diff --git a/junit-platform-commons/src/main/java/org/junit/platform/commons/util/ReflectionUtils.java b/junit-platform-commons/src/main/java/org/junit/platform/commons/util/ReflectionUtils.java
index 8394fc2ebc27..5973b183d3fb 100644
--- a/junit-platform-commons/src/main/java/org/junit/platform/commons/util/ReflectionUtils.java
+++ b/junit-platform-commons/src/main/java/org/junit/platform/commons/util/ReflectionUtils.java
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
@@ -1119,10 +1121,7 @@ public static List<Class<?>> findNestedClasses(Class<?> clazz, Predicate<Class<?
 		Preconditions.notNull(predicate, "Predicate must not be null");
 
 		Set<Class<?>> candidates = new LinkedHashSet<>();
-		visitNestedClasses(clazz, predicate, nestedClass -> {
-			candidates.add(nestedClass);
-			return true;
-		});
+		visitAllNestedClasses(clazz, predicate, candidates::add);
 		return List.copyOf(candidates);
 	}
 
@@ -1144,8 +1143,9 @@ public static boolean isNestedClassPresent(Class<?> clazz, Predicate<Class<?>> p
 		Preconditions.notNull(clazz, "Class must not be null");
 		Preconditions.notNull(predicate, "Predicate must not be null");
 
-		boolean visitorWasNotCalled = visitNestedClasses(clazz, predicate, __ -> false);
-		return !visitorWasNotCalled;
+		AtomicBoolean foundNestedClass = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+		visitAllNestedClasses(clazz, predicate, __ -> foundNestedClass.setPlain(true));
+		return foundNestedClass.getPlain();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -1156,10 +1156,15 @@ public static Stream<Class<?>> streamNestedClasses(Class<?> clazz, Predicate<Cla
 		return findNestedClasses(clazz, predicate).stream();
 	}
 
-	private static boolean visitNestedClasses(Class<?> clazz, Predicate<Class<?>> predicate,
-			Visitor<Class<?>> visitor) {
+	/**
+	 * Visit <em>all</em> nested classes without support for short-circuiting
+	 * in order to ensure all of them are checked for class cycles.
+	 */
+	private static void visitAllNestedClasses(Class<?> clazz, Predicate<Class<?>> predicate,
+			Consumer<Class<?>> consumer) {
+
 		if (!isSearchable(clazz)) {
-			return true;
+			return;
 		}
 
 		if (isInnerClass(clazz) && predicate.test(clazz)) {
@@ -1171,10 +1176,7 @@ private static boolean visitNestedClasses(Class<?> clazz, Predicate<Class<?>> pr
 			for (Class<?> nestedClass : clazz.getDeclaredClasses()) {
 				if (predicate.test(nestedClass)) {
 					detectInnerClassCycle(nestedClass);
-					boolean shouldContinue = visitor.accept(nestedClass);
-					if (!shouldContinue) {
-						return false;
-					}
+					consumer.accept(nestedClass);
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -1183,20 +1185,12 @@ private static boolean visitNestedClasses(Class<?> clazz, Predicate<Class<?>> pr
 		}
 
 		// Search class hierarchy
-		boolean shouldContinue = visitNestedClasses(clazz.getSuperclass(), predicate, visitor);
-		if (!shouldContinue) {
-			return false;
-		}
+		visitAllNestedClasses(clazz.getSuperclass(), predicate, consumer);
 
 		// Search interface hierarchy
 		for (Class<?> ifc : clazz.getInterfaces()) {
-			shouldContinue = visitNestedClasses(ifc, predicate, visitor);
-			if (!shouldContinue) {
-				return false;
-			}
+			visitAllNestedClasses(ifc, predicate, consumer);
 		}
-
-		return true;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -1936,14 +1930,4 @@ static Throwable getUnderlyingCause(Throwable t) {
 		return t;
 	}
 
-	private interface Visitor<T> {
-
-		/**
-		 * @return {@code true} if the visitor should continue searching;
-		 * {@code false} if the visitor should stop
-		 */
-		boolean accept(T value);
-
-	}
-
 }