diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/ReferenceCloneMethod.java b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/ReferenceCloneMethod.java
index f518243f42..5fa45dd207 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/ReferenceCloneMethod.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/ReferenceCloneMethod.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.openrewrite.java.JavaTemplate;
 import org.openrewrite.java.JavaVisitor;
 import org.openrewrite.java.MethodMatcher;
+import org.openrewrite.java.ShortenFullyQualifiedTypeReferences;
 import org.openrewrite.java.search.UsesMethod;
 import org.openrewrite.java.tree.J;
 import org.openrewrite.java.tree.TypeUtils;
@@ -51,12 +52,11 @@ public TreeVisitor<?, ExecutionContext> getVisitor() {
         return Preconditions.check(
                 new UsesMethod<>(REFERENCE_CLONE),
                 new JavaVisitor<ExecutionContext>() {
-
                     private static final String REFERENCE_CLONE_REPLACED = "REFERENCE_CLONE_REPLACED";
 
                     @Override
-                    public J visitTypeCast(J.TypeCast typeCast, ExecutionContext executionContext) {
-                        J j = super.visitTypeCast(typeCast, executionContext);
+                    public J visitTypeCast(J.TypeCast typeCast, ExecutionContext ctx) {
+                        J j = super.visitTypeCast(typeCast, ctx);
                         if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(getCursor().pollNearestMessage(REFERENCE_CLONE_REPLACED))
                             && j instanceof J.TypeCast) {
                             J.TypeCast tc = (J.TypeCast) j;
@@ -72,17 +72,14 @@ public J visitMethodInvocation(J.MethodInvocation method, ExecutionContext ctx)
                         super.visitMethodInvocation(method, ctx);
                         if (REFERENCE_CLONE.matches(method) && method.getSelect() instanceof J.Identifier) {
                             J.Identifier methodRef = (J.Identifier) method.getSelect();
-                            String className = methodRef.getType().toString()
-                                    .replace("java.lang.ref.", "")
-                                    .replace("java.lang.", "");
-                            String template = "new " + className + "(" + methodRef.getSimpleName() + ", new ReferenceQueue<>())";
+                            String template = "new " + methodRef.getType().toString() + "(" + methodRef.getSimpleName() + ", new ReferenceQueue<>())";
                             getCursor().putMessageOnFirstEnclosing(J.TypeCast.class, REFERENCE_CLONE_REPLACED, true);
-                            return JavaTemplate.builder(template)
+                            J replacement = JavaTemplate.builder(template)
                                     .contextSensitive()
-                                    .imports(
-                                            methodRef.getType().toString(),
-                                            "java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue")
+                                    .imports("java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue")
                                     .build().apply(getCursor(), method.getCoordinates().replace());
+                            doAfterVisit(ShortenFullyQualifiedTypeReferences.modifyOnly(replacement));
+                            return replacement;
                         }
                         return method;
                     }