diff --git a/affordances/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/examples/HypermediaConfiguration.java b/affordances/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/examples/HypermediaConfiguration.java
index 02c6fb7..4fafa29 100644
--- a/affordances/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/examples/HypermediaConfiguration.java
+++ b/affordances/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/examples/HypermediaConfiguration.java
@@ -72,12 +72,6 @@ public class HypermediaConfiguration {
 			}
 		}
 
-		@Override
-		public Object postProcessAfterInitialization(Object bean, String beanName)
-			throws BeansException {
-			return bean;
-		}
-
 		@Override
 		public void setBeanFactory(BeanFactory beanFactory) throws BeansException {
 			this.beanFactory = beanFactory;