diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/StreetTraversalPermission.java b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/StreetTraversalPermission.java
index 98f7f2c3c91..b55a50eb097 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/StreetTraversalPermission.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/StreetTraversalPermission.java
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ public StreetTraversalPermission remove(StreetTraversalPermission perm) {
     return get(this.code & ~perm.code);
   }
 
-  public StreetTraversalPermission modify(boolean permissive, StreetTraversalPermission perm) {
-    return permissive ? add(perm) : remove(perm);
-  }
-
   public boolean allows(StreetTraversalPermission perm) {
     return (code & perm.code) != 0;
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/StreetEdge.java b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/StreetEdge.java
index ca33396b0a3..80d0b8c2698 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/StreetEdge.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opentripplanner/street/model/edge/StreetEdge.java
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public boolean canTraverse(TraverseModeSet modes) {
    * This checks if start or end vertex is bollard If it is it creates intersection of street edge
    * permissions and from/to barriers. Then it checks if mode is allowed to traverse the edge.
    * <p>
-   * By default CAR isn't allowed to traverse barrier but foot and bicycle are. This can be changed
+   * By default, CAR isn't allowed to traverse barrier but foot and bicycle are. This can be changed
    * with different tags
    * <p>
    * If start/end isn't bollard it just checks the street permissions.
@@ -179,11 +179,11 @@ public boolean canTraverse(TraverseModeSet modes) {
    */
   public boolean canTraverse(TraverseMode mode) {
     StreetTraversalPermission permission = getPermission();
-    if (fromv instanceof BarrierVertex) {
-      permission = permission.intersection(((BarrierVertex) fromv).getBarrierPermissions());
+    if (fromv instanceof BarrierVertex bv) {
+      permission = permission.intersection(bv.getBarrierPermissions());
     }
-    if (tov instanceof BarrierVertex) {
-      permission = permission.intersection(((BarrierVertex) tov).getBarrierPermissions());
+    if (tov instanceof BarrierVertex bv) {
+      permission = permission.intersection(bv.getBarrierPermissions());
     }
 
     return permission.allows(mode);