diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/CacheAdviceNamespaceTests.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/CacheAdviceNamespaceTests.java
index 6fa45351d3..4308b7ca48 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/CacheAdviceNamespaceTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/config/CacheAdviceNamespaceTests.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import org.springframework.cache.interceptor.CacheInterceptor;
 /**
  * @author Costin Leau
  */
-public class CacheAdviceNamespaceTests extends AbstractAnnotationTests {
+public abstract class CacheAdviceNamespaceTests extends AbstractAnnotationTests {
 
 
 	@Override