diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfiguration.java
index 58ab2bfc..4206d309 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/config/GatewayAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ public class GatewayAutoConfiguration {
 	}
 
 	@Bean
-	ConfigurableHintsRegistrationProcessor configurableHintsRegistrationProcessor() {
+	static ConfigurableHintsRegistrationProcessor configurableHintsRegistrationProcessor() {
 		return new ConfigurableHintsRegistrationProcessor();
 	}