diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/MetricsClientHttpRequestInterceptor.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/MetricsClientHttpRequestInterceptor.java
index a533e64f..6afe6385 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/MetricsClientHttpRequestInterceptor.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/MetricsClientHttpRequestInterceptor.java
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.cloud.netflix.metrics.servo.ServoMonitorCache;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpRequest;
 import org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpRequestExecution;
@@ -43,17 +41,22 @@ public class MetricsClientHttpRequestInterceptor implements ClientHttpRequestInt
 	 * Boot (Actuator) provides a more general purpose abstraction for dimensional metrics
 	 * systems, this can be moved there and rewritten against that abstraction.
 	 */
-	@Autowired
-	MonitorRegistry registry;
+	private final MonitorRegistry registry;
 
-	@Autowired
-	Collection<MetricsTagProvider> tagProviders;
+	private final Collection<MetricsTagProvider> tagProviders;
 
-	@Autowired
-	ServoMonitorCache servoMonitorCache;
+	private final ServoMonitorCache servoMonitorCache;
 
-	@Value("${netflix.metrics.restClient.metricName:restclient}")
-	String metricName;
+	private final String metricName;
+
+	public MetricsClientHttpRequestInterceptor(MonitorRegistry registry,
+			Collection<MetricsTagProvider> tagProviders,
+			ServoMonitorCache servoMonitorCache, String metricName) {
+		this.registry = registry;
+		this.tagProviders = tagProviders;
+		this.servoMonitorCache = servoMonitorCache;
+		this.metricName = metricName;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public ClientHttpResponse intercept(HttpRequest request, byte[] body,
@@ -68,8 +71,8 @@ public class MetricsClientHttpRequestInterceptor implements ClientHttpRequestInt
 		finally {
 			SmallTagMap.Builder builder = SmallTagMap.builder();
 			for (MetricsTagProvider tagProvider : tagProviders) {
-				for (Map.Entry<String, String> tag : tagProvider.clientHttpRequestTags(
-						request, response).entrySet()) {
+				for (Map.Entry<String, String> tag : tagProvider
+						.clientHttpRequestTags(request, response).entrySet()) {
 					builder.add(Tags.newTag(tag.getKey(), tag.getValue()));
 				}
 			}
@@ -78,8 +81,8 @@ public class MetricsClientHttpRequestInterceptor implements ClientHttpRequestInt
 					.builder(metricName);
 			monitorConfigBuilder.withTags(builder);
 
-			servoMonitorCache.getTimer(monitorConfigBuilder.build()).record(
-					System.nanoTime() - startTime, TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS);
+			servoMonitorCache.getTimer(monitorConfigBuilder.build())
+					.record(System.nanoTime() - startTime, TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/MetricsInterceptorConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/MetricsInterceptorConfiguration.java
index e48f68b3..48455cff 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/MetricsInterceptorConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/MetricsInterceptorConfiguration.java
@@ -15,14 +15,17 @@ package org.springframework.cloud.netflix.metrics;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
+import com.netflix.servo.MonitorRegistry;
 import org.aspectj.lang.JoinPoint;
 import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanPostProcessor;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.metrics.reader.MetricReader;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnWebApplication;
+import org.springframework.cloud.netflix.metrics.servo.ServoMonitorCache;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
@@ -34,6 +37,8 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurerAdapter
 
 import com.netflix.servo.monitor.Monitors;
 
+import java.util.Collection;
+
 /**
  * @author Jon Schneider
  */
@@ -71,11 +76,18 @@ public class MetricsInterceptorConfiguration {
 
 	@Configuration
 	@ConditionalOnBean({ RestTemplate.class })
+	@ConditionalOnClass(name = "javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest")
 	static class MetricsRestTemplateConfiguration {
 
+		@Value("${netflix.metrics.restClient.metricName:restclient}")
+		String metricName;
+
 		@Bean
-		MetricsClientHttpRequestInterceptor spectatorLoggingClientHttpRequestInterceptor() {
-			return new MetricsClientHttpRequestInterceptor();
+		MetricsClientHttpRequestInterceptor spectatorLoggingClientHttpRequestInterceptor(
+				MonitorRegistry registry, Collection<MetricsTagProvider> tagProviders,
+				ServoMonitorCache servoMonitorCache) {
+			return new MetricsClientHttpRequestInterceptor(registry, tagProviders,
+					servoMonitorCache, this.metricName);
 		}
 
 		@Bean
diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/servo/ServoMetricsAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/servo/ServoMetricsAutoConfiguration.java
index 1dfd7cd4..bfebada0 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/servo/ServoMetricsAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/servo/ServoMetricsAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -95,8 +95,12 @@ public class ServoMetricsAutoConfiguration {
 		return new ServoMetricServices(monitorRegistry);
 	}
 
-	@Bean
-	public MetricsTagProvider defaultMetricsTagProvider() {
-		return new DefaultMetricsTagProvider();
+	@Configuration
+	@ConditionalOnClass(name = "javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest")
+	protected static class MetricsTagConfiguration {
+		@Bean
+		public MetricsTagProvider defaultMetricsTagProvider() {
+			return new DefaultMetricsTagProvider();
+		}
 	}
 }