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 588e07097..04530fe8b 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
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jdk8.Jdk8Module;
  */
 @Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
 @EnableHypermediaSupport(type = { HypermediaType.HAL, HypermediaType.HAL_FORMS })
-@ImportResource("classpath*:META-INF/spring-data-rest/**/*.xml")
 @Import({ RestControllerImportSelector.class, //
 		SpringDataJacksonConfiguration.class, //
 		EnableSpringDataWebSupport.QuerydslActivator.class })