diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionImpl.java
index 06b4f1d33be9..593c744522fb 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionImpl.java
@@ -1247,31 +1247,23 @@ public <T> NaturalIdMultiLoadAccess<T> byMultipleNaturalId(String entityName) {
 
 	@Override
 	public Object load(LoadType loadType, Object id, String entityName, LockOptions lockOptions, Boolean readOnly) {
-		if ( lockOptions != null ) {
-			// TODO: I doubt that this branch is necessary, and it's probably even wrong
-			final var event = makeLoadEvent( entityName, id, readOnly, lockOptions );
+		boolean success = false;
+		try {
+			final var event =
+					makeLoadEvent( entityName, id, readOnly,
+							lockOptions == null ? LockOptions.NONE : lockOptions );
 			fireLoad( event, loadType );
 			final Object result = event.getResult();
 			releaseLoadEvent( event );
+			if ( !loadType.isAllowNulls() && result == null ) {
+				getSession().getFactory().getEntityNotFoundDelegate().handleEntityNotFound( entityName, id );
+			}
+			success = true;
 			return result;
 		}
-		else {
-			boolean success = false;
-			try {
-				final var event = makeLoadEvent( entityName, id, readOnly, false );
-				fireLoad( event, loadType );
-				final Object result = event.getResult();
-				releaseLoadEvent( event );
-				if ( !loadType.isAllowNulls() && result == null ) {
-					getSession().getFactory().getEntityNotFoundDelegate().handleEntityNotFound( entityName, id );
-				}
-				success = true;
-				return result;
-			}
-			finally {
-				// we might be called from outside transaction
-				afterOperation( success );
-			}
+		finally {
+			// we might be called from outside transaction
+			afterOperation( success );
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/internal/IdentifierLoadAccessImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/internal/IdentifierLoadAccessImpl.java
index ac5d475e1f6f..5ab14cfcebab 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/internal/IdentifierLoadAccessImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/internal/IdentifierLoadAccessImpl.java
@@ -138,13 +138,15 @@ protected T perform(Supplier<T> executor) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@SuppressWarnings( "unchecked" )
 	// Hibernate Reactive overrides this
 	protected T doGetReference(Object id) {
 		final var session = context.getSession();
 		final var concreteType = entityPersister.resolveConcreteProxyTypeForId( id, session );
-		return (T) context.load( LoadEventListener.LOAD, coerceId( id, session.getFactory() ),
-				concreteType.getEntityName(), lockOptions, isReadOnly( session ) );
+		final Object result =
+				context.load( LoadEventListener.LOAD, coerceId( id, session.getFactory() ),
+						concreteType.getEntityName(), lockOptions, isReadOnly( session ) );
+		//noinspection unchecked
+		return (T) result;
 	}
 
 	// Hibernate Reactive might need to call this
@@ -164,20 +166,21 @@ public Optional<T> loadOptional(Object id) {
 		return Optional.ofNullable( perform( () -> doLoad( id ) ) );
 	}
 
-	@SuppressWarnings( "unchecked" )
 	// Hibernate Reactive overrides this
 	protected T doLoad(Object id) {
 		final var session = context.getSession();
 		Object result;
 		try {
-			result = context.load( LoadEventListener.GET, coerceId( id, session.getFactory() ),
-					entityPersister.getEntityName(), lockOptions, isReadOnly( session ) );
+			result =
+					context.load( LoadEventListener.GET, coerceId( id, session.getFactory() ),
+							entityPersister.getEntityName(), lockOptions, isReadOnly( session ) );
 		}
 		catch (ObjectNotFoundException notFoundException) {
-			// if session cache contains proxy for non-existing object
+			// if session cache contains proxy for nonexisting object
 			result = null;
 		}
 		initializeIfNecessary( result );
+		//noinspection unchecked
 		return (T) result;
 	}