diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/annotation/Backoff.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/annotation/Backoff.java
index 8ad485a..5f35693 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/annotation/Backoff.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/retry/annotation/Backoff.java
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ import org.springframework.retry.backoff.BackOffPolicy;
  */
 @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-@Import(RetryConfiguration.class)
 @Documented
 public @interface Backoff {