diff --git a/spring-security-modules/spring-security-web-thymeleaf/src/main/java/com/baeldung/customuserdetails/SecurityConfiguration.java b/spring-security-modules/spring-security-web-thymeleaf/src/main/java/com/baeldung/customuserdetails/SecurityConfiguration.java
index 5d5863a564..cfec910ce9 100644
--- a/spring-security-modules/spring-security-web-thymeleaf/src/main/java/com/baeldung/customuserdetails/SecurityConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-security-modules/spring-security-web-thymeleaf/src/main/java/com/baeldung/customuserdetails/SecurityConfiguration.java
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 package com.baeldung.customuserdetails;
 
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.HttpSecurity;
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.EnableWebSecurity;
-import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter;
 import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.UserDetailsService;
+import org.springframework.security.web.SecurityFilterChain;
 import org.springframework.security.web.util.matcher.AntPathRequestMatcher;
 
 @Configuration
 @EnableWebSecurity
-public class SecurityConfiguration extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {
+public class SecurityConfiguration {
 
     private final UserDetailsService userDetailsService;
 
@@ -17,8 +18,8 @@ public class SecurityConfiguration extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {
         this.userDetailsService = userDetailsService;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
+    @Bean
+    public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
         http.userDetailsService(userDetailsService)
             .authorizeRequests()
             .anyRequest()
@@ -33,6 +34,6 @@ public class SecurityConfiguration extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {
             .permitAll()
             .logoutRequestMatcher(new AntPathRequestMatcher("/logout"))
             .logoutSuccessUrl("/login");
+        return http.build();
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/spring-security-modules/spring-security-web-thymeleaf/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springsecuritythymeleaf/SecurityConfiguration.java b/spring-security-modules/spring-security-web-thymeleaf/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springsecuritythymeleaf/SecurityConfiguration.java
index 8e9047f629..b0478ed01c 100644
--- a/spring-security-modules/spring-security-web-thymeleaf/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springsecuritythymeleaf/SecurityConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-security-modules/spring-security-web-thymeleaf/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springsecuritythymeleaf/SecurityConfiguration.java
@@ -6,17 +6,16 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.authentication.builders.AuthenticationManagerBuilder;
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.HttpSecurity;
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.EnableWebSecurity;
-import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter;
-import org.springframework.security.crypto.bcrypt.BCryptPasswordEncoder;
 import org.springframework.security.crypto.password.PasswordEncoder;
+import org.springframework.security.web.SecurityFilterChain;
 import org.springframework.security.web.util.matcher.AntPathRequestMatcher;
 
 @Configuration
 @EnableWebSecurity
-public class SecurityConfiguration extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {
+public class SecurityConfiguration {
 
-    @Override
-    protected void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
+    @Bean
+    public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
         http.authorizeRequests()
             .anyRequest()
             .authenticated()
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@ public class SecurityConfiguration extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {
             .permitAll()
             .logoutRequestMatcher(new AntPathRequestMatcher("/logout"))
             .logoutSuccessUrl("/login");
+        return http.build();
     }
 
     @Autowired