diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java
index c6ef587216..fa08d2b2f5 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java
@@ -16,14 +16,11 @@
 
 package org.springframework.core.annotation;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
 import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.WeakHashMap;