diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/ToStringBuilder.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/ToStringBuilder.java
index 8e3edf481..54be38fcb 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/ToStringBuilder.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/ToStringBuilder.java
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder {
      * @since 2.0
      */
     public ToStringBuilder appendAsObjectToString(Object object) {
-        ObjectUtils.appendIdentityToString(this.getStringBuffer(), object);
+        ObjectUtils.identityToString(this.getStringBuffer(), object);
         return this;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/ToStringStyle.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/ToStringStyle.java
index b6fda73c3..e23ff5359 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/ToStringStyle.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/ToStringStyle.java
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ public abstract class ToStringStyle implements Serializable {
      * @since 2.2
      */
     protected void appendCyclicObject(StringBuffer buffer, String fieldName, Object value) {
-       ObjectUtils.appendIdentityToString(buffer, value);
+       ObjectUtils.identityToString(buffer, value);
     }
 
     /**