diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/siyeh/ig/redundancy/RedundantStringOperationInspection.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/siyeh/ig/redundancy/RedundantStringOperationInspection.java
index 3941ff9f2655..8489dc0f207b 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/siyeh/ig/redundancy/RedundantStringOperationInspection.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/siyeh/ig/redundancy/RedundantStringOperationInspection.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2000-2024 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+// Copyright 2000-2025 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
 package com.siyeh.ig.redundancy;
 
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.BlockUtils;
@@ -1212,19 +1212,15 @@ public final class RedundantStringOperationInspection extends AbstractBaseJavaLo
       if (!(parent instanceof PsiReferenceExpression ref)) {
         return;
       }
-      PsiElement grandParent = parent.getParent();
-      if (!(grandParent instanceof PsiMethodCallExpression)) {
-        return;
-      }
-      PsiElement greatGrandParent = grandParent.getParent();
-      if (!(greatGrandParent instanceof PsiReferenceExpression)) {
-        return;
-      }
       PsiExpression qualifier = ref.getQualifierExpression();
       if (qualifier == null) {
         return;
       }
-      new CommentTracker().replaceAndRestoreComments(greatGrandParent, qualifier.getText() + ".length()");
+      PsiElement grandParent = parent.getParent();
+      if (!(grandParent instanceof PsiMethodCallExpression) || !(grandParent.getParent() instanceof PsiReferenceExpression toArrayCall)) {
+        return;
+      }
+      new CommentTracker().replaceAndRestoreComments(toArrayCall, qualifier.getText() + ".length()");
     }
   }
 }