diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/ProxyConfiguration.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/ProxyConfiguration.java
index 11d90e17d9..3d73d7c78c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/ProxyConfiguration.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/ProxyConfiguration.java
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ public final class ProxyConfiguration extends AbstractDescribableImpl<ProxyConfi
             GetMethod method = null;
             try {
                 method = new GetMethod(testUrl);
-                method.getParams().setParameter("http.socket.timeout", DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MILLIS > 0 ? DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MILLIS : new Integer(30 * 1000));
+                method.getParams().setParameter("http.socket.timeout", DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MILLIS > 0 ? DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MILLIS : 30 * 1000);
                 
                 HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
                 if (Util.fixEmptyAndTrim(name) != null && !isNoProxyHost(host, noProxyHost)) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/logging/LogRecorder.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/logging/LogRecorder.java
index 51549a3bd3..06b0563bec 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/logging/LogRecorder.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/logging/LogRecorder.java
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class LogRecorder extends AbstractModelObject implements Saveable {
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                if (match.booleanValue()) {
+                if (match) {
                     // most specific logger matches, so publish
                     super.publish(record);
                 }
@@ -215,14 +215,14 @@ public class LogRecorder extends AbstractModelObject implements Saveable {
         public Boolean matches(LogRecord r) {
             boolean levelSufficient = r.getLevel().intValue() >= level;
             if (name.length() == 0) {
-                return Boolean.valueOf(levelSufficient); // include if level matches
+                return levelSufficient; // include if level matches
             }
             String logName = r.getLoggerName();
             if(logName==null || !logName.startsWith(name))
                 return null; // not in the domain of this logger
             String rest = logName.substring(name.length());
             if (rest.startsWith(".") || rest.length()==0) {
-                return Boolean.valueOf(levelSufficient); // include if level matches
+                return levelSufficient; // include if level matches
             }
             return null;
         }