diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/QueryExecutionConverters.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/QueryExecutionConverters.java
index 9acc89cfe..82ccd20cf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/QueryExecutionConverters.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/QueryExecutionConverters.java
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@ import com.google.common.base.Optional;
  */
 public abstract class QueryExecutionConverters {
 
-	private static final boolean SPRING_4_2_PRESENT = ClassUtils.isPresent(
-			"org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationConfigurationException",
-			QueryExecutionConverters.class.getClassLoader());
-
 	private static final boolean GUAVA_PRESENT = ClassUtils.isPresent("com.google.common.base.Optional",
 			QueryExecutionConverters.class.getClassLoader());
 	private static final boolean JDK_8_PRESENT = ClassUtils.isPresent("java.util.Optional",
@@ -90,7 +86,7 @@ public abstract class QueryExecutionConverters {
 			UNWRAPPERS.add(Jdk8OptionalUnwrapper.INSTANCE);
 		}
 
-		if (JDK_8_PRESENT && SPRING_4_2_PRESENT) {
+		if (JDK_8_PRESENT) {
 			WRAPPER_TYPES.add(NullableWrapperToCompletableFutureConverter.getWrapperType());
 		}
 
@@ -480,7 +476,7 @@ public abstract class QueryExecutionConverters {
 	 *
 	 * @author Oliver Gierke
 	 * @author Mark Paluch
-	 * @author 1.13
+	 * @since 1.12
 	 */
 	private static enum ScalOptionUnwrapper implements Converter<Object, Object> {
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/QueryExecutionConvertersUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/QueryExecutionConvertersUnitTests.java
index 9eadf6925..6034dd842 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/QueryExecutionConvertersUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/QueryExecutionConvertersUnitTests.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package org.springframework.data.repository.util;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
-import static org.junit.Assume.*;
 
 import scala.Option;
 
@@ -27,9 +26,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
-import org.springframework.core.SpringVersion;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.support.DefaultConversionService;
-import org.springframework.data.util.Version;
 import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
 
@@ -43,9 +40,6 @@ import com.google.common.base.Optional;
  */
 public class QueryExecutionConvertersUnitTests {
 
-	private static final Version SPRING_VERSION = Version.parse(SpringVersion.getVersion());
-	private static final Version FOUR_DOT_TWO = new Version(4, 2);
-
 	DefaultConversionService conversionService;
 
 	@Before
@@ -74,9 +68,6 @@ public class QueryExecutionConvertersUnitTests {
 	 */
 	@Test
 	public void registersCompletableFutureAsWrapperTypeOnSpring42OrBetter() {
-
-		assumeThat(SPRING_VERSION.isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(FOUR_DOT_TWO), is(true));
-
 		assertThat(QueryExecutionConverters.supports(CompletableFuture.class), is(true));
 	}