diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/AuthenticationProvider.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/AuthenticationProvider.java
index 07759eac30..38c6a026ba 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/AuthenticationProvider.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/AuthenticationProvider.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public interface AuthenticationProvider {
      * <p>Selection of an <code>AuthenticationProvider</code> capable of performing authentication is
      * conducted at runtime the <code>ProviderManager</code>.</p>
      *
-     * @param authentication DOCUMENT ME!
+     * @param authentication
      *
      * @return <code>true</code> if the implementation can more closely evaluate the <code>Authentication</code> class
      *         presented
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/TargetObject.java b/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/TargetObject.java
index f754bb3fba..f0a92b8e55 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/TargetObject.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/TargetObject.java
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ public class TargetObject implements ITargetObject {
      * Delegates through to the {@link #makeLowerCase(String)} method.
      *
      * @param input the message to be made lower-case
-     *
-     * @return DOCUMENT ME!
      */
     public String publicMakeLowerCase(String input) {
         return this.makeLowerCase(input);