diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestHandlerMapping.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestHandlerMapping.java
index 55f799e8b..2024fdaa5 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestHandlerMapping.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestHandlerMapping.java
@@ -190,15 +190,6 @@ public class RepositoryRestHandlerMapping extends BasePathAwareHandlerMapping {
 		return AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(type, RepositoryRestController.class) != null;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMapping#hasCorsConfigurationSource(java.lang.Object)
-	 */
-	@Override
-	protected boolean hasCorsConfigurationSource(Object handler) {
-		return true;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.AbstractHandlerMapping#extendInterceptors(java.util.List)