diff --git a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/builders/HttpConfigurationTests.java b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/builders/HttpConfigurationTests.java
index d732445b1a..44571562a8 100644
--- a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/builders/HttpConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/builders/HttpConfigurationTests.java
@@ -25,19 +25,20 @@ import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.EnableWe
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter;
 import org.springframework.security.config.test.SpringTestRule;
 import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.PasswordEncodedUser;
-import org.springframework.security.web.FilterChainProxy;
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc;
 import org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter;
 
-import javax.servlet.Filter;
 import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
 import javax.servlet.ServletException;
+import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
+import javax.servlet.ServletResponse;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.ThrowableAssert.catchThrowable;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
 
@@ -51,9 +52,6 @@ public class HttpConfigurationTests {
 	@Rule
 	public final SpringTestRule spring = new SpringTestRule();
 
-	@Autowired
-	private FilterChainProxy springSecurityFilterChain;
-
 	@Autowired
 	private MockMvc mockMvc;
 
@@ -93,16 +91,22 @@ public class HttpConfigurationTests {
 	// https://github.com/SpringSource/spring-security-javaconfig/issues/104
 	@Test
 	public void configureWhenAddFilterCasAuthenticationFilterThenFilterAdded() throws Exception {
+		CasAuthenticationFilterConfig.CAS_AUTHENTICATION_FILTER = spy(new CasAuthenticationFilter());
 		this.spring.register(CasAuthenticationFilterConfig.class).autowire();
 
-		assertThat(this.findFilter(CasAuthenticationFilter.class, this.springSecurityFilterChain)).isNotNull();
+		this.mockMvc.perform(get("/"));
+
+		verify(CasAuthenticationFilterConfig.CAS_AUTHENTICATION_FILTER).doFilter(
+			any(ServletRequest.class), any(ServletResponse.class), any(FilterChain.class));
 	}
 
 	@EnableWebSecurity
 	static class CasAuthenticationFilterConfig extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {
+		static CasAuthenticationFilter CAS_AUTHENTICATION_FILTER;
+
 		protected void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
 			http
-				.addFilter(new CasAuthenticationFilter());
+				.addFilter(CAS_AUTHENTICATION_FILTER);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -131,22 +135,4 @@ public class HttpConfigurationTests {
 				.httpBasic();
 		}
 	}
-
-	private <T extends Filter> T findFilter(Class<T> filterType, FilterChainProxy filterChainProxy) {
-		return this.findFilter(filterType, filterChainProxy, 0);
-	}
-
-	private <T extends Filter> T findFilter(Class<T> filterType, FilterChainProxy filterChainProxy, int filterChainIndex) {
-		if (filterChainIndex >= filterChainProxy.getFilterChains().size()) {
-			return null;
-		}
-
-		Filter filter = filterChainProxy.getFilterChains().get(filterChainIndex).getFilters()
-			.stream()
-			.filter(f -> f.getClass().isAssignableFrom(filterType))
-			.findFirst()
-			.orElse(null);
-
-		return (T) filter;
-	}
 }