diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/pom.xml b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/pom.xml
index 8b16b13733..8353f9de61 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/pom.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@
         <spock.version>1.2-groovy-2.4</spock.version>
         <gmavenplus-plugin.version>1.6</gmavenplus-plugin.version>
         <redis.version>0.7.2</redis.version>
-        <spring-boot.version>2.1.9.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/test/groovy/com/baeldung/boot/WebControllerTest.groovy b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/test/groovy/com/baeldung/boot/WebControllerTest.groovy
index d8b4e03adc..fe53abd241 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/test/groovy/com/baeldung/boot/WebControllerTest.groovy
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/src/test/groovy/com/baeldung/boot/WebControllerTest.groovy
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package com.baeldung.boot
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security.servlet.SecurityAutoConfiguration
 import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.AutoConfigureMockMvc
-import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcTest
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers
@@ -12,8 +14,9 @@ import spock.lang.Title
 
 @Title("WebController Specification")
 @Narrative("The Specification of the behaviour of the WebController. It can greet a person, change the name and reset it to 'world'")
-@AutoConfigureMockMvc(secure=false)
-@WebMvcTest()
+@SpringBootTest
+@AutoConfigureMockMvc
+@EnableAutoConfiguration(exclude= SecurityAutoConfiguration.class)
 class WebControllerTest extends Specification {
 
     @Autowired