diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/AnnotationBeanNameGenerator.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/AnnotationBeanNameGenerator.java
index 87223f3537..6d696e7140 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/AnnotationBeanNameGenerator.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/AnnotationBeanNameGenerator.java
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ public class AnnotationBeanNameGenerator implements BeanNameGenerator {
 				});
 				if (isStereotypeWithNameValue(type, metaTypes, attributes)) {
 					Object value = attributes.get("value");
-					if (value instanceof String strVal && !strVal.isEmpty()) {
-						if (beanName != null && !strVal.equals(beanName)) {
+					if (value instanceof String currentName && !currentName.isBlank()) {
+						if (beanName != null && !currentName.equals(beanName)) {
 							throw new IllegalStateException("Stereotype annotations suggest inconsistent " +
-									"component names: '" + beanName + "' versus '" + strVal + "'");
+									"component names: '" + beanName + "' versus '" + currentName + "'");
 						}
-						beanName = strVal;
+						beanName = currentName;
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class AnnotationBeanNameGenerator implements BeanNameGenerator {
 
 	/**
 	 * Check whether the given annotation is a stereotype that is allowed
-	 * to suggest a component name through its annotation {@code value()}.
+	 * to suggest a component name through its {@code value()} attribute.
 	 * @param annotationType the name of the annotation class to check
 	 * @param metaAnnotationTypes the names of meta-annotations on the given annotation
 	 * @param attributes the map of attributes for the given annotation
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/AnnotationBeanNameGeneratorTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/AnnotationBeanNameGeneratorTests.java
index 2722b821f2..0c5e3dca87 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/AnnotationBeanNameGeneratorTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/AnnotationBeanNameGeneratorTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AnnotatedBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AnnotatedGenericBeanDefinition;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.SimpleBeanDefinitionRegistry;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
-import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
@@ -46,95 +46,81 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  */
 class AnnotationBeanNameGeneratorTests {
 
-	private AnnotationBeanNameGenerator beanNameGenerator = new AnnotationBeanNameGenerator();
+	private final BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = new SimpleBeanDefinitionRegistry();
 
+	private final AnnotationBeanNameGenerator beanNameGenerator = new AnnotationBeanNameGenerator();
+
+
+	@Test
+	void buildDefaultBeanName() {
+		BeanDefinition bd = annotatedBeanDef(ComponentFromNonStringMeta.class);
+		assertThat(this.beanNameGenerator.buildDefaultBeanName(bd, this.registry))
+				.isEqualTo("annotationBeanNameGeneratorTests.ComponentFromNonStringMeta");
+	}
 
 	@Test
 	void generateBeanNameWithNamedComponent() {
-		BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = new SimpleBeanDefinitionRegistry();
-		AnnotatedBeanDefinition bd = new AnnotatedGenericBeanDefinition(ComponentWithName.class);
-		String beanName = this.beanNameGenerator.generateBeanName(bd, registry);
-		assertThat(beanName).as("The generated beanName must *never* be null.").isNotNull();
-		assertThat(StringUtils.hasText(beanName)).as("The generated beanName must *never* be blank.").isTrue();
-		assertThat(beanName).isEqualTo("walden");
+		assertGeneratedName(ComponentWithName.class, "walden");
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void generateBeanNameWithDefaultNamedComponent() {
-		BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = new SimpleBeanDefinitionRegistry();
-		AnnotatedBeanDefinition bd = new AnnotatedGenericBeanDefinition(DefaultNamedComponent.class);
-		String beanName = this.beanNameGenerator.generateBeanName(bd, registry);
-		assertThat(beanName).as("The generated beanName must *never* be null.").isNotNull();
-		assertThat(StringUtils.hasText(beanName)).as("The generated beanName must *never* be blank.").isTrue();
-		assertThat(beanName).isEqualTo("thoreau");
+	void generateBeanNameWithCustomStereotypeComponent() {
+		assertGeneratedName(DefaultNamedComponent.class, "thoreau");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void generateBeanNameWithNamedComponentWhereTheNameIsBlank() {
-		BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = new SimpleBeanDefinitionRegistry();
-		AnnotatedBeanDefinition bd = new AnnotatedGenericBeanDefinition(ComponentWithBlankName.class);
-		String beanName = this.beanNameGenerator.generateBeanName(bd, registry);
-		assertThat(beanName).as("The generated beanName must *never* be null.").isNotNull();
-		assertThat(StringUtils.hasText(beanName)).as("The generated beanName must *never* be blank.").isTrue();
-		String expectedGeneratedBeanName = this.beanNameGenerator.buildDefaultBeanName(bd);
-		assertThat(beanName).isEqualTo(expectedGeneratedBeanName);
+		assertGeneratedNameIsDefault(ComponentWithBlankName.class);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void generateBeanNameWithAnonymousComponentYieldsGeneratedBeanName() {
-		BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = new SimpleBeanDefinitionRegistry();
-		AnnotatedBeanDefinition bd = new AnnotatedGenericBeanDefinition(AnonymousComponent.class);
-		String beanName = this.beanNameGenerator.generateBeanName(bd, registry);
-		assertThat(beanName).as("The generated beanName must *never* be null.").isNotNull();
-		assertThat(StringUtils.hasText(beanName)).as("The generated beanName must *never* be blank.").isTrue();
-		String expectedGeneratedBeanName = this.beanNameGenerator.buildDefaultBeanName(bd);
-		assertThat(beanName).isEqualTo(expectedGeneratedBeanName);
+		assertGeneratedNameIsDefault(AnonymousComponent.class);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void generateBeanNameFromMetaComponentWithStringValue() {
-		BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = new SimpleBeanDefinitionRegistry();
-		AnnotatedBeanDefinition bd = new AnnotatedGenericBeanDefinition(ComponentFromStringMeta.class);
-		String beanName = this.beanNameGenerator.generateBeanName(bd, registry);
-		assertThat(beanName).isEqualTo("henry");
+		assertGeneratedName(ComponentFromStringMeta.class, "henry");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void generateBeanNameFromMetaComponentWithNonStringValue() {
-		BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = new SimpleBeanDefinitionRegistry();
-		AnnotatedBeanDefinition bd = new AnnotatedGenericBeanDefinition(ComponentFromNonStringMeta.class);
-		String beanName = this.beanNameGenerator.generateBeanName(bd, registry);
-		assertThat(beanName).isEqualTo("annotationBeanNameGeneratorTests.ComponentFromNonStringMeta");
+		assertGeneratedNameIsDefault(ComponentFromNonStringMeta.class);
 	}
 
-	@Test
+	@Test  // SPR-11360
 	void generateBeanNameFromComposedControllerAnnotationWithoutName() {
-		// SPR-11360
-		BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = new SimpleBeanDefinitionRegistry();
-		AnnotatedBeanDefinition bd = new AnnotatedGenericBeanDefinition(ComposedControllerAnnotationWithoutName.class);
-		String beanName = this.beanNameGenerator.generateBeanName(bd, registry);
-		String expectedGeneratedBeanName = this.beanNameGenerator.buildDefaultBeanName(bd);
-		assertThat(beanName).isEqualTo(expectedGeneratedBeanName);
+		assertGeneratedNameIsDefault(ComposedControllerAnnotationWithoutName.class);
 	}
 
-	@Test
+	@Test  // SPR-11360
 	void generateBeanNameFromComposedControllerAnnotationWithBlankName() {
-		// SPR-11360
-		BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = new SimpleBeanDefinitionRegistry();
-		AnnotatedBeanDefinition bd = new AnnotatedGenericBeanDefinition(ComposedControllerAnnotationWithBlankName.class);
-		String beanName = this.beanNameGenerator.generateBeanName(bd, registry);
-		String expectedGeneratedBeanName = this.beanNameGenerator.buildDefaultBeanName(bd);
-		assertThat(beanName).isEqualTo(expectedGeneratedBeanName);
+		assertGeneratedNameIsDefault(ComposedControllerAnnotationWithBlankName.class);
 	}
 
-	@Test
+	@Test  // SPR-11360
 	void generateBeanNameFromComposedControllerAnnotationWithStringValue() {
-		// SPR-11360
-		BeanDefinitionRegistry registry = new SimpleBeanDefinitionRegistry();
-		AnnotatedBeanDefinition bd = new AnnotatedGenericBeanDefinition(
-			ComposedControllerAnnotationWithStringValue.class);
-		String beanName = this.beanNameGenerator.generateBeanName(bd, registry);
-		assertThat(beanName).isEqualTo("restController");
+		assertGeneratedName(ComposedControllerAnnotationWithStringValue.class, "restController");
+	}
+
+
+	private void assertGeneratedName(Class<?> clazz, String expectedName) {
+		BeanDefinition bd = annotatedBeanDef(clazz);
+		assertThat(generateBeanName(bd)).isNotBlank().isEqualTo(expectedName);
+	}
+
+	private void assertGeneratedNameIsDefault(Class<?> clazz) {
+		BeanDefinition bd = annotatedBeanDef(clazz);
+		String expectedName = this.beanNameGenerator.buildDefaultBeanName(bd);
+		assertThat(generateBeanName(bd)).isNotBlank().isEqualTo(expectedName);
+	}
+
+	private AnnotatedBeanDefinition annotatedBeanDef(Class<?> clazz) {
+		return new AnnotatedGenericBeanDefinition(clazz);
+	}
+
+	private String generateBeanName(BeanDefinition bd) {
+		return this.beanNameGenerator.generateBeanName(bd, registry);
 	}