diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDataType.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDataType.java
index 9cf74c6067..c9d393f79f 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDataType.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractDataType.java
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractDataType<T> implements DataType<T> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final String toString() {
+    public String toString() {
         return getClass().getSimpleName() + " [" + type + ", " + typeName + "]";
     }
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractQueryPart.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractQueryPart.java
index b672ea327f..dc2114972c 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractQueryPart.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractQueryPart.java
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ abstract class AbstractQueryPart implements QueryPartInternal, AttachableInterna
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     @Override
-    public final boolean equals(Object that) {
+    public boolean equals(Object that) {
         if (that instanceof QueryPart) {
             String sql1 = create().renderInlined(this);
             String sql2 = create().renderInlined((QueryPart) that);
@@ -227,12 +227,12 @@ abstract class AbstractQueryPart implements QueryPartInternal, AttachableInterna
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final int hashCode() {
+    public int hashCode() {
         return create().renderInlined(this).hashCode();
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final String toString() {
+    public String toString() {
         try {
             return create().renderInlined(this);
         }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRecord.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRecord.java
index b8d986cbae..30e8454800 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRecord.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRecord.java
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ abstract class AbstractRecord extends AbstractStore<Object> implements Record {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final String toString() {
+    public String toString() {
         return getClass().getSimpleName() + " [values=" + Arrays.asList(getValues()) + "]";
     }
 
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractStore.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractStore.java
index f09d487dea..7d6abc687b 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractStore.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractStore.java
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ abstract class AbstractStore<T> implements Store<T>, AttachableInternal {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final boolean equals(Object obj) {
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
         if (obj instanceof Store) {
             final Store<?> that = (Store<?>) obj;
 
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ArrayRecordImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ArrayRecordImpl.java
index 57c2195924..b19b3382ff 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ArrayRecordImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ArrayRecordImpl.java
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public class ArrayRecordImpl<T> extends AbstractStore<T> implements ArrayRecord<
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final String toString() {
+    public String toString() {
         return getClass().getSimpleName() + " [values=" + getList() + "]";
     }
 
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AttachableImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AttachableImpl.java
index fb856969c5..e952841c06 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AttachableImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AttachableImpl.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class AttachableImpl implements AttachableInternal {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final String toString() {
+    public String toString() {
         if (configuration == null) {
             return "[ detached ]";
         }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultBindContext.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultBindContext.java
index 24dba049f8..8a226cdd46 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultBindContext.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultBindContext.java
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ class DefaultBindContext extends AbstractContext<BindContext> implements BindCon
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     @Override
-    public final String toString() {
+    public String toString() {
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
 
         sb.append("binding   [index ");
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultRenderContext.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultRenderContext.java
index 9076c52d44..332cdc5033 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultRenderContext.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultRenderContext.java
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class DefaultRenderContext extends AbstractContext<RenderContext> implements Ren
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     @Override
-    public final String toString() {
+    public String toString() {
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
 
         sb.append("rendering [");
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Factory.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Factory.java
index 0462ce7dff..75cc7488ff 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Factory.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Factory.java
@@ -2759,7 +2759,7 @@ public class Factory implements Configuration {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final String toString() {
+    public String toString() {
         return "Factory [connected=" + (connection != null) + ", dialect=" + dialect + ", mapping=" + mapping + "]";
     }
 
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/IdentityImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/IdentityImpl.java
index 8d324b47e5..961518d88a 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/IdentityImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/IdentityImpl.java
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ class IdentityImpl<R extends Record, T> implements Identity<R, T> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final int hashCode() {
+    public int hashCode() {
         return toString().hashCode();
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final boolean equals(Object obj) {
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
         if (obj instanceof Identity) {
             return toString().equals(obj.toString());
         }
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class IdentityImpl<R extends Record, T> implements Identity<R, T> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final String toString() {
+    public String toString() {
         return field.toString();
     }
 }
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ResultImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ResultImpl.java
index f47185d682..5d07068ae5 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ResultImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ResultImpl.java
@@ -1261,18 +1261,18 @@ class ResultImpl<R extends Record> implements Result<R>, AttachableInternal {
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     @Override
-    public final String toString() {
+    public String toString() {
         return format();
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final int hashCode() {
+    public int hashCode() {
         return records.hashCode();
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     @Override
-    public final boolean equals(Object obj) {
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
         if (obj instanceof ResultImpl) {
             ResultImpl<R> other = (ResultImpl<R>) obj;
             return records.equals(other.records);