diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/symbols/internal/SymbolEquality.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/symbols/internal/SymbolEquality.java
index 2d516f184b..2f009f7304 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/symbols/internal/SymbolEquality.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/symbols/internal/SymbolEquality.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public final class SymbolEquality {
             }
             JTypeParameterSymbol m2 = (JTypeParameterSymbol) o;
 
-            return m1.nameEquals(m2.getSimpleName())
+            return Objects.equals(m1.getSimpleName(), m2.getSimpleName())
                 && m1.getDeclaringSymbol().equals(m2.getDeclaringSymbol());
         }
     };
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public final class SymbolEquality {
                 return false;
             }
             JFieldSymbol f2 = (JFieldSymbol) o;
-            return f1.nameEquals(f2.getSimpleName())
+            return Objects.equals(f1.getSimpleName(), f2.getSimpleName())
                 && f1.getEnclosingClass().equals(f2.getEnclosingClass());
 
         }
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public final class SymbolEquality {
                 return false;
             }
             JFormalParamSymbol f2 = (JFormalParamSymbol) o;
-            return f1.nameEquals(f2.getSimpleName())
+            return Objects.equals(f1.getSimpleName(), f2.getSimpleName())
                 && f1.getDeclaringSymbol().equals(f2.getDeclaringSymbol());
 
         }
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public final class SymbolEquality {
                 return false;
             }
             JRecordComponentSymbol f2 = (JRecordComponentSymbol) o;
-            return f1.nameEquals(f2.getSimpleName())
+            return Objects.equals(f1.getSimpleName(), f2.getSimpleName())
                 && f1.getEnclosingClass().equals(f2.getEnclosingClass());
 
         }