diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/CreationTimestamp.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/CreationTimestamp.java
index 6d5c336b7c..8fca7be0ac 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/CreationTimestamp.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/CreationTimestamp.java
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ package org.hibernate.annotations;
 
 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
+import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
 
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
-import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
 import org.hibernate.tuple.CreationTimestampGeneration;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import org.hibernate.tuple.CreationTimestampGeneration;
  * @see CurrentTimestamp
  */
 @ValueGenerationType(generatedBy = CreationTimestampGeneration.class)
-@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Retention(RUNTIME)
 @Target({ FIELD, METHOD })
 public @interface CreationTimestamp {
 	/**
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/CurrentTimestamp.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/CurrentTimestamp.java
index ecb3b3c00b..49613fda09 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/CurrentTimestamp.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/CurrentTimestamp.java
@@ -6,14 +6,16 @@
  */
 package org.hibernate.annotations;
 
-import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
-import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
-import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
 import org.hibernate.tuple.GenerationTiming;
 
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE;
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
+import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
+
 /**
  * Specifies that the annotated field of property is a generated timestamp,
  * and also specifies the {@linkplain #timing() timing} of the timestamp
@@ -56,9 +58,8 @@ import org.hibernate.tuple.GenerationTiming;
  * @see CreationTimestamp
  */
 @ValueGenerationType(generatedBy = CurrentTimestampGeneration.class)
-@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-@Target( { ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE } )
-@Inherited
+@Retention(RUNTIME)
+@Target({ FIELD, METHOD, ANNOTATION_TYPE })
 public @interface CurrentTimestamp {
 	/**
 	 * Determines when the timestamp is generated. But default, it is updated
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/UpdateTimestamp.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/UpdateTimestamp.java
index da09ebdd67..b746a19c96 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/UpdateTimestamp.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/UpdateTimestamp.java
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ package org.hibernate.annotations;
 
 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
+import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
 
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
-import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
 import org.hibernate.tuple.UpdateTimestampGeneration;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import org.hibernate.tuple.UpdateTimestampGeneration;
  * @author Gunnar Morling
  */
 @ValueGenerationType(generatedBy = UpdateTimestampGeneration.class)
-@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Retention(RUNTIME)
 @Target({ FIELD, METHOD })
 public @interface UpdateTimestamp {
 	/**