diff --git a/src/Hydrator/AbstractHydrator.php b/src/Hydrator/AbstractHydrator.php
index 8b7f432..8e362bd 100644
--- a/src/Hydrator/AbstractHydrator.php
+++ b/src/Hydrator/AbstractHydrator.php
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public function getNamingStrategy()
      */
     public function extractValue($property, $value, ExtractionContext $context = null)
     {
-        // Optimization: avoid a method call, please do not change
+        // Optimization: avoid a method call by inlining, please do not change
         if (isset($this->strategies[$property]) || isset($this->strategies['*'])) {
             return $this->getStrategy($property)->extract($value, $context);
         }
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public function extractValue($property, $value, ExtractionContext $context = nul
      */
     public function hydrateValue($property, $value, HydrationContext $context = null)
     {
-        // Optimization: avoid a method call, please do not change
+        // Optimization: avoid a method call by inlining, please do not change
         if (isset($this->strategies[$property]) || isset($this->strategies['*'])) {
             return $this->getStrategy($property)->hydrate($value, $context);
         }
diff --git a/src/Hydrator/ArraySerializableHydrator.php b/src/Hydrator/ArraySerializableHydrator.php
index f17b41d..333c5bc 100644
--- a/src/Hydrator/ArraySerializableHydrator.php
+++ b/src/Hydrator/ArraySerializableHydrator.php
@@ -63,15 +63,19 @@ public function hydrate(array $data, $object)
 
         if (is_callable([$object, 'exchangeArray'])) {
             $object->exchangeArray($replacement);
-        } elseif (is_callable([$object, 'populate'])) {
+
+            return $object;
+        }
+
+        if (is_callable([$object, 'populate'])) {
             $object->populate($replacement);
-        } else {
-            throw new Exception\BadMethodCallException(sprintf(
-                '%s expects the provided object to implement exchangeArray() or populate()',
-                __METHOD__
-            ));
+            
+            return $object;
         }
 
-        return $object;
+        throw new Exception\BadMethodCallException(sprintf(
+            '%s expects the provided object to implement exchangeArray() or populate()',
+            __METHOD__
+        ));
     }
 }