diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/groovy/ast/tools/AnnotatedNodeUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/groovy/ast/tools/AnnotatedNodeUtils.java
index 04e3d3618f8..2bbd0092a6e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/groovy/ast/tools/AnnotatedNodeUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/groovy/ast/tools/AnnotatedNodeUtils.java
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ public static boolean hasAnnotation(final AnnotatedNode node, final ClassNode an
     }
 
     public static boolean isGenerated(final AnnotatedNode node) {
-        List<?> annots = node.getAnnotations(GENERATED_TYPE);
-        return (annots != null && !annots.isEmpty());
+        return hasAnnotation(node, GENERATED_TYPE);
     }
 }