diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.osgi/supplement/src/org/eclipse/osgi/framework/eventmgr/EventManager.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.osgi/supplement/src/org/eclipse/osgi/framework/eventmgr/EventManager.java
index 2de9e8fe465..151f1fb2669 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.osgi/supplement/src/org/eclipse/osgi/framework/eventmgr/EventManager.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.osgi/supplement/src/org/eclipse/osgi/framework/eventmgr/EventManager.java
@@ -194,12 +194,9 @@ synchronized <K, V, E> EventThread<K, V, E> getEventThread() {
 		}
 		if (thread == null) {
 			/* if there is no thread, then create a new one */
-			thread = AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<EventThread<K, V, E>>() {
-				@Override
-				public EventThread<K, V, E> run() {
-					EventThread<K, V, E> t = new EventThread<>(threadGroup, threadName);
-					return t;
-				}
+			thread = AccessController.doPrivileged((PrivilegedAction<EventThread<K, V, E>>) () -> {
+				EventThread<K, V, E> t = new EventThread<>(threadGroup, threadName);
+				return t;
 			});
 			/* start the new thread */
 			thread.start();
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.osgi/supplement/src/org/eclipse/osgi/util/NLS.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.osgi/supplement/src/org/eclipse/osgi/util/NLS.java
index 0852d630e59..f0ce26bda21 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.osgi/supplement/src/org/eclipse/osgi/util/NLS.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.osgi/supplement/src/org/eclipse/osgi/util/NLS.java
@@ -64,12 +64,8 @@ public abstract class NLS {
 	private static String[] nlSuffixes;
 	private static final String PROP_WARNINGS = "osgi.nls.warnings"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	private static final String IGNORE = "ignore"; //$NON-NLS-1$
-	private static final boolean ignoreWarnings = AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<Boolean>() {
-		@Override
-		public Boolean run() {
-			return IGNORE.equals(System.getProperty(PROP_WARNINGS));
-		}
-	});
+	private static final boolean ignoreWarnings = AccessController
+			.doPrivileged((PrivilegedAction<Boolean>) () -> IGNORE.equals(System.getProperty(PROP_WARNINGS)));
 
 	/*
 	 * NOTE do not change the name of this field; it is set by the Framework using reflection
@@ -152,12 +148,9 @@ public static void initializeMessages(final String baseName, final Class<?> claz
 			load(baseName, clazz);
 			return;
 		}
-		AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<Void>() {
-			@Override
-			public Void run() {
-				load(baseName, clazz);
-				return null;
-			}
+		AccessController.doPrivileged((PrivilegedAction<Void>) () -> {
+			load(baseName, clazz);
+			return null;
 		});
 	}