diff --git a/binders/rabbit-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/integration/RabbitBinderModuleTests.java b/binders/rabbit-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/integration/RabbitBinderModuleTests.java
index 90bc01924..3188b12e6 100644
--- a/binders/rabbit-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/integration/RabbitBinderModuleTests.java
+++ b/binders/rabbit-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/integration/RabbitBinderModuleTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2015-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2015-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.WebApplicationType;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.amqp.RabbitHealthIndicator;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.CompositeHealthContributor;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.Status;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder;
 import org.springframework.cloud.Cloud;
 import org.springframework.cloud.stream.binder.Binder;
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ import org.springframework.cloud.stream.config.MessageSourceCustomizer;
 import org.springframework.cloud.stream.config.ProducerMessageHandlerCustomizer;
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.integration.amqp.inbound.AmqpInboundChannelAdapter;
 import org.springframework.integration.amqp.inbound.AmqpMessageSource;
 import org.springframework.integration.channel.DirectChannel;
@@ -418,7 +419,8 @@ class RabbitBinderModuleTests {
 		assertThat(rabbitConsumerProperties.getMaxConcurrency()).isEqualTo(4);
 	}
 
-	@SpringBootApplication
+	@EnableAutoConfiguration
+	@Configuration
 	public static class SimpleProcessor {
 
 		@Bean
diff --git a/binders/rabbit-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/stream/RabbitStreamBinderModuleTests.java b/binders/rabbit-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/stream/RabbitStreamBinderModuleTests.java
index 4dd8bba82..f57c4f5aa 100644
--- a/binders/rabbit-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/stream/RabbitStreamBinderModuleTests.java
+++ b/binders/rabbit-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/stream/RabbitStreamBinderModuleTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2021-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2021-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import org.springframework.amqp.rabbit.connection.CachingConnectionFactory;
 import org.springframework.amqp.rabbit.connection.ConnectionFactory;
 import org.springframework.amqp.rabbit.listener.MessageListenerContainer;
 import org.springframework.boot.WebApplicationType;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder;
 import org.springframework.cloud.stream.binder.BinderFactory;
 import org.springframework.cloud.stream.binder.Binding;
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import org.springframework.cloud.stream.config.ListenerContainerCustomizer;
 import org.springframework.cloud.stream.config.ProducerMessageHandlerCustomizer;
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.integration.amqp.outbound.RabbitStreamMessageHandler;
 import org.springframework.integration.channel.DirectChannel;
 import org.springframework.integration.channel.QueueChannel;
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 
 /**
  * @author Gary Russell
+ * @author Soby Chacko
  */
 class RabbitStreamBinderModuleTests {
 
@@ -131,7 +133,8 @@ class RabbitStreamBinderModuleTests {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@SpringBootApplication(proxyBeanMethods = false)
+	@EnableAutoConfiguration
+	@Configuration
 	public static class SimpleProcessor {
 
 		@Bean
diff --git a/binders/rabbit-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/stream2/RabbitStreamBinderModuleIntegrationTests.java b/binders/rabbit-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/stream2/RabbitStreamBinderModuleIntegrationTests.java
index 3736cdbbb..a2aee9b0b 100644
--- a/binders/rabbit-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/stream2/RabbitStreamBinderModuleIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/binders/rabbit-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/stream2/RabbitStreamBinderModuleIntegrationTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2021-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2021-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.cloud.stream.binder.rabbit.stream2;
 
+
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ import org.springframework.amqp.rabbit.connection.ConnectionFactory;
 import org.springframework.amqp.rabbit.core.RabbitAdmin;
 import org.springframework.amqp.rabbit.listener.MessageListenerContainer;
 import org.springframework.boot.WebApplicationType;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.amqp.EnvironmentBuilderCustomizer;
 import org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder;
 import org.springframework.cloud.stream.binder.BinderFactory;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ import org.springframework.cloud.stream.binder.rabbit.properties.RabbitConsumerP
 import org.springframework.cloud.stream.config.ListenerContainerCustomizer;
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.integration.channel.QueueChannel;
 import org.springframework.integration.test.util.TestUtils;
 import org.springframework.messaging.MessageChannel;
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 /**
  * @author Gary Russell
+ * @author Soby Chacko
  */
 class RabbitStreamBinderModuleIntegrationTests {
 
@@ -89,7 +92,8 @@ class RabbitStreamBinderModuleIntegrationTests {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@SpringBootApplication(proxyBeanMethods = false)
+	@EnableAutoConfiguration
+	@Configuration
 	public static class SimpleProcessor {
 
 		final CountDownLatch consumerCountLatch = new CountDownLatch(3);
diff --git a/core/spring-cloud-stream-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/function/edgecases/GH1801Test.java b/core/spring-cloud-stream-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/function/edgecases/GH1801Test.java
index f025e15dc..2ae5d1136 100644
--- a/core/spring-cloud-stream-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/function/edgecases/GH1801Test.java
+++ b/core/spring-cloud-stream-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/function/edgecases/GH1801Test.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2019-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2019-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.WebApplicationType;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
  * is addressed.
  *
  * @author Oleg Zhurakousky
+ * @author Soby Chacko
  *
  */
 class GH1801Test {
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ class GH1801Test {
 		SampleBootApplication.main("--spring.cloud.stream.defaultBinder=integration1");
 	}
 
-	@SpringBootApplication
+	@EnableAutoConfiguration
 	public static class SampleBootApplication {
 		public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
 			ClassLoader classLoader = createClassLoader(new String[] { "binder1" });
diff --git a/schema-registry/spring-cloud-stream-schema-registry-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/schema/serialization/AvroMessageConverterSerializationTests.java b/schema-registry/spring-cloud-stream-schema-registry-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/schema/serialization/AvroMessageConverterSerializationTests.java
index bf494e956..540384631 100644
--- a/schema-registry/spring-cloud-stream-schema-registry-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/schema/serialization/AvroMessageConverterSerializationTests.java
+++ b/schema-registry/spring-cloud-stream-schema-registry-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/schema/serialization/AvroMessageConverterSerializationTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2017-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2017-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.client.RestTemplateBuilder;
 import org.springframework.cache.support.NoOpCacheManager;
 import org.springframework.cloud.stream.schema.registry.EnableSchemaRegistryServer;
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import org.springframework.cloud.stream.schema.registry.avro.DefaultSubjectNamin
 import org.springframework.cloud.stream.schema.registry.client.DefaultSchemaRegistryClient;
 import org.springframework.cloud.stream.schema.registry.client.SchemaRegistryClient;
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.integration.support.MessageBuilder;
 import org.springframework.integration.support.MutableMessageHeaders;
 import org.springframework.messaging.Message;
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 /**
  * @author Vinicius Carvalho
  * @author Sercan Karaoglu
+ * @author Soby Chacko
  */
 class AvroMessageConverterSerializationTests {
 
@@ -222,7 +224,8 @@ class AvroMessageConverterSerializationTests {
 		return schemaReference;
 	}
 
-	@SpringBootApplication
+	@EnableAutoConfiguration
+	@Configuration
 	@EnableSchemaRegistryServer
 	public static class ServerApplication {
 		public static void main(String[] args) {
diff --git a/schema-registry/spring-cloud-stream-schema-registry-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/schema/serialization/AvroSchemaRegistryClientMessageConverterTests.java b/schema-registry/spring-cloud-stream-schema-registry-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/schema/serialization/AvroSchemaRegistryClientMessageConverterTests.java
index b6df22927..925cf6adc 100644
--- a/schema-registry/spring-cloud-stream-schema-registry-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/schema/serialization/AvroSchemaRegistryClientMessageConverterTests.java
+++ b/schema-registry/spring-cloud-stream-schema-registry-client/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/schema/serialization/AvroSchemaRegistryClientMessageConverterTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2016-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2016-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import org.springframework.beans.DirectFieldAccessor;
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.WebApplicationType;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.client.RestTemplateBuilder;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.embedded.tomcat.TomcatServletWebServerFactory;
@@ -70,11 +69,12 @@ import static org.springframework.cloud.stream.schema.serialization.AvroMessageC
  * @author Sercan Karaoglu
  * @author James Gee
  * @author Christian Tzolov
+ * @author Soby Chacko
  */
 class AvroSchemaRegistryClientMessageConverterTests {
 
-
 	private ConfigurableApplicationContext schemaRegistryServerContext;
+
 	private RestTemplateBuilder restTemplateBuilder;
 
 	@BeforeEach
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ class AvroSchemaRegistryClientMessageConverterTests {
 
 	}
 
-	@SpringBootApplication
+	@EnableAutoConfiguration
+	@Configuration
 	@EnableSchemaRegistryServer
 	public static class ServerApplication {
 		public static void main(String[] args) {