diff --git a/spring-security-client/spring-security-thymeleaf-authentication/src/main/java/org/baeldung/config/RegistrationController.java b/spring-security-client/spring-security-thymeleaf-authentication/src/main/java/org/baeldung/config/RegistrationController.java
index da8f5f0e73..2414ff9cac 100644
--- a/spring-security-client/spring-security-thymeleaf-authentication/src/main/java/org/baeldung/config/RegistrationController.java
+++ b/spring-security-client/spring-security-thymeleaf-authentication/src/main/java/org/baeldung/config/RegistrationController.java
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 package org.baeldung.config;
 
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
-
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Profile;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.AbstractAuthenticationToken;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationManager;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.BadCredentialsException;
@@ -14,9 +12,10 @@ import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
 import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolder;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.WebAuthenticationDetails;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.Profile;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 /**
  * Manually authenticate a user using Spring Security / Spring Web MVC' (upon successful account registration)
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ public class RegistrationController {
      * @return The view. Page confirming either successful registration (and/or
      *         successful authentication) or failed registration.
      */
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/register", method = RequestMethod.GET)
+    @GetMapping("/register")
     public String registerAndAuthenticate(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) {
         logger.debug("registerAndAuthenticate: attempt to register, application should manually authenticate.");