diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/core/AnnotationRelProvider.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/core/AnnotationRelProvider.java
index dbb96db1..aa3d59a7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/core/AnnotationRelProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/core/AnnotationRelProvider.java
@@ -18,19 +18,24 @@ package org.springframework.hateoas.core;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils;
-import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.RelProvider;
 
 /**
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Alexander Baetz
+ * @author Greg Turnquist
  */
-@Order(100)
-public class AnnotationRelProvider implements RelProvider {
+public class AnnotationRelProvider implements RelProvider, Ordered {
 
 	private final Map<Class<?>, Relation> annotationCache = new HashMap<>();
 
+	@Override
+	public int getOrder() {
+		return 100;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.hateoas.RelProvider#getRelForCollectionResource(java.lang.Class)
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/core/DefaultRelProvider.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/core/DefaultRelProvider.java
index 7f4f44e1..81c3ac03 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/core/DefaultRelProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/core/DefaultRelProvider.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 package org.springframework.hateoas.core;
 
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
-import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.RelProvider;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
@@ -25,11 +24,16 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * single resource rel as well as an appended {@code List} for the collection resource rel.
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @author Greg Turnquist
  */
-@Order(Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE)
-public class DefaultRelProvider implements RelProvider {
+public class DefaultRelProvider implements RelProvider, Ordered {
 
-	/* 
+	@Override
+	public int getOrder() {
+		return Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE;
+	}
+
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.plugin.core.Plugin#supports(java.lang.Object)
 	 */
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/LinkDiscoverersUnitTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/LinkDiscoverersUnitTest.java
index 30964358..05057e4b 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/LinkDiscoverersUnitTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/LinkDiscoverersUnitTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
-import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order;
+import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.core.JsonPathLinkDiscoverer;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.plugin.core.OrderAwarePluginRegistry;
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.springframework.plugin.core.PluginRegistry;
  * Unit tests for {@link LinkDiscoverers}.
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @author Greg Turnquist
  */
 public class LinkDiscoverersUnitTest {
 
@@ -48,16 +49,24 @@ public class LinkDiscoverersUnitTest {
 		assertThat(registry.getRequiredPluginFor(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)).isEqualTo(high);
 	}
 
-	@Order(20)
-	static class LowPriorityLinkDiscoverer extends JsonPathLinkDiscoverer {
+	static class LowPriorityLinkDiscoverer extends JsonPathLinkDiscoverer implements Ordered {
+
+		@Override
+		public int getOrder() {
+			return 20;
+		}
 
 		public LowPriorityLinkDiscoverer() {
 			super("$.links.%s", MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Order(10)
-	static class HighPriorityLinkDiscoverer extends JsonPathLinkDiscoverer {
+	static class HighPriorityLinkDiscoverer extends JsonPathLinkDiscoverer implements Ordered {
+
+		@Override
+		public int getOrder() {
+			return 10;
+		}
 
 		public HighPriorityLinkDiscoverer() {
 			super("$.links.%s", MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/SpringMvcAffordanceBuilderUnitTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/SpringMvcAffordanceBuilderUnitTest.java
index fb9ce723..823b306c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/SpringMvcAffordanceBuilderUnitTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/mvc/SpringMvcAffordanceBuilderUnitTest.java
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType;
-import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.AffordanceModel;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.Link;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.QueryParameter;
@@ -50,8 +50,12 @@ public class SpringMvcAffordanceBuilderUnitTest {
 		assertThat(registry.getPluginFor(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).get()).isEqualTo(high);
 	}
 
-	@Order(20)
-	static class LowPriorityModelFactory implements AffordanceModelFactory {
+	static class LowPriorityModelFactory implements AffordanceModelFactory, Ordered {
+
+		@Override
+		public int getOrder() {
+			return 20;
+		}
 
 		@Override
 		public AffordanceModel getAffordanceModel(String name, Link link, HttpMethod httpMethod, ResolvableType inputType, List<QueryParameter> queryMethodParameters, ResolvableType outputType) {
@@ -64,8 +68,12 @@ public class SpringMvcAffordanceBuilderUnitTest {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Order(10)
-	static class HighPriorityModelFactory implements AffordanceModelFactory {
+	static class HighPriorityModelFactory implements AffordanceModelFactory, Ordered {
+
+		@Override
+		public int getOrder() {
+			return 10;
+		}
 
 		@Override
 		public AffordanceModel getAffordanceModel(String name, Link link, HttpMethod httpMethod, ResolvableType inputType, List<QueryParameter> queryMethodParameters, ResolvableType outputType) {