diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/SynthesizedMergedAnnotationInvocationHandler.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/SynthesizedMergedAnnotationInvocationHandler.java
index 1a98466a6d..16a5e82b4b 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/SynthesizedMergedAnnotationInvocationHandler.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/SynthesizedMergedAnnotationInvocationHandler.java
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ final class SynthesizedMergedAnnotationInvocationHandler<A extends Annotation> i
 	@Nullable
 	private volatile Integer hashCode;
 
+	@Nullable
+	private volatile String string;
+
 
 	private SynthesizedMergedAnnotationInvocationHandler(MergedAnnotation<A> annotation, Class<A> type) {
 		Assert.notNull(annotation, "MergedAnnotation must not be null");
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ final class SynthesizedMergedAnnotationInvocationHandler<A extends Annotation> i
 			return annotationHashCode();
 		}
 		if (ReflectionUtils.isToStringMethod(method)) {
-			return this.annotation.toString();
+			return annotationToString();
 		}
 		if (isAnnotationTypeMethod(method)) {
 			return this.type;
@@ -171,6 +174,44 @@ final class SynthesizedMergedAnnotationInvocationHandler<A extends Annotation> i
 		return value.hashCode();
 	}
 
+	private String annotationToString() {
+		String string = this.string;
+		if (string == null) {
+			StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder("@").append(this.type.getName()).append("(");
+			for (int i = 0; i < this.attributes.size(); i++) {
+				Method attribute = this.attributes.get(i);
+				if (i > 0) {
+					builder.append(", ");
+				}
+				builder.append(attribute.getName());
+				builder.append("=");
+				builder.append(toString(getAttributeValue(attribute)));
+			}
+			builder.append(")");
+			string = builder.toString();
+			this.string = string;
+		}
+		return string;
+	}
+
+	private String toString(Object value) {
+		if (value instanceof Class) {
+			return ((Class<?>) value).getName();
+		}
+		if (value.getClass().isArray()) {
+			StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder("[");
+			for (int i = 0; i < Array.getLength(value); i++) {
+				if (i > 0) {
+					builder.append(", ");
+				}
+				builder.append(toString(Array.get(value, i)));
+			}
+			builder.append("]");
+			return builder.toString();
+		}
+		return String.valueOf(value);
+	}
+
 	private Object getAttributeValue(Method method) {
 		Object value = this.valueCache.computeIfAbsent(method.getName(), attributeName -> {
 			Class<?> type = ClassUtils.resolvePrimitiveIfNecessary(method.getReturnType());
@@ -188,7 +229,7 @@ final class SynthesizedMergedAnnotationInvocationHandler<A extends Annotation> i
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Clone the provided array, ensuring that original component type is retained.
+	 * Clone the provided array, ensuring that the original component type is retained.
 	 * @param array the array to clone
 	 */
 	private Object cloneArray(Object array) {
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/TypeMappedAnnotation.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/TypeMappedAnnotation.java
index 0ff07a0992..ede74c09ba 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/TypeMappedAnnotation.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/TypeMappedAnnotation.java
@@ -110,9 +110,6 @@ final class TypeMappedAnnotation<A extends Annotation> extends AbstractMergedAnn
 
 	private final int[] resolvedMirrors;
 
-	@Nullable
-	private String string;
-
 
 	private TypeMappedAnnotation(AnnotationTypeMapping mapping, @Nullable ClassLoader classLoader,
 			@Nullable Object source, @Nullable Object rootAttributes, ValueExtractor valueExtractor,
@@ -346,48 +343,6 @@ final class TypeMappedAnnotation<A extends Annotation> extends AbstractMergedAnn
 		return this.mapping.isSynthesizable();
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public String toString() {
-		String string = this.string;
-		if (string == null) {
-			StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
-			builder.append("@");
-			builder.append(getType().getName());
-			builder.append("(");
-			for (int i = 0; i < this.mapping.getAttributes().size(); i++) {
-				Method attribute = this.mapping.getAttributes().get(i);
-				builder.append(i == 0 ? "" : ", ");
-				builder.append(attribute.getName());
-				builder.append("=");
-				builder.append(toString(getValue(i, Object.class)));
-			}
-			builder.append(")");
-			string = builder.toString();
-			this.string = string;
-		}
-		return string;
-	}
-
-	private Object toString(@Nullable Object value) {
-		if (value == null) {
-			return "";
-		}
-		if (value instanceof Class) {
-			return ((Class<?>) value).getName();
-		}
-		if (value.getClass().isArray()) {
-			StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
-			builder.append("[");
-			for (int i = 0; i < Array.getLength(value); i++) {
-				builder.append(i == 0 ? "" : ", ");
-				builder.append(toString(Array.get(value, i)));
-			}
-			builder.append("]");
-			return builder.toString();
-		}
-		return String.valueOf(value);
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	@Nullable
 	protected <T> T getAttributeValue(String attributeName, Class<T> type) {