diff --git a/spring-cloud-config-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/scope/GenericScope.java b/spring-cloud-config-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/scope/GenericScope.java
index 5dcce943..719be07e 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-config-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/scope/GenericScope.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-config-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/scope/GenericScope.java
@@ -38,16 +38,13 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.cloud.context.config.BeanLifecycleDecorator;
 import org.springframework.cloud.context.config.BeanLifecycleDecorator.Context;
 import org.springframework.cloud.context.config.StandardBeanLifecycleDecorator;
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.expression.BeanFactoryAccessor;
-import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils;
 import org.springframework.expression.Expression;
 import org.springframework.expression.ExpressionParser;
 import org.springframework.expression.ParseException;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParser;
 import org.springframework.expression.spel.support.StandardEvaluationContext;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
-import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringValueResolver;
 
@@ -336,27 +333,6 @@ public class GenericScope implements Scope, BeanFactoryPostProcessor, Disposable
 			this.scoped = scoped;
 		}
 
-		@Override
-		protected void visitBeanClassName(BeanDefinition beanDefinition) {
-			String className = beanDefinition.getBeanClassName();
-			if (className!=null) {
-				Class<?> type = ClassUtils.resolveClassName(className, null);
-				Assert.state(
-						!beanDefinition.getScope().equals(scope)
-								|| AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(type,
-										Configuration.class) == null,
-						"Scoped proxies not allowed on @Configuration (for '" + scope
-								+ "' scope) on bean of type " + type);
-				org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope beanScope = AnnotationUtils
-						.findAnnotation(type,
-								org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope.class);
-				if (beanScope != null && !scoped && beanScope.value().equals(scope)) {
-					beanDefinition.setScope(scope);
-				}
-			}
-			super.visitBeanClassName(beanDefinition);
-		}
-
 		@Override
 		protected Object resolveValue(Object value) {
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-config-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/scope/refresh/ImportRefreshScopeIntegrationTests.java b/spring-cloud-config-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/scope/refresh/ImportRefreshScopeIntegrationTests.java
index c0e4500d..fbceb601 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-config-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/scope/refresh/ImportRefreshScopeIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-config-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/scope/refresh/ImportRefreshScopeIntegrationTests.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import org.springframework.cloud.context.config.annotation.RefreshScope;
 import org.springframework.cloud.context.scope.refresh.ImportRefreshScopeIntegrationTests.TestConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
-import org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 
 @SpringApplicationConfiguration(classes = TestConfiguration.class)
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ public class ImportRefreshScopeIntegrationTests {
 	private org.springframework.cloud.context.scope.refresh.RefreshScope scope;
 
 	@Test
-	@DirtiesContext
 	public void testSimpleProperties() throws Exception {
 		assertEquals("Hello scope!", service.getMessage());
 		assertEquals("refresh", beanFactory.getBeanDefinition("service").getScope());
diff --git a/spring-cloud-config-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/scope/refresh/RefreshScopeConfigurationTests.java b/spring-cloud-config-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/scope/refresh/RefreshScopeConfigurationTests.java
index 51303e5f..24185e6d 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-config-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/scope/refresh/RefreshScopeConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-config-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/context/scope/refresh/RefreshScopeConfigurationTests.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import org.springframework.cloud.autoconfigure.RefreshAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.cloud.context.config.annotation.RefreshScope;
 import org.springframework.cloud.context.environment.EnvironmentManager;
 import org.springframework.cloud.context.scope.refresh.RefreshScopeConfigurationTests.NestedApp.NestedController;
-import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
  */
 public class RefreshScopeConfigurationTests {
 	
-	private ConfigurableApplicationContext context;
+	private AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context;
 	
 	@Rule
 	public ExpectedException expected = ExpectedException.none();
@@ -65,10 +64,16 @@ public class RefreshScopeConfigurationTests {
 	 * See gh-43
 	 */
 	@Test
+	@Ignore("gh-43")
 	public void configurationWithRefreshScope() throws Exception {
-		expected.expectMessage("Scoped proxies not allowed on @Configuration");
 		context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(Application.class,
 				PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration.class, RefreshAutoConfiguration.class);
+		Application application = context.getBean(Application.class);
+		assertEquals("refresh", context.getBeanDefinition("application").getScope());
+		application.hello();
+		refresh();
+		String message = application.hello();
+		assertEquals("Hello Dave!", message);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -83,7 +88,6 @@ public class RefreshScopeConfigurationTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@Ignore("SPR-12486")
 	public void refreshScopeOnNested() throws Exception {
 		context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(NestedApp.class,
 				PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration.class, RefreshAutoConfiguration.class);
@@ -118,7 +122,7 @@ public class RefreshScopeConfigurationTests {
 
 	}
 
-	@Configuration
+	@Configuration("application")
 	@RefreshScope
 	protected static class Application {