diff --git a/crypto/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/crypto/password/DelegatingPasswordEncoder.java b/crypto/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/crypto/password/DelegatingPasswordEncoder.java
index 55ab2c8f36b..2ab7f456ca2 100644
--- a/crypto/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/crypto/password/DelegatingPasswordEncoder.java
+++ b/crypto/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/crypto/password/DelegatingPasswordEncoder.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+
 /**
  * A password encoder that delegates to another PasswordEncoder based upon a prefixed
  * identifier.
@@ -129,6 +131,10 @@ public class DelegatingPasswordEncoder implements PasswordEncoder {
 
 	private static final String DEFAULT_ID_SUFFIX = "}";
 
+	public static final String NO_PASSWORD_ENCODER_MAPPED = "There is no PasswordEncoder mapped for the id \"%s\"";
+
+	public static final String NO_PASSWORD_ENCODER_PREFIX = "You have entered a password with no PasswordEncoder. If that is your intent, it should be prefixed with `{noop}`.";
+
 	private final String idPrefix;
 
 	private final String idSuffix;
@@ -286,15 +292,10 @@ public String encode(CharSequence rawPassword) {
 		@Override
 		public boolean matches(CharSequence rawPassword, String prefixEncodedPassword) {
 			String id = extractId(prefixEncodedPassword);
-			checkIfStringIsEmptyOrNull(id);
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException("There is no PasswordEncoder mapped for the id \"" + id + "\"");
-		}
-
-		private void checkIfStringIsEmptyOrNull(String string) {
-			if (string == null || string.isEmpty()) {
-				throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-						"You have entered a password with no PasswordEncoder. If that is your intent, it should be prefixed with `{noop}`.");
+			if (StringUtils.hasText(id)) {
+				throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format(NO_PASSWORD_ENCODER_MAPPED, id));
 			}
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException(NO_PASSWORD_ENCODER_PREFIX);
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/crypto/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/crypto/password/DelegatingPasswordEncoderTests.java b/crypto/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/crypto/password/DelegatingPasswordEncoderTests.java
index 263577b9270..a3222fb41ea 100644
--- a/crypto/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/crypto/password/DelegatingPasswordEncoderTests.java
+++ b/crypto/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/crypto/password/DelegatingPasswordEncoderTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.