diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/config/BeanNames.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/config/BeanNames.java
index e4c0f9709..f1f9e850f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/config/BeanNames.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/config/BeanNames.java
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ package org.springframework.data.cassandra.config;
 /**
  * @author Alex Shvid
  */
-public class BeanNames {
+public abstract class BeanNames {
 
 	static final String CASSANDRA_CLUSTER = "cassandra-cluster";
 	static final String CASSANDRA_KEYSPACE = "cassandra-keyspace";
-	
+
 }