diff --git a/spring-security-modules/spring-security-rest/src/main/java/org/baeldung/security/SecurityWebApplicationInitializer.java b/spring-security-modules/spring-security-rest/src/main/java/org/baeldung/security/SecurityWebApplicationInitializer.java
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+++ b/spring-security-modules/spring-security-rest/src/main/java/org/baeldung/security/SecurityWebApplicationInitializer.java
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+package org.baeldung.security;
+
+import org.springframework.security.web.context.AbstractSecurityWebApplicationInitializer;
+
+public class SecurityWebApplicationInitializer extends AbstractSecurityWebApplicationInitializer {
+
+    public SecurityWebApplicationInitializer() {
+        super(SecurityJavaConfig.class);
+    }
+}