diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesBean.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesBean.java
index 3e42c133fb..186184b7c8 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesBean.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesBean.java
@@ -216,9 +216,6 @@ public final class ConfigurationPropertiesBean {
 		if (bindTarget.getBindMethod() == null && factoryMethod != null) {
 			bindTarget = bindTarget.withBindMethod(JAVA_BEAN_BIND_METHOD);
 		}
-		if (bindTarget.getBindMethod() == null) {
-			bindTarget = bindTarget.withBindMethod(deduceBindMethod(bindTarget));
-		}
 		if (bindTarget.getBindMethod() != VALUE_OBJECT_BIND_METHOD) {
 			bindTarget = bindTarget.withExistingValue(bean);
 		}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesTests.java
index a0683316bb..98f78b06be 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesTests.java
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.testsupport.system.OutputCaptureExtension;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.ImportResource;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
 import org.springframework.context.support.PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer;
@@ -1152,6 +1153,14 @@ class ConfigurationPropertiesTests {
 		assertThat(bean.getNested().name()).isEqualTo("spring");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void loadWhenPotentiallyConstructorBoundPropertiesAreImportedUsesJavaBeanBinding() {
+		load(PotentiallyConstructorBoundPropertiesImporter.class, "test.prop=alpha");
+		PotentiallyConstructorBoundProperties properties = this.context
+			.getBean(PotentiallyConstructorBoundProperties.class);
+		assertThat(properties.getProp()).isEqualTo("alpha");
+	}
+
 	private AnnotationConfigApplicationContext load(Class<?> configuration, String... inlinedProperties) {
 		return load(new Class<?>[] { configuration }, inlinedProperties);
 	}
@@ -3004,4 +3013,34 @@ class ConfigurationPropertiesTests {
 	static record NestedRecord(String name) {
 	}
 
+	@EnableConfigurationProperties
+	@Import(PotentiallyConstructorBoundProperties.class)
+	static class PotentiallyConstructorBoundPropertiesImporter {
+
+		@Bean
+		String notAProperty() {
+			return "notAProperty";
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	@ConfigurationProperties("test")
+	static class PotentiallyConstructorBoundProperties {
+
+		private String prop;
+
+		PotentiallyConstructorBoundProperties(String notAProperty) {
+
+		}
+
+		String getProp() {
+			return this.prop;
+		}
+
+		void setProp(String prop) {
+			this.prop = prop;
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/KotlinConfigurationPropertiesTests.kt b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/KotlinConfigurationPropertiesTests.kt
index 6420fc8dbb..2aa81e9c2f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/KotlinConfigurationPropertiesTests.kt
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/KotlinConfigurationPropertiesTests.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import
 import org.springframework.test.context.support.TestPropertySourceUtils
 
 import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
@@ -68,6 +69,14 @@ class KotlinConfigurationPropertiesTests {
 		assertThat(properties.inner.bravo).isEqualTo("two")
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	fun `mutable data class properties can be imported`() {
+		this.context.register(MutableDataClassPropertiesImporter::class.java)
+		TestPropertySourceUtils.addInlinedPropertiesToEnvironment(this.context, "mutable.prop=alpha");
+		this.context.refresh();
+		assertThat(this.context.getBean(MutableDataClassProperties::class.java).prop).isEqualTo("alpha")
+	}
+
 	@ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "foo")
 	class BingProperties(@Suppress("UNUSED_PARAMETER") bar: String) {
 
@@ -106,4 +115,15 @@ class KotlinConfigurationPropertiesTests {
 
 	}
 
+	@EnableConfigurationProperties
+	@Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
+	@Import(MutableDataClassProperties::class)
+	class MutableDataClassPropertiesImporter {
+	}
+
+	@ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "mutable")
+	data class MutableDataClassProperties(
+		var prop: String = ""
+	)
+
 }
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