diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/ContractsCopyTask.java b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/ContractsCopyTask.java
index 0a088322c9..289dcd1b24 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/ContractsCopyTask.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/ContractsCopyTask.java
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ class ContractsCopyTask extends DefaultTask {
 			return stringNotation;
 		}
 
-		@Internal
 		StubConfiguration toStubConfiguration() {
 			String stringNotation = this.stringNotation.getOrNull();
 			if (StringUtils.hasText(stringNotation)) {