diff --git a/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/configuration/SpringBootVersionVerifier.java b/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/configuration/SpringBootVersionVerifier.java
index 40a09396..0db51eb3 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/configuration/SpringBootVersionVerifier.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/configuration/SpringBootVersionVerifier.java
@@ -80,14 +80,16 @@ class SpringBootVersionVerifier implements CompatibilityVerifier {
 
 			@Override
 			public boolean isCompatible() {
-				// try {
-				// since 3.0
-				// FIXME: find class or method in boot that is new in 3.0
-				// Class.forName("org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.data.redis.ClientResourcesBuilderCustomizer");
-				return true;
-				/*
-				 * } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) { return false; }
-				 */
+				try {
+					// since 3.0
+					Class.forName(
+							"org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationPropertiesBindConstructorProvider");
+					return true;
+
+				}
+				catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+					return false;
+				}
 
 			}
 		};
diff --git a/spring-cloud-commons/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/configuration/SpringBootDependencyTests.java b/spring-cloud-commons/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/configuration/SpringBootDependencyTests.java
index 59acda17..7b6ee56d 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-commons/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/configuration/SpringBootDependencyTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-commons/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/configuration/SpringBootDependencyTests.java
@@ -175,20 +175,8 @@ public class SpringBootDependencyTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void should_match_against_current_manifest() {
-		try {
-			verifyCurrentVersionFromManifest("3.0");
-			verifyCurrentVersionFromManifest("3.0.x");
-		}
-		catch (AssertionError e) {
-			if (e.getMessage() != null && e.getMessage().contains("2.7.")) {
-				// we're likely running a boot 2.7 compatibility test, try 2.7
-				verifyCurrentVersionFromManifest("2.7");
-				verifyCurrentVersionFromManifest("2.7.x");
-			}
-			else {
-				throw e;
-			}
-		}
+		verifyCurrentVersionFromManifest("3.0");
+		verifyCurrentVersionFromManifest("3.0.x");
 	}
 
 	private void verifyCurrentVersionFromManifest(String version) {