diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/BeanMappingMethod.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/BeanMappingMethod.java
index 0246e16f1..3e2944ff2 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/BeanMappingMethod.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/BeanMappingMethod.java
@@ -39,13 +39,11 @@ public class BeanMappingMethod extends MappingMethod {
 
     private final List<PropertyMapping> propertyMappings;
     private final FactoryMethod factoryMethod;
-    private final boolean hasFactoryMethod;
 
     public BeanMappingMethod(Method method, List<PropertyMapping> propertyMappings, FactoryMethod factoryMethod) {
         super( method );
         this.propertyMappings = propertyMappings;
         this.factoryMethod = factoryMethod;
-        this.hasFactoryMethod = factoryMethod != null;
     }
 
     public List<PropertyMapping> getPropertyMappings() {
@@ -64,7 +62,6 @@ public class BeanMappingMethod extends MappingMethod {
                 }
             }
         }
-
         return mappingsByParameter;
     }
 
@@ -79,10 +76,6 @@ public class BeanMappingMethod extends MappingMethod {
         return types;
     }
 
-    public boolean isHasFactoryMethod() {
-        return this.hasFactoryMethod;
-    }
-
     public FactoryMethod getFactoryMethod() {
         return this.factoryMethod;
     }
diff --git a/processor/src/main/resources/org.mapstruct.ap.model.BeanMappingMethod.ftl b/processor/src/main/resources/org.mapstruct.ap.model.BeanMappingMethod.ftl
index 00155f5d6..72b86bbf8 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/resources/org.mapstruct.ap.model.BeanMappingMethod.ftl
+++ b/processor/src/main/resources/org.mapstruct.ap.model.BeanMappingMethod.ftl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public <@includeModel object=returnType/> ${name}(<#list parameters as param><@i
     }
 
     <#if !existingInstanceMapping>
-    ${resultType.name} ${resultName} = <#if hasFactoryMethod><@includeModel object=factoryMethod/><#else>new ${resultType.name}()</#if>;
+    ${resultType.name} ${resultName} = <#if factoryMethod??><@includeModel object=factoryMethod/><#else>new ${resultType.name}()</#if>;
     </#if>
     <#if (sourceParameters?size > 1)>
         <#list sourceParameters as sourceParam>