diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/kafka/properties/KafkaBinderConfigurationProperties.java b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/kafka/properties/KafkaBinderConfigurationProperties.java
index d90b1dd09..5657287e1 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/kafka/properties/KafkaBinderConfigurationProperties.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/kafka/properties/KafkaBinderConfigurationProperties.java
@@ -373,10 +373,6 @@ public class KafkaBinderConfigurationProperties {
 		return this.requiredAcks;
 	}
 
-	public void setRequiredAcks(int requiredAcks) {
-		this.requiredAcks = String.valueOf(requiredAcks);
-	}
-
 	public void setRequiredAcks(String requiredAcks) {
 		this.requiredAcks = requiredAcks;
 	}