diff --git a/saml2/saml2-service-provider/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/saml2/provider/service/web/CacheSaml2AuthenticationRequestRepository.java b/saml2/saml2-service-provider/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/saml2/provider/service/web/CacheSaml2AuthenticationRequestRepository.java
index 30938c35fb..c53f7004d4 100644
--- a/saml2/saml2-service-provider/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/saml2/provider/service/web/CacheSaml2AuthenticationRequestRepository.java
+++ b/saml2/saml2-service-provider/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/saml2/provider/service/web/CacheSaml2AuthenticationRequestRepository.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public final class CacheSaml2AuthenticationRequestRepository
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void saveAuthenticationRequest(@Nullable AbstractSaml2AuthenticationRequest authenticationRequest,
+	public void saveAuthenticationRequest(AbstractSaml2AuthenticationRequest authenticationRequest,
 			HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) {
 		Assert.notNull(authenticationRequest, "authenticationRequest must not be null");
 		String relayState = request.getParameter(Saml2ParameterNames.RELAY_STATE);
diff --git a/saml2/saml2-service-provider/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/saml2/provider/service/web/HttpSessionSaml2AuthenticationRequestRepository.java b/saml2/saml2-service-provider/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/saml2/provider/service/web/HttpSessionSaml2AuthenticationRequestRepository.java
index 8ff8a324e9..087ade40f2 100644
--- a/saml2/saml2-service-provider/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/saml2/provider/service/web/HttpSessionSaml2AuthenticationRequestRepository.java
+++ b/saml2/saml2-service-provider/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/saml2/provider/service/web/HttpSessionSaml2AuthenticationRequestRepository.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class HttpSessionSaml2AuthenticationRequestRepository
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void saveAuthenticationRequest(@Nullable AbstractSaml2AuthenticationRequest authenticationRequest,
+	public void saveAuthenticationRequest(AbstractSaml2AuthenticationRequest authenticationRequest,
 			HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) {
 		if (authenticationRequest == null) {
 			removeAuthenticationRequest(request, response);
diff --git a/saml2/saml2-service-provider/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/saml2/provider/service/web/Saml2AuthenticationRequestRepository.java b/saml2/saml2-service-provider/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/saml2/provider/service/web/Saml2AuthenticationRequestRepository.java
index 014d699635..b9219c076f 100644
--- a/saml2/saml2-service-provider/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/saml2/provider/service/web/Saml2AuthenticationRequestRepository.java
+++ b/saml2/saml2-service-provider/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/saml2/provider/service/web/Saml2AuthenticationRequestRepository.java
@@ -42,13 +42,11 @@ public interface Saml2AuthenticationRequestRepository<T extends AbstractSaml2Aut
 	/**
 	 * Saves the current authentication request using the {@link HttpServletRequest} and
 	 * {@link HttpServletResponse}
-	 * @param authenticationRequest the {@link AbstractSaml2AuthenticationRequest}, if
-	 * {@code null}, then remove
+	 * @param authenticationRequest the {@link AbstractSaml2AuthenticationRequest}
 	 * @param request the current request
 	 * @param response the current response
 	 */
-	void saveAuthenticationRequest(@Nullable T authenticationRequest, HttpServletRequest request,
-			HttpServletResponse response);
+	void saveAuthenticationRequest(T authenticationRequest, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response);
 
 	/**
 	 * Removes the authentication request using the {@link HttpServletRequest} and