diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/InjectionMetadata.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/InjectionMetadata.java
index 3af5c13693..f5cc0f9d52 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/InjectionMetadata.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/InjectionMetadata.java
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
-import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
-
 import org.springframework.beans.MutablePropertyValues;
 import org.springframework.beans.PropertyValues;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition;
@@ -69,8 +66,6 @@ public class InjectionMetadata {
 	};
 
 
-	private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(InjectionMetadata.class);
-
 	private final Class<?> targetClass;
 
 	private final Collection<InjectedElement> injectedElements;
@@ -110,9 +105,6 @@ public class InjectionMetadata {
 			if (!beanDefinition.isExternallyManagedConfigMember(member)) {
 				beanDefinition.registerExternallyManagedConfigMember(member);
 				checkedElements.add(element);
-				if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
-					logger.trace("Registered injected element on class [" + this.targetClass.getName() + "]: " + element);
-				}
 			}
 		}
 		this.checkedElements = checkedElements;
@@ -124,9 +116,6 @@ public class InjectionMetadata {
 				(checkedElements != null ? checkedElements : this.injectedElements);
 		if (!elementsToIterate.isEmpty()) {
 			for (InjectedElement element : elementsToIterate) {
-				if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
-					logger.trace("Processing injected element of bean '" + beanName + "': " + element);
-				}
 				element.inject(target, beanName, pvs);
 			}
 		}
@@ -157,7 +146,8 @@ public class InjectionMetadata {
 	 * @since 5.2
 	 */
 	public static InjectionMetadata forElements(Collection<InjectedElement> elements, Class<?> clazz) {
-		return (elements.isEmpty() ? InjectionMetadata.EMPTY : new InjectionMetadata(clazz, elements));
+		return (elements.isEmpty() ? new InjectionMetadata(clazz, Collections.emptyList()) :
+				new InjectionMetadata(clazz, elements));
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/configuration/ConfigurationClassProcessingTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/configuration/ConfigurationClassProcessingTests.java
index 92119a76b6..89da3b9162 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/configuration/ConfigurationClassProcessingTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/configuration/ConfigurationClassProcessingTests.java
@@ -307,6 +307,23 @@ public class ConfigurationClassProcessingTests {
 		assertThat(tb.getLawyer()).isEqualTo(ctx.getBean(NestedTestBean.class));
 	}
 
+	@Test  // gh-26019
+	public void autowiringWithDynamicPrototypeBeanClass() {
+		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext ctx = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(
+				ConfigWithDynamicPrototype.class, PrototypeDependency.class);
+
+		PrototypeInterface p1 = ctx.getBean(PrototypeInterface.class, 1);
+		assertThat(p1).isInstanceOf(PrototypeOne.class);
+		assertThat(((PrototypeOne) p1).prototypeDependency).isNotNull();
+
+		PrototypeInterface p2 = ctx.getBean(PrototypeInterface.class, 2);
+		assertThat(p2).isInstanceOf(PrototypeTwo.class);
+
+		PrototypeInterface p3 = ctx.getBean(PrototypeInterface.class, 1);
+		assertThat(p3).isInstanceOf(PrototypeOne.class);
+		assertThat(((PrototypeOne) p3).prototypeDependency).isNotNull();
+	}
+
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@link BeanFactory}, populates it with a {@link BeanDefinition}
@@ -632,4 +649,42 @@ public class ConfigurationClassProcessingTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+
+	static class PrototypeDependency {
+	}
+
+	interface PrototypeInterface {
+	}
+
+	static class PrototypeOne extends AbstractPrototype {
+
+		@Autowired
+		PrototypeDependency prototypeDependency;
+
+	}
+
+	static class PrototypeTwo extends AbstractPrototype {
+
+		// no autowired dependency here, in contrast to above
+	}
+
+	static class AbstractPrototype implements PrototypeInterface {
+	}
+
+	@Configuration
+	static class ConfigWithDynamicPrototype {
+
+		@Bean
+		@Scope(value = "prototype")
+		public PrototypeInterface getDemoBean( int i) {
+			switch ( i) {
+				case 1: return new PrototypeOne();
+				case 2:
+				default:
+					return new PrototypeTwo();
+
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 }