
-            time = time - (minutes * 60000L);
+            time = time - minutes * 60000L;
         }
 
         // reset time
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ public class DateUtils {
                 //Calculate the offset from the minimum allowed value
                 offset = val.get(aField[0]) - min;
                 //Set roundUp if this is more than half way between the minimum and maximum
-                roundUp = offset > ((max - min) / 2);
+                roundUp = offset > (max - min) / 2;
             }
             //We need to remove this field
             if (offset != 0) {