diff --git a/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesRebinder.java b/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesRebinder.java
index 0c66b46c..67195807 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesRebinder.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesRebinder.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
-import org.springframework.aop.framework.Advised;
 import org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils;
 import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties;
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ import org.springframework.jmx.export.annotation.ManagedAttribute;
 import org.springframework.jmx.export.annotation.ManagedOperation;
 import org.springframework.jmx.export.annotation.ManagedResource;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+import org.springframework.cloud.util.ProxyUtils;
 
 /**
  * Listens for {@link EnvironmentChangeEvent} and rebinds beans that were bound to the
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class ConfigurationPropertiesRebinder
 			try {
 				Object bean = this.applicationContext.getBean(name);
 				if (AopUtils.isAopProxy(bean)) {
-					bean = getTargetObject(bean);
+					bean = ProxyUtils.getTargetObject(bean);
 				}
 				if (bean != null) {
 					this.applicationContext.getAutowireCapableBeanFactory().destroyBean(bean);
@@ -115,19 +115,6 @@ public class ConfigurationPropertiesRebinder
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	private static <T> T getTargetObject(Object candidate) {
-		try {
-			if (AopUtils.isAopProxy(candidate) && (candidate instanceof Advised)) {
-				return (T) ((Advised) candidate).getTargetSource().getTarget();
-			}
-		}
-		catch (Exception ex) {
-			throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to unwrap proxied object", ex);
-		}
-		return (T) candidate;
-	}
-
 	@ManagedAttribute
 	public Set<String> getBeanNames() {
 		return new HashSet<String>(this.beans.getBeanNames());
diff --git a/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/util/ProxyUtils.java b/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/util/ProxyUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57549c43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/util/ProxyUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013-2018 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.cloud.util;
+
+import org.springframework.aop.framework.Advised;
+import org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils;
+
+/**
+ * @author Ryan Baxter
+ */
+public class ProxyUtils {
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public static <T> T getTargetObject(Object candidate) {
+		try {
+			if (AopUtils.isAopProxy(candidate) && (candidate instanceof Advised)) {
+				return (T) ((Advised) candidate).getTargetSource().getTarget();
+			}
+		}
+		catch (Exception ex) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to unwrap proxied object", ex);
+		}
+		return (T) candidate;
+	}
+}