diff --git a/benchmarks/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/benchmarks/app/mvc/SleuthBenchmarkingSpringApp.java b/benchmarks/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/benchmarks/app/mvc/SleuthBenchmarkingSpringApp.java
index a060fa836..67b51420c 100644
--- a/benchmarks/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/benchmarks/app/mvc/SleuthBenchmarkingSpringApp.java
+++ b/benchmarks/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/benchmarks/app/mvc/SleuthBenchmarkingSpringApp.java
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@
 
 package org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.benchmarks.app.mvc;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
-import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
@@ -40,15 +36,13 @@ import org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.Tracer;
 import org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.annotation.ContinueSpan;
 import org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.annotation.NewSpan;
 import org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.annotation.SpanTag;
+import org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.benchmarks.app.mvc.controller.AsyncSimulationController;
 import org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.instrument.web.SkipPatternProvider;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
-import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.Async;
 import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.EnableAsync;
 import org.springframework.util.SocketUtils;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
 
 /**
  * @author Marcin Grzejszczak
@@ -71,7 +65,7 @@ public class SleuthBenchmarkingSpringApp implements ApplicationListener<ServletW
 	AClass aClass;
 
 	@Autowired
-	AController aController;
+	AsyncSimulationController controller;
 
 	public static void main(String... args) {
 		SpringApplication.run(SleuthBenchmarkingSpringApp.class, args);
@@ -79,7 +73,7 @@ public class SleuthBenchmarkingSpringApp implements ApplicationListener<ServletW
 
 	@PreDestroy
 	public void clean() {
-		this.aController.clean();
+		this.controller.clean();
 	}
 
 	public String manualSpan() {
@@ -96,7 +90,7 @@ public class SleuthBenchmarkingSpringApp implements ApplicationListener<ServletW
 	}
 
 	public Future<String> async() {
-		return this.aController.async();
+		return this.controller.async();
 	}
 
 	@Configuration
@@ -134,41 +128,6 @@ public class SleuthBenchmarkingSpringApp implements ApplicationListener<ServletW
 	}
 }
 
-@RestController
-class AController {
-
-	public final ExecutorService pool = Executors.newWorkStealingPool();
-
-	@RequestMapping("/foo")
-	public String foo() {
-		return "foo";
-	}
-
-	@RequestMapping("/bar")
-	public Callable<String> bar() {
-		return () -> "bar";
-	}
-
-	@RequestMapping("/async")
-	public String asyncHttp() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
-		return this.async().get();
-	}
-
-	@Async
-	public Future<String> async() {
-		return this.pool.submit(() -> "async");
-	}
-
-	@PreDestroy
-	public void clean() {
-		this.pool.shutdownNow();
-	}
-
-	public ExecutorService getPool() {
-		return this.pool;
-	}
-}
-
 class AClass {
 
 	private final Tracer tracer;
diff --git a/benchmarks/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/benchmarks/app/mvc/controller/AsyncSimulationController.java b/benchmarks/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/benchmarks/app/mvc/controller/AsyncSimulationController.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94b17fdd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/benchmarks/app/mvc/controller/AsyncSimulationController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.benchmarks.app.mvc.controller;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
+
+import javax.annotation.PreDestroy;
+
+import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.Async;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+/**
+ * @author Marcin Grzejszczak
+ */
+@RestController
+public class AsyncSimulationController {
+	private final ExecutorService pool = Executors.newWorkStealingPool();
+
+	@RequestMapping("/foo")
+	public String foo() {
+		return "foo";
+	}
+
+	@RequestMapping("/bar")
+	public Callable<String> bar() {
+		return () -> "bar";
+	}
+
+	@RequestMapping("/async")
+	public String asyncHttp() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+		return this.async().get();
+	}
+
+	@Async
+	public Future<String> async() {
+		return this.pool.submit(() -> "async");
+	}
+
+	@PreDestroy
+	public void clean() {
+		this.pool.shutdownNow();
+	}
+
+	public ExecutorService getPool() {
+		return this.pool;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/benchmarks/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/benchmarks/jmh/mvc/HttpFilterBenchmarksTests.java b/benchmarks/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/benchmarks/jmh/mvc/HttpFilterBenchmarksTests.java
index 229ca844f..91570bf0c 100644
--- a/benchmarks/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/benchmarks/jmh/mvc/HttpFilterBenchmarksTests.java
+++ b/benchmarks/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/benchmarks/jmh/mvc/HttpFilterBenchmarksTests.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Warmup;
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.benchmarks.app.mvc.SleuthBenchmarkingSpringApp;
 import org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.benchmarks.jmh.TracerImplementation;
+import org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.benchmarks.app.mvc.controller.AsyncSimulationController;
 import org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.instrument.web.servlet.TracingFilter;
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ public class HttpFilterBenchmarksTests {
 					"--spring.application.name=withSleuth_" + this.tracerImplementation.name());
 			this.tracingFilter = this.withSleuth.getBean(TracingFilter.class);
 			this.mockMvcForTracedController = MockMvcBuilders
-					.standaloneSetup(this.withSleuth.getBean(SleuthBenchmarkingSpringApp.class)).build();
+					.standaloneSetup(this.withSleuth.getBean(AsyncSimulationController.class)).build();
 			this.mockMvcForUntracedController = MockMvcBuilders.standaloneSetup(new VanillaController()).build();
 		}