--- old/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Boolean.java 2018-04-02 17:09:21.788083397 -0700 +++ new/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Boolean.java 2018-04-02 17:09:21.492080680 -0700 @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ * @since 1.5 */ public static boolean parseBoolean(String s) { - return ((s != null) && s.equalsIgnoreCase("true")); + return "true".equalsIgnoreCase(s); } /**