diff --git a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/SecurityConfigurerAdapter.java b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/SecurityConfigurerAdapter.java
index 2af9105ce0..c240e79879 100644
--- a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/SecurityConfigurerAdapter.java
+++ b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/SecurityConfigurerAdapter.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import org.springframework.core.GenericTypeResolver;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationAwareOrderComparator;
+import org.springframework.security.config.Customizer;
 import org.springframework.security.config.ObjectPostProcessor;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ public abstract class SecurityConfigurerAdapter<O, B extends SecurityBuilder<O>>
 
 	/**
 	 * Sets the {@link SecurityBuilder} to be used. This is automatically set when using
-	 * {@link AbstractConfiguredSecurityBuilder#apply(SecurityConfigurerAdapter)}
+	 * {@link AbstractConfiguredSecurityBuilder#with(SecurityConfigurerAdapter, Customizer)}
 	 * @param builder the {@link SecurityBuilder} to set
 	 */
 	public void setBuilder(B builder) {
diff --git a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/authentication/builders/AuthenticationManagerBuilder.java b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/authentication/builders/AuthenticationManagerBuilder.java
index 1259459bb8..a35c700f03 100644
--- a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/authentication/builders/AuthenticationManagerBuilder.java
+++ b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/authentication/builders/AuthenticationManagerBuilder.java
@@ -195,7 +195,9 @@ public class AuthenticationManagerBuilder
 	 * @throws Exception if an error occurs when adding the LDAP authentication
 	 */
 	public LdapAuthenticationProviderConfigurer<AuthenticationManagerBuilder> ldapAuthentication() throws Exception {
-		return apply(new LdapAuthenticationProviderConfigurer<>());
+		LdapAuthenticationProviderConfigurer<AuthenticationManagerBuilder> ldap = new LdapAuthenticationProviderConfigurer<>();
+		with(ldap);
+		return ldap;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -277,7 +279,8 @@ public class AuthenticationManagerBuilder
 	private <C extends UserDetailsAwareConfigurer<AuthenticationManagerBuilder, ? extends UserDetailsService>> C apply(
 			C configurer) throws Exception {
 		this.defaultUserDetailsService = configurer.getUserDetailsService();
-		return super.apply(configurer);
+		with(configurer);
+		return configurer;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/builders/HttpSecurity.java b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/builders/HttpSecurity.java
index 56b3ffbc81..5fd58ac1fd 100644
--- a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/builders/HttpSecurity.java
+++ b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/builders/HttpSecurity.java
@@ -2106,7 +2106,8 @@ public final class HttpSecurity extends AbstractConfiguredSecurityBuilder<Defaul
 		if (existingConfig != null) {
 			return existingConfig;
 		}
-		return apply(configurer);
+		with(configurer);
+		return configurer;
 	}
 
 	private ObjectPostProcessor<AuthenticationManager> getAuthenticationManagerPostProcessor() {
diff --git a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configuration/HttpSecurityConfiguration.java b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configuration/HttpSecurityConfiguration.java
index 4593c84111..b4d428c0e1 100644
--- a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configuration/HttpSecurityConfiguration.java
+++ b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configuration/HttpSecurityConfiguration.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class HttpSecurityConfiguration {
 			.requestCache(withDefaults())
 			.anonymous(withDefaults())
 			.servletApi(withDefaults())
-			.apply(new DefaultLoginPageConfigurer<>());
+			.with(new DefaultLoginPageConfigurer<>());
 		http.logout(withDefaults());
 		// @formatter:on
 		applyCorsIfAvailable(http);
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class HttpSecurityConfiguration {
 		List<AbstractHttpConfigurer> defaultHttpConfigurers = SpringFactoriesLoader
 			.loadFactories(AbstractHttpConfigurer.class, classLoader);
 		for (AbstractHttpConfigurer configurer : defaultHttpConfigurers) {
-			http.apply(configurer);
+			http.with(configurer);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/config/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/HttpSecurityDsl.kt b/config/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/HttpSecurityDsl.kt
index 8c35f1aeb2..55e0a9049e 100644
--- a/config/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/HttpSecurityDsl.kt
+++ b/config/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/HttpSecurityDsl.kt
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ class HttpSecurityDsl(private val http: HttpSecurity, private val init: HttpSecu
         configurer: C,
         configuration: C.() -> Unit = { }
     ): C {
-        return this.http.apply(configurer).apply(configuration)
+        this.http.with(configurer, configuration)
+        return configurer
     }
 
     /**