diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/LogConfigurationException.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/LogConfigurationException.java
index 5900a30..fb90cac 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/LogConfigurationException.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/LogConfigurationException.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class LogConfigurationException extends RuntimeException {
      */
     public LogConfigurationException(Throwable cause) {
 
-        this((cause == null) ? null : cause.toString(), cause);
+        this(cause == null ? null : cause.toString(), cause);
 
     }
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class LogConfigurationException extends RuntimeException {
      */
     public Throwable getCause() {
 
-        return (this.cause);
+        return this.cause;
 
     }
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/LogFactory.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/LogFactory.java
index 522d918..37c3b3d 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/LogFactory.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/LogFactory.java
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ public abstract class LogFactory {
     public static Log getLog(Class clazz)
         throws LogConfigurationException {
 
-        return (getFactory().getInstance(clazz));
+        return getFactory().getInstance(clazz);
 
     }
 
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ public abstract class LogFactory {
     public static Log getLog(String name)
         throws LogConfigurationException {
 
-        return (getFactory().getInstance(name));
+        return getFactory().getInstance(name);
 
     }
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/LogSource.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/LogSource.java
index 546a82e..92c8b77 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/LogSource.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/LogSource.java
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ public class LogSource {
 
         // Is JDK 1.4 Logging Available?
         try {
-            jdk14IsAvailable = (null != Class.forName("java.util.logging.Logger")) &&
-                    (null != Class.forName("org.apache.commons.logging.impl.Jdk14Logger"));
+            jdk14IsAvailable = null != Class.forName("java.util.logging.Logger") &&
+                    null != Class.forName("org.apache.commons.logging.impl.Jdk14Logger");
         } catch (Throwable t) {
             jdk14IsAvailable = false;
         }
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public class LogSource {
 
     /** Get a <code>Log</code> instance by class name */
     static public Log getInstance(String name) {
-        Log log = (Log) (logs.get(name));
+        Log log = (Log) logs.get(name);
         if (null == log) {
             log = makeNewLogInstance(name);
             logs.put(name, log);
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public class LogSource {
         Log log;
         try {
             Object[] args = { name };
-            log = (Log) (logImplctor.newInstance(args));
+            log = (Log) logImplctor.newInstance(args);
         } catch (Throwable t) {
             log = null;
         }
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public class LogSource {
      * all logs known to me.
      */
     static public String[] getLogNames() {
-        return (String[]) (logs.keySet().toArray(new String[logs.size()]));
+        return (String[]) logs.keySet().toArray(new String[logs.size()]);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Jdk13LumberjackLogger.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Jdk13LumberjackLogger.java
index 34caba5..51f3bec 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Jdk13LumberjackLogger.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Jdk13LumberjackLogger.java
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public class Jdk13LumberjackLogger implements Log, Serializable {
         if (logger == null) {
             logger = Logger.getLogger(name);
         }
-        return (logger);
+        return logger;
     }
 
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public class Jdk13LumberjackLogger implements Log, Serializable {
      * Is debug logging currently enabled?
      */
     public boolean isDebugEnabled() {
-        return (getLogger().isLoggable(Level.FINE));
+        return getLogger().isLoggable(Level.FINE);
     }
 
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public class Jdk13LumberjackLogger implements Log, Serializable {
      * Is error logging currently enabled?
      */
     public boolean isErrorEnabled() {
-        return (getLogger().isLoggable(Level.SEVERE));
+        return getLogger().isLoggable(Level.SEVERE);
     }
 
 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public class Jdk13LumberjackLogger implements Log, Serializable {
      * Is fatal logging currently enabled?
      */
     public boolean isFatalEnabled() {
-        return (getLogger().isLoggable(Level.SEVERE));
+        return getLogger().isLoggable(Level.SEVERE);
     }
 
 
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ public class Jdk13LumberjackLogger implements Log, Serializable {
      * Is info logging currently enabled?
      */
     public boolean isInfoEnabled() {
-        return (getLogger().isLoggable(Level.INFO));
+        return getLogger().isLoggable(Level.INFO);
     }
 
 
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ public class Jdk13LumberjackLogger implements Log, Serializable {
      * Is trace logging currently enabled?
      */
     public boolean isTraceEnabled() {
-        return (getLogger().isLoggable(Level.FINEST));
+        return getLogger().isLoggable(Level.FINEST);
     }
 
 
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ public class Jdk13LumberjackLogger implements Log, Serializable {
      * Is warn logging currently enabled?
      */
     public boolean isWarnEnabled() {
-        return (getLogger().isLoggable(Level.WARNING));
+        return getLogger().isLoggable(Level.WARNING);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Jdk14Logger.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Jdk14Logger.java
index d5b2827..2e4fa19 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Jdk14Logger.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Jdk14Logger.java
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public class Jdk14Logger implements Log, Serializable {
         if (logger == null) {
             logger = Logger.getLogger(name);
         }
-        return (logger);
+        return logger;
     }
 
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public class Jdk14Logger implements Log, Serializable {
      * Is debug logging currently enabled?
      */
     public boolean isDebugEnabled() {
-        return (getLogger().isLoggable(Level.FINE));
+        return getLogger().isLoggable(Level.FINE);
     }
 
 
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public class Jdk14Logger implements Log, Serializable {
      * Is error logging currently enabled?
      */
     public boolean isErrorEnabled() {
-        return (getLogger().isLoggable(Level.SEVERE));
+        return getLogger().isLoggable(Level.SEVERE);
     }
 
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ public class Jdk14Logger implements Log, Serializable {
      * Is fatal logging currently enabled?
      */
     public boolean isFatalEnabled() {
-        return (getLogger().isLoggable(Level.SEVERE));
+        return getLogger().isLoggable(Level.SEVERE);
     }
 
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public class Jdk14Logger implements Log, Serializable {
      * Is info logging currently enabled?
      */
     public boolean isInfoEnabled() {
-        return (getLogger().isLoggable(Level.INFO));
+        return getLogger().isLoggable(Level.INFO);
     }
 
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public class Jdk14Logger implements Log, Serializable {
      * Is trace logging currently enabled?
      */
     public boolean isTraceEnabled() {
-        return (getLogger().isLoggable(Level.FINEST));
+        return getLogger().isLoggable(Level.FINEST);
     }
 
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ public class Jdk14Logger implements Log, Serializable {
      * Is warn logging currently enabled?
      */
     public boolean isWarnEnabled() {
-        return (getLogger().isLoggable(Level.WARNING));
+        return getLogger().isLoggable(Level.WARNING);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Log4JLogger.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Log4JLogger.java
index 0a0e72e..c938d08 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Log4JLogger.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Log4JLogger.java
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ public class Log4JLogger implements Log, Serializable {
         if (logger == null) {
             logger = Logger.getLogger(name);
         }
-        return (this.logger);
+        return this.logger;
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/LogFactoryImpl.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/LogFactoryImpl.java
index 0f7aa50..609097c 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/LogFactoryImpl.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/LogFactoryImpl.java
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ public class LogFactoryImpl extends LogFactory {
      */
     public Object getAttribute(String name) {
 
-        return (attributes.get(name));
+        return attributes.get(name);
 
     }
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ public class LogFactoryImpl extends LogFactory {
      */
     public Log getInstance(Class clazz) throws LogConfigurationException {
 
-        return (getInstance(clazz.getName()));
+        return getInstance(clazz.getName());
 
     }
 
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ public class LogFactoryImpl extends LogFactory {
             instance = newInstance(name);
             instances.put(name, instance);
         }
-        return (instance);
+        return instance;
 
     }
 
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ public class LogFactoryImpl extends LogFactory {
                 logMethod.invoke(instance, params);
             }
             
-            return (instance);
+            return instance;
             
         } catch (LogConfigurationException lce) {
             
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ public class LogFactoryImpl extends LogFactory {
                 "No user-specified Log implementation; performing discovery" +
                 " using the standard supported logging implementations...");
         }
-        for(int i=0; (i<classesToDiscover.length) && (result == null); ++i) {
+        for(int i=0; i<classesToDiscover.length && result == null; ++i) {
             result = createLogFromClass(classesToDiscover[i], logCategory, true);
         }
         
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ public class LogFactoryImpl extends LogFactory {
             currentCL = getParentClassLoader(currentCL);
         }
 
-        if ((logAdapter != null) && affectState) {
+        if (logAdapter != null && affectState) {
             // We've succeeded, so set instance fields
             this.logClassName   = logAdapterClassName;
             this.logConstructor = constructor;
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/LogKitLogger.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/LogKitLogger.java
index 51f3bfe..cec09b5 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/LogKitLogger.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/LogKitLogger.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class LogKitLogger implements Log, Serializable {
         if (logger == null) {
             logger = Hierarchy.getDefaultHierarchy().getLoggerFor(name);
         }
-        return (logger);
+        return logger;
 
     }
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/SimpleLog.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/SimpleLog.java
index 76c6497..749f9e9 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/SimpleLog.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/SimpleLog.java
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ public class SimpleLog implements Log, Serializable {
     public static final int LOG_LEVEL_FATAL  = 6;
 
     /** Enable all logging levels */
-    public static final int LOG_LEVEL_ALL    = (LOG_LEVEL_TRACE - 1);
+    public static final int LOG_LEVEL_ALL    = LOG_LEVEL_TRACE - 1;
 
     /** Enable no logging levels */
-    public static final int LOG_LEVEL_OFF    = (LOG_LEVEL_FATAL + 1);
+    public static final int LOG_LEVEL_OFF    = LOG_LEVEL_FATAL + 1;
 
     // ------------------------------------------------------------ Initializer
 
@@ -142,17 +142,17 @@ public class SimpleLog implements Log, Serializable {
         } catch (SecurityException e) {
             // Ignore
         }
-        return (prop == null) ? simpleLogProps.getProperty(name) : prop;
+        return prop == null ? simpleLogProps.getProperty(name) : prop;
     }
 
     private static String getStringProperty(String name, String dephault) {
         String prop = getStringProperty(name);
-        return (prop == null) ? dephault : prop;
+        return prop == null ? dephault : prop;
     }
 
     private static boolean getBooleanProperty(String name, boolean dephault) {
         String prop = getStringProperty(name);
-        return (prop == null) ? dephault : "true".equalsIgnoreCase(prop);
+        return prop == null ? dephault : "true".equalsIgnoreCase(prop);
     }
 
     // Initialize class attributes.
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ public class SimpleLog implements Log, Serializable {
     protected boolean isLevelEnabled(int logLevel) {
         // log level are numerically ordered so can use simple numeric
         // comparison
-        return (logLevel >= currentLogLevel);
+        return logLevel >= currentLogLevel;
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/WeakHashtable.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/WeakHashtable.java
index f0b9d3f..6119120 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/WeakHashtable.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/WeakHashtable.java
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public final class WeakHashtable extends Hashtable {
             changeCount = 0;
         }
         // do a partial purge more often
-        else if ((changeCount % PARTIAL_PURGE_COUNT) == 0) {
+        else if (changeCount % PARTIAL_PURGE_COUNT == 0) {
             purgeOne();
         }
         
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ public final class WeakHashtable extends Hashtable {
             changeCount = 0;
         }
         // do a partial purge more often
-        else if ((changeCount % PARTIAL_PURGE_COUNT) == 0) {
+        else if (changeCount % PARTIAL_PURGE_COUNT == 0) {
             purgeOne();
         }
         return super.remove(new Referenced(key));
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ public final class WeakHashtable extends Hashtable {
                 Object thisKeyValue = getValue();
                 Object otherKeyValue = otherKey.getValue();
                 if (thisKeyValue == null) {                     
-                    result = (otherKeyValue == null);
+                    result = otherKeyValue == null;
                     
                     // Since our hashcode was calculated from the original
                     // non-null referant, the above check breaks the 
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ public final class WeakHashtable extends Hashtable {
                     // objects could test equal but have different hashcodes.
                     // We can reduce (not eliminate) the chance of this
                     // happening by comparing hashcodes.
-                    result = result && (this.hashCode() == otherKey.hashCode());
+                    result = result && this.hashCode() == otherKey.hashCode();
                     // In any case, as our c'tor does not allow null referants
                     // and Hashtable does not do equality checks between 
                     // existing keys, normal hashtable operations should never 
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/WeakHashtableTest.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/WeakHashtableTest.java
index 11467b7..1347254 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/WeakHashtableTest.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/WeakHashtableTest.java
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public class WeakHashtableTest extends TestCase {
 
         public void run() {
             for (int i = 0; i < RUN_LOOPS; i++) {
-                hashtable.put("key" + ":" + (i%10), Boolean.TRUE);
+                hashtable.put("key" + ":" + i%10, Boolean.TRUE);
                 if(i%50 == 0) {
                     yield();
                 }
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/jdk14/TestHandler.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/jdk14/TestHandler.java
index 5970e8a..2870886 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/jdk14/TestHandler.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/jdk14/TestHandler.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class TestHandler extends Handler {
 
 
     public Iterator records() {
-        return (records.iterator());
+        return records.iterator();
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/log4j/StandardTests.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/log4j/StandardTests.java
index 5959206..72f9cc6 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/log4j/StandardTests.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/log4j/StandardTests.java
@@ -170,22 +170,22 @@ public abstract class StandardTests extends TestCase {
         ev = (LogEvent) logEvents.get(0);
         assertEquals("Info message expected", "info", ev.msg);
         assertEquals("Info level expected", "INFO", ev.level);
-        assertEquals("Exception data incorrect", (ev.throwable!=null), thrown);
+        assertEquals("Exception data incorrect", ev.throwable!=null, thrown);
         
         ev = (LogEvent) logEvents.get(1);
         assertEquals("Warn message expected", "warn", ev.msg);
         assertEquals("Warn level expected", "WARN", ev.level);
-        assertEquals("Exception data incorrect", (ev.throwable!=null), thrown);
+        assertEquals("Exception data incorrect", ev.throwable!=null, thrown);
         
         ev = (LogEvent) logEvents.get(2);
         assertEquals("Error message expected", "error", ev.msg);
         assertEquals("Error level expected", "ERROR", ev.level);
-        assertEquals("Exception data incorrect", (ev.throwable!=null), thrown);
+        assertEquals("Exception data incorrect", ev.throwable!=null, thrown);
         
         ev = (LogEvent) logEvents.get(3);
         assertEquals("Fatal message expected", "fatal", ev.msg);
         assertEquals("Fatal level expected", "FATAL", ev.level);
-        assertEquals("Exception data incorrect", (ev.throwable!=null), thrown);
+        assertEquals("Exception data incorrect", ev.throwable!=null, thrown);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/log4j/log4j12/TestAppender.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/log4j/log4j12/TestAppender.java
index dc8b9c6..8b118a2 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/log4j/log4j12/TestAppender.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/log4j/log4j12/TestAppender.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class TestAppender extends AppenderSkeleton {
 
 
     public boolean requiresLayout() {
-        return (false);
+        return false;
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/simple/DecoratedSimpleLog.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/simple/DecoratedSimpleLog.java
index 500f059..a780297 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/simple/DecoratedSimpleLog.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/simple/DecoratedSimpleLog.java
@@ -43,27 +43,27 @@ public class DecoratedSimpleLog extends SimpleLog {
     // ------------------------------------------------------------- Properties
 
     public DateFormat getDateTimeFormatter() {
-        return (dateFormatter);
+        return dateFormatter;
     }
 
 
     public String getDateTimeFormat() {
-        return (dateTimeFormat);
+        return dateTimeFormat;
     }
 
 
     public String getLogName() {
-        return (logName);
+        return logName;
     }
 
 
     public boolean getShowDateTime() {
-        return (showDateTime);
+        return showDateTime;
     }
 
 
     public boolean getShowShortName() {
-        return (showShortName);
+        return showShortName;
     }
 
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class DecoratedSimpleLog extends SimpleLog {
 
     // Return cache
     public List getCache() {
-        return (this.cache);
+        return this.cache;
     }