diff --git a/spring-data-rest-hal-browser/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/halbrowser/HalBrowserIntegrationTests.java b/spring-data-rest-hal-browser/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/halbrowser/HalBrowserIntegrationTests.java
index 79a46dda8..617c24f48 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-hal-browser/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/halbrowser/HalBrowserIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-hal-browser/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/halbrowser/HalBrowserIntegrationTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2015-2016 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.
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.config.RepositoryRestConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.config.RepositoryRestConfigurerAdapter;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.config.RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.MediaTypes;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
@@ -56,9 +58,16 @@ public class HalBrowserIntegrationTests {
 	@EnableWebMvc
 	static class TestConfiguration extends RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration {
 
-		@Override
-		protected void configureRepositoryRestConfiguration(RepositoryRestConfiguration config) {
-			config.setBasePath(BASE_PATH);
+		@Bean
+		RepositoryRestConfigurerAdapter configExtension() {
+
+			return new RepositoryRestConfigurerAdapter() {
+
+				@Override
+				public void configureRepositoryRestConfiguration(RepositoryRestConfiguration config) {
+					config.setBasePath(BASE_PATH);
+				}
+			};
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java
index 19c058a3f..fae81cc3f 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import org.springframework.context.support.MessageSourceAccessor;
 import org.springframework.context.support.ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource;
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.support.ConfigurableConversionService;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 import org.springframework.data.auditing.AuditableBeanWrapperFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.auditing.MappingAuditableBeanWrapperFactory;
@@ -231,7 +230,6 @@ public class RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration extends HateoasAwareSpringDataWebCon
 		addFormatters(conversionService);
 
 		configurerDelegate.configureConversionService(conversionService);
-		configureConversionService(conversionService);
 
 		return conversionService;
 	}
@@ -246,7 +244,6 @@ public class RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration extends HateoasAwareSpringDataWebCon
 
 		ValidatingRepositoryEventListener listener = new ValidatingRepositoryEventListener(entities);
 		configurerDelegate.configureValidatingRepositoryEventListener(listener);
-		configureValidatingRepositoryEventListener(listener);
 
 		return listener;
 	}
@@ -276,7 +273,6 @@ public class RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration extends HateoasAwareSpringDataWebCon
 		RepositoryRestConfiguration config = new RepositoryRestConfiguration(configuration, metadataConfiguration(),
 				enumTranslator());
 		configurerDelegate.configureRepositoryRestConfiguration(config);
-		configureRepositoryRestConfiguration(config);
 
 		return config;
 	}
@@ -677,7 +673,6 @@ public class RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration extends HateoasAwareSpringDataWebCon
 		er.setMessageConverters(defaultMessageConverters());
 
 		configurerDelegate.configureExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver(er);
-		configureExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver(er);
 
 		return er;
 	}
@@ -718,7 +713,6 @@ public class RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration extends HateoasAwareSpringDataWebCon
 		messageConverters.add(uriListHttpMessageConverter());
 
 		configurerDelegate.configureHttpMessageConverters(messageConverters);
-		configureHttpMessageConverters(messageConverters);
 
 		return messageConverters;
 	}
@@ -843,7 +837,6 @@ public class RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration extends HateoasAwareSpringDataWebCon
 		Jackson2DatatypeHelper.configureObjectMapper(objectMapper);
 		// Configure custom Modules
 		configurerDelegate.configureJacksonObjectMapper(objectMapper);
-		configureJacksonObjectMapper(objectMapper);
 
 		return objectMapper;
 	}
@@ -938,70 +931,4 @@ public class RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration extends HateoasAwareSpringDataWebCon
 			return order;
 		}
 	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Override this method to add additional configuration.
-	 * 
-	 * @param config Main configuration bean.
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4, implement
-	 *             {@link RepositoryRestConfigurer#configureRepositoryRestConfiguration(RepositoryRestConfiguration)}
-	 *             either directly or extend {@link RepositoryRestConfigurerAdapter} and override the method.
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	protected void configureRepositoryRestConfiguration(RepositoryRestConfiguration config) {}
-
-	/**
-	 * Override this method to add your own converters.
-	 * 
-	 * @param conversionService Default ConversionService bean.
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4, implement
-	 *             {@link RepositoryRestConfigurer#configureConversionService(ConfigurableConversionService)} either
-	 *             directly or extend {@link RepositoryRestConfigurerAdapter} and override the method.
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	protected void configureConversionService(ConfigurableConversionService conversionService) {}
-
-	/**
-	 * Override this method to add validators manually.
-	 * 
-	 * @param validatingListener The {@link org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener} responsible for invoking
-	 *          {@link org.springframework.validation.Validator} instances.
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4, implement
-	 *             {@link RepositoryRestConfigurer#configureValidatingRepositoryEventListener(ValidatingRepositoryEventListener)}
-	 *             either directly or extend {@link RepositoryRestConfigurerAdapter} and override the method.
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	protected void configureValidatingRepositoryEventListener(ValidatingRepositoryEventListener validatingListener) {}
-
-	/**
-	 * Configure the {@link ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param exceptionResolver The default exception resolver on which you can add custom argument resolvers.
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4, implement
-	 *             {@link RepositoryRestConfigurer#configureExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver(ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver)}
-	 *             either directly or extend {@link RepositoryRestConfigurerAdapter} and override the method.
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	protected void configureExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver(ExceptionHandlerExceptionResolver exceptionResolver) {}
-
-	/**
-	 * Configure the available {@link HttpMessageConverter}s by adding your own.
-	 * 
-	 * @param messageConverters The converters to be used by the system.
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4, implement {@link RepositoryRestConfigurer#configureHttpMessageConverters(List)} either
-	 *             directly or extend {@link RepositoryRestConfigurerAdapter} and override the method.
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	protected void configureHttpMessageConverters(List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> messageConverters) {}
-
-	/**
-	 * Configure the Jackson {@link ObjectMapper} directly.
-	 * 
-	 * @param objectMapper The {@literal ObjectMapper} to be used by the system.
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4, implement {@link RepositoryRestConfigurer#configureJacksonObjectMapper(ObjectMapper)} either
-	 *             directly or extend {@link RepositoryRestConfigurerAdapter} and override the method.
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	protected void configureJacksonObjectMapper(ObjectMapper objectMapper) {}
-
 }