diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/query/FilterOperation.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/query/FilterOperation.java
index 08eeac9d..35d9aa16 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/query/FilterOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/query/FilterOperation.java
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 import static org.springframework.data.aerospike.util.Utils.ctxArrToString;
 import static org.springframework.data.aerospike.util.Utils.getExpType;
 import static org.springframework.data.aerospike.util.Utils.getExpValOrFail;
-import static org.springframework.data.aerospike.util.Utils.objectToBoolean;
 
 public enum FilterOperation {
     /**
@@ -2015,6 +2014,6 @@ protected Filter geoWithinRadius(IndexCollectionType collectionType, Map<Qualifi
     }
 
     private static boolean hasMapKeyPlaceholder(Map<QualifierKey, Object> qualifierMap) {
-        return objectToBoolean(qualifierMap.get(MAP_KEY_PLACEHOLDER));
+        return (Boolean) qualifierMap.getOrDefault(MAP_KEY_PLACEHOLDER, false);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/query/qualifier/BaseQualifierBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/query/qualifier/BaseQualifierBuilder.java
index 4eb640f6..dc513985 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/query/qualifier/BaseQualifierBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/query/qualifier/BaseQualifierBuilder.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 import static org.springframework.data.aerospike.query.qualifier.QualifierKey.PATH;
 import static org.springframework.data.aerospike.query.qualifier.QualifierKey.SECOND_VALUE;
 import static org.springframework.data.aerospike.query.qualifier.QualifierKey.VALUE;
-import static org.springframework.data.aerospike.util.Utils.objectToBoolean;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 public abstract class BaseQualifierBuilder<T extends BaseQualifierBuilder<?>> implements IQualifierBuilder {
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ public abstract class BaseQualifierBuilder<T extends BaseQualifierBuilder<?>> im
     protected final Map<QualifierKey, Object> map = new HashMap<>();
 
     public boolean getIgnoreCase() {
-        return objectToBoolean(map.get(IGNORE_CASE));
+        return  (Boolean) map.getOrDefault(IGNORE_CASE, false);
     }
 
     public FilterOperation getFilterOperation() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/util/Utils.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/util/Utils.java
index 5d16a8ef..cba7e81f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/util/Utils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/util/Utils.java
@@ -321,14 +321,4 @@ public static void setIntFromConfig(Consumer<Integer> setter, Environment enviro
         String value = getProperty(environment, prefix, propertyName);
         if (value != null) setter.accept(Integer.parseInt(value));
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Convert an Object to boolean.
-     *
-     * @param object Can be null
-     * @return The given object cast to boolean, or false if it is null
-     */
-    public static boolean objectToBoolean(@Nullable Object object) {
-        return object != null && (boolean) object;
-    }
 }