diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ClassUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ClassUtils.java
index 08b499122..cd4fd6936 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ClassUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ClassUtils.java
@@ -1365,10 +1365,7 @@ public class ClassUtils {
             if (Float.TYPE.equals(cls)) {
                 return Double.TYPE.equals(toClass);
             }
-            if (Character.TYPE.equals(cls)) {
-                return Integer.TYPE.equals(toClass) || Long.TYPE.equals(toClass) || Float.TYPE.equals(toClass) || Double.TYPE.equals(toClass);
-            }
-            if (Short.TYPE.equals(cls)) {
+            if (Character.TYPE.equals(cls)  || Short.TYPE.equals(cls)) {
                 return Integer.TYPE.equals(toClass) || Long.TYPE.equals(toClass) || Float.TYPE.equals(toClass) || Double.TYPE.equals(toClass);
             }
             if (Byte.TYPE.equals(cls)) {