diff --git a/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/client/discovery/AbstractDiscoveryLifecycle.java b/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/client/discovery/AbstractDiscoveryLifecycle.java
index 136a575b..44bb89bd 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/client/discovery/AbstractDiscoveryLifecycle.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/client/discovery/AbstractDiscoveryLifecycle.java
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ package org.springframework.cloud.client.discovery;
 import javax.annotation.PreDestroy;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
-import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.ManagementServerProperties;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedServletContainerInitializedEvent;
 import org.springframework.cloud.client.discovery.event.InstanceRegisteredEvent;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
@@ -110,9 +108,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractDiscoveryLifecycle implements DiscoveryLifecycle,
 	 * @return if the management service should be registered with the DiscoveryService
 	 */
 	protected boolean shouldRegisterManagement() {
-		return getManagementServerProperties() != null
-				&& getManagementPort() != null
-				&& ManagementServerPortUtils.isDifferent(this.context);
+		return getManagementPort() != null && ManagementServerPortUtils.isDifferent(this.context);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -167,15 +163,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractDiscoveryLifecycle implements DiscoveryLifecycle,
 	 * @return the management server port
 	 */
 	protected Integer getManagementPort() {
-		return getManagementServerProperties().getPort();
-	}
-
-	private ManagementServerProperties getManagementServerProperties() {
-		try {
-			return this.context.getBean(ManagementServerProperties.class);
-		} catch (NoSuchBeanDefinitionException e) {
-			return null;
-		}
+		return ManagementServerPortUtils.getPort(this.context);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/client/discovery/ManagementServerPortUtils.java b/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/client/discovery/ManagementServerPortUtils.java
index f9625597..8e3089ba 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/client/discovery/ManagementServerPortUtils.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/client/discovery/ManagementServerPortUtils.java
@@ -27,6 +27,17 @@ import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext;
  * @author Spencer Gibb
  */
 public class ManagementServerPortUtils {
+	private static final boolean hasActuator;
+	static {
+		boolean hasClass;
+		try {
+			Class.forName("org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.ManagementServerProperties");
+			hasClass = true;
+		} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+			hasClass = false;
+		}
+		hasActuator = hasClass;
+	}
 
 	public static ManagementServerPort get(BeanFactory beanFactory) {
 		return ManagementServerPort.get(beanFactory);
@@ -44,12 +55,30 @@ public class ManagementServerPortUtils {
 		return get(beanFactory) == ManagementServerPort.SAME;
 	}
 
+	public static Integer getPort(BeanFactory beanFactory) {
+		if (!hasActuator) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		try {
+			ManagementServerProperties properties = beanFactory
+					.getBean(ManagementServerProperties.class);
+			return properties.getPort();
+		}
+		catch (NoSuchBeanDefinitionException ex) {
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+
 	// TODO: copied from EndpointWebMvcAutoConfiguration.ManagementServerPort
 	public static enum ManagementServerPort {
 
 		DISABLE, SAME, DIFFERENT;
 
 		public static ManagementServerPort get(BeanFactory beanFactory) {
+			if (!hasActuator) {
+				return SAME;
+			}
+
 			ServerProperties serverProperties;
 			try {
 				serverProperties = beanFactory.getBean(ServerProperties.class);