diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/util/BeanDefinitionUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/util/BeanDefinitionUtils.java
index c5fac61ad..448cb889f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/util/BeanDefinitionUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/util/BeanDefinitionUtils.java
@@ -44,11 +44,13 @@ import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Mark Paluch
  */
-public class BeanDefinitionUtils {
+public final class BeanDefinitionUtils {
 
 	private static final String JNDI_OBJECT_FACTORY_BEAN = "org.springframework.jndi.JndiObjectFactoryBean";
 	private static final List<Class<?>> EMF_TYPES;
 
+	private BeanDefinitionUtils() {}
+
 	static {
 
 		List<Class<?>> types = new ArrayList<Class<?>>();