diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ResourcePatternHint.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ResourcePatternHint.java
index e686a86a3a..b403e7d4df 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ResourcePatternHint.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ResourcePatternHint.java
@@ -16,12 +16,10 @@
 
 package org.springframework.aot.hint;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+import org.springframework.util.AntPathMatcher;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
@@ -31,16 +29,18 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * resource on the classpath, or alternatively may contain the special
  * {@code *} character to indicate a wildcard match. For example:
  * <ul>
- *     <li>{@code file.properties}: matches just the {@code file.properties}
+ *     <li>"file.properties": matches just the {@code file.properties}
  *         file at the root of the classpath.</li>
- *     <li>{@code com/example/file.properties}: matches just the
+ *     <li>"com/example/file.properties": matches just the
  *         {@code file.properties} file in {@code com/example/}.</li>
- *     <li>{@code *.properties}: matches all the files with a {@code .properties}
- *         extension anywhere in the classpath.</li>
- *     <li>{@code com/example/*.properties}: matches all the files with a {@code .properties}
- *         extension in {@code com/example/} and its child directories at any depth.</li>
- *     <li>{@code com/example/*}: matches all the files in {@code com/example/}
+ *     <li>"*.properties": matches all the files with a {@code .properties}
+ *         extension at the root of the classpath.</li>
+ *     <li>"com/example/*.properties": matches all the files with a {@code .properties}
+ *         extension in {@code com/example/}.</li>
+ *     <li>"com/example/{@literal **}": matches all the files in {@code com/example/}
  *         and its child directories at any depth.</li>
+ *     <li>"com/example/{@literal **}/*.properties": matches all the files with a {@code .properties}
+ *         extension in {@code com/example/} and its child directories at any depth.</li>
  * </ul>
  *
  * <p>A resource pattern must not start with a slash ({@code /}) unless it is the
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  */
 public final class ResourcePatternHint implements ConditionalHint {
 
+	private static final AntPathMatcher PATH_MATCHER = new AntPathMatcher();
+
 	private final String pattern;
 
 	@Nullable
@@ -77,16 +79,11 @@ public final class ResourcePatternHint implements ConditionalHint {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Return the regex {@link Pattern} to use for identifying the resources to match.
+	 * Whether the given path matches the current glob pattern.
+	 * @param path the path to match against
 	 */
-	public Pattern toRegex() {
-		String prefix = (this.pattern.startsWith("*") ? ".*" : "");
-		String suffix = (this.pattern.endsWith("*") ? ".*" : "");
-		String regex = Arrays.stream(this.pattern.split("\\*"))
-				.filter(s -> !s.isEmpty())
-				.map(Pattern::quote)
-				.collect(Collectors.joining(".*", prefix, suffix));
-		return Pattern.compile(regex);
+	public boolean matches(String path) {
+		return PATH_MATCHER.match(this.pattern, path);
 	}
 
 	@Nullable
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ResourcePatternHints.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ResourcePatternHints.java
index 78c8ce9a6e..952c441392 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ResourcePatternHints.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ResourcePatternHints.java
@@ -38,12 +38,9 @@ public final class ResourcePatternHints {
 
 	private final List<ResourcePatternHint> includes;
 
-	private final List<ResourcePatternHint> excludes;
-
 
 	private ResourcePatternHints(Builder builder) {
 		this.includes = new ArrayList<>(builder.includes);
-		this.excludes = new ArrayList<>(builder.excludes);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -54,14 +51,6 @@ public final class ResourcePatternHints {
 		return this.includes;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Return the exclude patterns to use to identify the resources to match.
-	 * @return the exclude patterns
-	 */
-	public List<ResourcePatternHint> getExcludes() {
-		return this.excludes;
-	}
-
 
 	/**
 	 * Builder for {@link ResourcePatternHints}.
@@ -70,13 +59,11 @@ public final class ResourcePatternHints {
 
 		private final Set<ResourcePatternHint> includes = new LinkedHashSet<>();
 
-		private final Set<ResourcePatternHint> excludes = new LinkedHashSet<>();
-
 		Builder() {
 		}
 
 		/**
-		 * Include resources matching the specified patterns.
+		 * Include resources matching the specified glob patterns.
 		 * @param reachableType the type that should be reachable for this hint to apply
 		 * @param includes the include patterns (see {@link ResourcePatternHint} documentation)
 		 * @return {@code this}, to facilitate method chaining
@@ -129,7 +116,7 @@ public final class ResourcePatternHints {
 		}
 
 		/**
-		 * Include resources matching the specified patterns.
+		 * Include resources matching the specified glob patterns.
 		 * @param includes the include patterns (see {@link ResourcePatternHint} documentation)
 		 * @return {@code this}, to facilitate method chaining
 		 */
@@ -137,28 +124,6 @@ public final class ResourcePatternHints {
 			return includes(null, includes);
 		}
 
-		/**
-		 * Exclude resources matching the specified patterns.
-		 * @param reachableType the type that should be reachable for this hint to apply
-		 * @param excludes the exclude patterns (see {@link ResourcePatternHint} documentation)
-		 * @return {@code this}, to facilitate method chaining
-		 */
-		public Builder excludes(@Nullable TypeReference reachableType, String... excludes) {
-			List<ResourcePatternHint> newExcludes = Arrays.stream(excludes)
-					.map(include -> new ResourcePatternHint(include, reachableType)).toList();
-			this.excludes.addAll(newExcludes);
-			return this;
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * Exclude resources matching the specified patterns.
-		 * @param excludes the exclude patterns (see {@link ResourcePatternHint} documentation)
-		 * @return {@code this}, to facilitate method chaining
-		 */
-		public Builder excludes(String... excludes) {
-			return excludes(null, excludes);
-		}
-
 		/**
 		 * Create {@link ResourcePatternHints} based on the state of this
 		 * builder.
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ResourcePatternHintTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ResourcePatternHintTests.java
index 303b243b2b..ecea7ee915 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ResourcePatternHintTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/ResourcePatternHintTests.java
@@ -39,49 +39,55 @@ class ResourcePatternHintTests {
 	@Test
 	void rootDirectory() {
 		ResourcePatternHint hint = new ResourcePatternHint("/", null);
-		assertThat(hint.toRegex().asMatchPredicate())
-				.accepts("/")
-				.rejects("/com/example", "/file.txt");
+		assertThat(hint.matches("/")).isTrue();
+		assertThat(hint.matches("/com/example")).isFalse();
+		assertThat(hint.matches("/file.txt")).isFalse();
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void fileAtRoot() {
 		ResourcePatternHint hint = new ResourcePatternHint("file.properties", null);
-		assertThat(hint.toRegex().asMatchPredicate())
-				.accepts("file.properties")
-				.rejects("com/example/file.properties", "file.prop", "another-file.properties");
+		assertThat(hint.matches("file.properties")).isTrue();
+		assertThat(hint.matches("com/example/file.properties")).isFalse();
+		assertThat(hint.matches("file.prop")).isFalse();
+		assertThat(hint.matches("another-file.properties")).isFalse();
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void fileInDirectory() {
 		ResourcePatternHint hint = new ResourcePatternHint("com/example/file.properties", null);
-		assertThat(hint.toRegex().asMatchPredicate())
-				.accepts("com/example/file.properties")
-				.rejects("file.properties", "com/file.properties", "com/example/another-file.properties");
+		assertThat(hint.matches("com/example/file.properties")).isTrue();
+		assertThat(hint.matches("file.properties")).isFalse();
+		assertThat(hint.matches("com/file.properties")).isFalse();
+		assertThat(hint.matches("com/example/another-file.properties")).isFalse();
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void extension() {
-		ResourcePatternHint hint = new ResourcePatternHint("*.properties", null);
-		assertThat(hint.toRegex().asMatchPredicate())
-				.accepts("file.properties", "com/example/file.properties")
-				.rejects("file.prop", "com/example/file.prop");
+		ResourcePatternHint hint = new ResourcePatternHint("**/*.properties", null);
+		assertThat(hint.matches("file.properties")).isTrue();
+		assertThat(hint.matches("com/example/file.properties")).isTrue();
+		assertThat(hint.matches("file.prop")).isFalse();
+		assertThat(hint.matches("com/example/file.prop")).isFalse();
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void extensionInDirectoryAtAnyDepth() {
 		ResourcePatternHint hint = new ResourcePatternHint("com/example/*.properties", null);
-		assertThat(hint.toRegex().asMatchPredicate())
-				.accepts("com/example/file.properties", "com/example/another/file.properties")
-				.rejects("file.properties", "com/file.properties");
+		assertThat(hint.matches("com/example/file.properties")).isTrue();
+		assertThat(hint.matches("com/example/another/file.properties")).isFalse();
+		assertThat(hint.matches("com/file.properties")).isFalse();
+		assertThat(hint.matches("file.properties")).isFalse();
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void anyFileInDirectoryAtAnyDepth() {
-		ResourcePatternHint hint = new ResourcePatternHint("com/example/*", null);
-		assertThat(hint.toRegex().asMatchPredicate())
-				.accepts("com/example/file.properties", "com/example/another/file.properties", "com/example/another")
-				.rejects("file.properties", "com/file.properties");
+		ResourcePatternHint hint = new ResourcePatternHint("com/example/**", null);
+		assertThat(hint.matches("com/example/file.properties")).isTrue();
+		assertThat(hint.matches("com/example/another/file.properties")).isTrue();
+		assertThat(hint.matches("com/example/another")).isTrue();
+		assertThat(hint.matches("file.properties")).isFalse();
+		assertThat(hint.matches("com/file.properties")).isFalse();
 	}
 
 }