diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ltw/ComponentScanningWithLTWTests.xml b/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ltw/ComponentScanningWithLTWTests.xml
index 2134144b55..59ae0b8b44 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ltw/ComponentScanningWithLTWTests.xml
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ltw/ComponentScanningWithLTWTests.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
 		http://www.springframework.org/schema/context http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context.xsd"
 	default-autowire="byType">
 
-	<context:component-scan base-package="org.springframework.context.annotation"/>
+	<context:component-scan base-package="org.springframework.context.annotation">
+		<context:exclude-filter type="annotation"
+		                        expression="org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration"/>
+	</context:component-scan>
 
 	<context:load-time-weaver aspectj-weaving="off"/>