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Author: cowtowncoder

src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/BasicDeserializerFactory.java

@@ -1031,10 +1031,10 @@ private boolean _checkIfCreatorPropertyBased(BeanDescription beanDesc,
                     return true;
                 }
             }
-        }
-        // [databind#3897]: Record canonical constructor will have implicitly named propDef
-        if (propDef != null && !propDef.isExplicitlyNamed() && beanDesc.isRecordType()) {
-            return true;
+            // [databind#3897]: Record canonical constructor will have implicitly named propDef
+            if (!propDef.isExplicitlyNamed() && beanDesc.isRecordType()) {
+                return true;
+            }
         }
         // in absence of everything else, default to delegating
         return false;