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 657c3a5b..f3f766fe 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
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class ConfigurationPropertiesRebinder
 			try {
 				Object bean = this.applicationContext.getBean(name);
 				if (AopUtils.isAopProxy(bean)) {
-					bean = ProxyUtils.getUltimateTargetObject(bean);
+					bean = ProxyUtils.getTargetObject(bean);
 				}
 				if (bean != null) {
 					// TODO: determine a more general approach to fix this.
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
index 2558d05f..6dfb5528 100644
--- 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
@@ -31,25 +31,12 @@ public final 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;
-	}
-
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	public static <T> T getUltimateTargetObject(Object candidate) {
 		Assert.notNull(candidate, "Candidate must not be null");
 		try {
 			if (AopUtils.isAopProxy(candidate) && candidate instanceof Advised) {
 				Object target = ((Advised) candidate).getTargetSource().getTarget();
 				if (target != null) {
-					return (T) getUltimateTargetObject(target);
+					return (T) getTargetObject(target);
 				}
 			}
 		}