diff --git a/spring-boot-properties/src/test/java/com/baeldung/properties/parentchild/config/ChildConfig2.java b/spring-boot-properties/src/test/java/com/baeldung/properties/parentchild/config/ChildConfig2.java
index c15fcbd352..a506060d1c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-properties/src/test/java/com/baeldung/properties/parentchild/config/ChildConfig2.java
+++ b/spring-boot-properties/src/test/java/com/baeldung/properties/parentchild/config/ChildConfig2.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public class ChildConfig2 {
     }
 
     @Bean
-    public static PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer configurer() {
+    public static PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer properties() {
         final PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer ppc = new PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer();
         ppc.setLocations(new ClassPathResource("child.properties"));
         return ppc;
diff --git a/spring-boot-properties/src/test/java/com/baeldung/properties/parentchild/config/ParentConfig2.java b/spring-boot-properties/src/test/java/com/baeldung/properties/parentchild/config/ParentConfig2.java
index ddb59a5309..f5376e0c8e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-properties/src/test/java/com/baeldung/properties/parentchild/config/ParentConfig2.java
+++ b/spring-boot-properties/src/test/java/com/baeldung/properties/parentchild/config/ParentConfig2.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public class ParentConfig2 {
     }
 
     @Bean
-    public static PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer configurer() {
+    public static PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer properties() {
         final PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer ppc = new PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer();
         ppc.setLocations(new ClassPathResource("parent.properties"));
         return ppc;