diff --git a/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ConfigDataContextRefresher.java b/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ConfigDataContextRefresher.java
index 4a5d813e..aa61373d 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ConfigDataContextRefresher.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ConfigDataContextRefresher.java
@@ -92,9 +92,6 @@ public class ConfigDataContextRefresher extends ContextRefresher
 			postProcessor.postProcessEnvironment(environment, application);
 		}
 
-		if (environment.getPropertySources().contains(REFRESH_ARGS_PROPERTY_SOURCE)) {
-			environment.getPropertySources().remove(REFRESH_ARGS_PROPERTY_SOURCE);
-		}
 		MutablePropertySources target = getContext().getEnvironment().getPropertySources();
 		String targetName = null;
 		for (PropertySource<?> source : environment.getPropertySources()) {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ContextRefresher.java b/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ContextRefresher.java
index 4982b980..54991a87 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ContextRefresher.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/ContextRefresher.java
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ public abstract class ContextRefresher {
 
 	protected final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
 
-	protected static final String REFRESH_ARGS_PROPERTY_SOURCE = "refreshArgs";
-
 	protected static final String[] DEFAULT_PROPERTY_SOURCES = new String[] {
 			// order matters, if cli args aren't first, things get messy
 			CommandLinePropertySource.COMMAND_LINE_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME, "defaultProperties" };
diff --git a/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/LegacyContextRefresher.java b/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/LegacyContextRefresher.java
index 5a30aadf..fe5fa4b9 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/LegacyContextRefresher.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/refresh/LegacyContextRefresher.java
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ import static org.springframework.cloud.util.PropertyUtils.BOOTSTRAP_ENABLED_PRO
  */
 public class LegacyContextRefresher extends ContextRefresher {
 
+	private static final String REFRESH_ARGS_PROPERTY_SOURCE = "refreshArgs";
+
 	@Deprecated
 	public LegacyContextRefresher(ConfigurableApplicationContext context, RefreshScope scope) {
 		super(context, scope);