diff --git a/bindings/java/src-completable/main/com/apple/foundationdb/LocalityUtil.java b/bindings/java/src-completable/main/com/apple/foundationdb/LocalityUtil.java
index 9e4ae395bc..9a2797f1c5 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src-completable/main/com/apple/foundationdb/LocalityUtil.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src-completable/main/com/apple/foundationdb/LocalityUtil.java
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class LocalityUtil {
 
 		CompletableFuture<Boolean> restartGet() {
 			if(ByteArrayUtil.compareUnsigned(begin, end) >= 0) {
-				return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(false);
+				return AsyncUtil.READY_FALSE;
 			}
 			lastBegin = begin;
 			tr.options().setReadSystemKeys();
diff --git a/bindings/java/src-completable/main/com/apple/foundationdb/async/AsyncUtil.java b/bindings/java/src-completable/main/com/apple/foundationdb/async/AsyncUtil.java
index 5a45f614a3..2d5337439b 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src-completable/main/com/apple/foundationdb/async/AsyncUtil.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src-completable/main/com/apple/foundationdb/async/AsyncUtil.java
@@ -37,9 +37,25 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier;
  * Provided utilities for using and manipulating {@link CompletableFuture}s.
  */
 public class AsyncUtil {
+	/**
+	 * A completed future of type {@link Void}. In particular, it is completed to {@code null},
+	 *  but that shouldn't really matter for the {@link Void} type. This can be used instead
+	 *  of creating a new future if one wants to signal that some asynchronous task has
+	 *  already been completed.
+	 */
 	public static final CompletableFuture<Void> DONE = CompletableFuture.completedFuture(null);
-	public static final CompletableFuture<Boolean> READY_TRUE = CompletableFuture.completedFuture(true);
-	public static final CompletableFuture<Boolean> READY_FALSE = CompletableFuture.completedFuture(false);
+	/**
+	 * A completed future of type {@link Boolean} that is set to {@code true}. This can be
+	 *  used instead of creating a new future if one wants to signal that some task has
+	 *  already been completed with a {@code true} result.
+	 */
+	public static final CompletableFuture<Boolean> READY_TRUE = CompletableFuture.completedFuture(Boolean.TRUE);
+	/**
+	 * A completed future of type {@link Boolean} that is set to {@code false}. This can be
+	 *  used instead of creating a new future if one wants to signal that some task has
+	 *  already been completed with a {@code false} result.
+	 */
+	public static final CompletableFuture<Boolean> READY_FALSE = CompletableFuture.completedFuture(Boolean.FALSE);
 
 	/**
 	 * Run {@code Function} {@code func}, returning all caught exceptions as a
diff --git a/bindings/java/src-completable/main/com/apple/foundationdb/directory/DirectoryLayer.java b/bindings/java/src-completable/main/com/apple/foundationdb/directory/DirectoryLayer.java
index 1d7aeba10d..e48a8349e3 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src-completable/main/com/apple/foundationdb/directory/DirectoryLayer.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src-completable/main/com/apple/foundationdb/directory/DirectoryLayer.java
@@ -907,14 +907,14 @@ public class DirectoryLayer implements Directory {
 
 			return AsyncUtil.whileTrue(() -> {
                 if(index == path.size())
-                    return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(false);
+                    return AsyncUtil.READY_FALSE;
 
                 return tr.get(node.subspace.get(SUB_DIR_KEY).get(path.get(index)).getKey()).thenComposeAsync(key -> {
                     currentPath.add(path.get(index));
                     node = new Node(nodeWithPrefix(key), currentPath, path);
 
                     if(!node.exists())
-                        return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(false);
+                        return AsyncUtil.READY_FALSE;
 
                     return node.loadMetadata(tr).thenApply(ignore -> {
                         ++index;