diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/jdbc/JdbcDataProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/jdbc/JdbcDataProperties.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 25b93c7368..0000000000
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/jdbc/JdbcDataProperties.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2024 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.jdbc;
-
-import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties;
-import org.springframework.data.relational.core.dialect.Dialect;
-
-/**
- * Configuration properties for Spring Data JDBC.
- *
- * @author Jens Schauder
- * @since 3.3.0
- */
-@ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "spring.data.jdbc")
-public class JdbcDataProperties {
-
-	/**
-	 * Dialect to use. By default, the dialect is determined by inspecting the database
-	 * connection.
-	 */
-	private Class<? extends Dialect> dialect;
-
-	public Class<? extends Dialect> getDialect() {
-		return this.dialect;
-	}
-
-	public void setDialect(Class<? extends Dialect> dialect) {
-		this.dialect = dialect;
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/jdbc/JdbcRepositoriesAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/jdbc/JdbcRepositoriesAutoConfiguration.java
index 760d338b17..b17bd3bf40 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/jdbc/JdbcRepositoriesAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/jdbc/JdbcRepositoriesAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.jdbc;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-import org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnBean;
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.domain.EntityScanner;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jdbc.DataSourceTransactionManagerAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jdbc.JdbcTemplateAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.EnableConfigurationProperties;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
@@ -61,7 +59,6 @@ import org.springframework.transaction.PlatformTransactionManager;
  * @author Andy Wilkinson
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
  * @author Mark Paluch
- * @author Jens Schauder
  * @since 2.1.0
  * @see EnableJdbcRepositories
  */
@@ -70,7 +67,6 @@ import org.springframework.transaction.PlatformTransactionManager;
 @ConditionalOnClass({ NamedParameterJdbcOperations.class, AbstractJdbcConfiguration.class })
 @ConditionalOnProperty(prefix = "spring.data.jdbc.repositories", name = "enabled", havingValue = "true",
 		matchIfMissing = true)
-@EnableConfigurationProperties(JdbcDataProperties.class)
 public class JdbcRepositoriesAutoConfiguration {
 
 	@Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
@@ -86,11 +82,8 @@ public class JdbcRepositoriesAutoConfiguration {
 
 		private final ApplicationContext applicationContext;
 
-		private final JdbcDataProperties properties;
-
-		SpringBootJdbcConfiguration(ApplicationContext applicationContext, JdbcDataProperties properties) {
+		SpringBootJdbcConfiguration(ApplicationContext applicationContext) {
 			this.applicationContext = applicationContext;
-			this.properties = properties;
 		}
 
 		@Override
@@ -148,9 +141,6 @@ public class JdbcRepositoriesAutoConfiguration {
 		@Bean
 		@ConditionalOnMissingBean
 		public Dialect jdbcDialect(NamedParameterJdbcOperations operations) {
-			if (this.properties.getDialect() != null) {
-				return BeanUtils.instantiateClass(this.properties.getDialect(), Dialect.class);
-			}
 			return super.jdbcDialect(operations);
 		}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/jdbc/JdbcRepositoriesAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/jdbc/JdbcRepositoriesAutoConfigurationTests.java
index ad37e9df5f..064d5d34c5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/jdbc/JdbcRepositoriesAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/jdbc/JdbcRepositoriesAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import org.springframework.data.jdbc.core.JdbcAggregateTemplate;
 import org.springframework.data.jdbc.core.convert.DataAccessStrategy;
 import org.springframework.data.jdbc.core.convert.JdbcConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.jdbc.core.convert.JdbcCustomConversions;
-import org.springframework.data.jdbc.core.dialect.JdbcPostgresDialect;
 import org.springframework.data.jdbc.core.mapping.JdbcMappingContext;
 import org.springframework.data.jdbc.repository.config.AbstractJdbcConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.data.jdbc.repository.config.EnableJdbcRepositories;
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
  * @author Andy Wilkinson
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
  * @author Mark Paluch
- * @author Jens Schauder
  */
 class JdbcRepositoriesAutoConfigurationTests {
 
@@ -183,16 +181,6 @@ class JdbcRepositoriesAutoConfigurationTests {
 		allowsUserToDefineCustomBean(DialectConfiguration.class, Dialect.class, "customDialect");
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	void allowsConfigurationOfDialectByProperty() {
-		this.contextRunner.with(database())
-			.withPropertyValues("spring.data.jdbc.dialect:" + JdbcPostgresDialect.class.getName())
-			.withConfiguration(AutoConfigurations.of(JdbcTemplateAutoConfiguration.class,
-					DataSourceTransactionManagerAutoConfiguration.class))
-			.withUserConfiguration(TestConfiguration.class)
-			.run((context) -> assertThat(context).hasSingleBean(JdbcPostgresDialect.class));
-	}
-
 	private void allowsUserToDefineCustomBean(Class<?> configuration, Class<?> beanType, String beanName) {
 		this.contextRunner.with(database())
 			.withConfiguration(AutoConfigurations.of(JdbcTemplateAutoConfiguration.class,