diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/FailureRecorder.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/FailureRecorder.java
index 51b1ddfe5..fae4726eb 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/FailureRecorder.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/FailureRecorder.java
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public class FailureRecorder implements JUnitResultFormatter {
     private void createClassHeader() {
         String className = getLocationName().replace('\\', '/');
         if (className.indexOf('/') > -1) {
-            className = className.substring(className.lastIndexOf('/') +1 );
+            className = className.substring(className.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
         }
         SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy.MM.dd HH:mm:ss,SSS");
         writer.print("// generated on: ");
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitVersionHelper.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitVersionHelper.java
index 0f45740f5..4ef80f631 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitVersionHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitVersionHelper.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import junit.framework.TestCase;
  * different JUnit releases.
  * @since Ant 1.7
  */
+// CheckStyle:HideUtilityClassConstructorCheck OFF (bc)
 public class JUnitVersionHelper {
 
     private static Method testCaseName = null;
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ public class JUnitVersionHelper {
      * {@value}
      * @since Ant 1.7.1
      */
-    public static final String JUNIT_FRAMEWORK_JUNIT4_TEST_CASE_FACADE = "junit.framework.JUnit4TestCaseFacade";
+    public static final String JUNIT_FRAMEWORK_JUNIT4_TEST_CASE_FACADE
+        = "junit.framework.JUnit4TestCaseFacade";
     private static final String UNKNOWN_TEST_CASE_NAME = "unknown";
 
     static {
@@ -68,8 +70,7 @@ public class JUnitVersionHelper {
      * @return the name of the test.
      */
     public static String getTestCaseName(Test t) {
-        if (t == null)
-        {
+        if (t == null) {
             return UNKNOWN_TEST_CASE_NAME;
         }
         if (t.getClass().getName().equals(JUNIT_FRAMEWORK_JUNIT4_TEST_CASE_FACADE)) {
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/XMLConstants.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/XMLConstants.java
index 367482a2f..8f56aa030 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/XMLConstants.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/XMLConstants.java
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.junit;
  * @see XMLJUnitResultFormatter
  * @see XMLResultAggregator
  */
+// CheckStyle:InterfaceIsTypeCheck OFF (bc)
 public interface XMLConstants {
     /** the testsuites element for the aggregate document */
     String TESTSUITES = "testsuites";