diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/beans/BeansEndpoint.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/beans/BeansEndpoint.java
index 2fb51d8f29c..7a6f898848a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/beans/BeansEndpoint.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/beans/BeansEndpoint.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2024 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.
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public class BeansEndpoint {
 
 		private BeanDescriptor(String[] aliases, String scope, Class<?> type, String resource, String[] dependencies) {
 			this.aliases = aliases;
-			this.scope = (StringUtils.hasText(scope) ? scope : BeanDefinition.SCOPE_SINGLETON);
+			this.scope = (StringUtils.hasText(scope) ? scope : ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_SINGLETON);
 			this.type = type;
 			this.resource = resource;
 			this.dependencies = dependencies;
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/cassandra/CassandraAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/cassandra/CassandraAutoConfiguration.java
index 844845038d9..7d0f78be8cf 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/cassandra/CassandraAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/cassandra/CassandraAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import com.typesafe.config.Config;
 import com.typesafe.config.ConfigFactory;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.cassandra.CassandraProperties.Connection;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class CassandraAutoConfiguration {
 
 	@Bean
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean
-	@Scope(BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
+	@Scope(ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
 	public CqlSessionBuilder cassandraSessionBuilder(DriverConfigLoader driverConfigLoader,
 			CassandraConnectionDetails connectionDetails,
 			ObjectProvider<CqlSessionBuilderCustomizer> builderCustomizers, ObjectProvider<SslBundles> sslBundles) {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/rsocket/RSocketGraphQlClientAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/rsocket/RSocketGraphQlClientAutoConfiguration.java
index 29c88ede34b..1f2b18fe1b7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/rsocket/RSocketGraphQlClientAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/rsocket/RSocketGraphQlClientAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import graphql.GraphQL;
 import io.rsocket.RSocket;
 import io.rsocket.transport.netty.client.TcpClientTransport;
 
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.MimeTypeUtils;
 public class RSocketGraphQlClientAutoConfiguration {
 
 	@Bean
-	@Scope(BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
+	@Scope(ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean
 	public RSocketGraphQlClient.Builder<?> rsocketGraphQlClientBuilder(
 			RSocketRequester.Builder rsocketRequesterBuilder) {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jackson/JacksonAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jackson/JacksonAutoConfiguration.java
index eed41b5b70e..e388f4c3e5c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jackson/JacksonAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jackson/JacksonAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import org.springframework.aot.hint.RuntimeHints;
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.RuntimeHintsRegistrar;
 import org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigurationPackages;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public class JacksonAutoConfiguration {
 	static class JacksonObjectMapperBuilderConfiguration {
 
 		@Bean
-		@Scope(BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
+		@Scope(ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
 		@ConditionalOnMissingBean
 		Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder jacksonObjectMapperBuilder(ApplicationContext applicationContext,
 				List<Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilderCustomizer> customizers) {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/rsocket/RSocketRequesterAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/rsocket/RSocketRequesterAutoConfiguration.java
index 91cee19c06b..481baec52ab 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/rsocket/RSocketRequesterAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/rsocket/RSocketRequesterAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import io.rsocket.transport.netty.server.TcpServerTransport;
 import reactor.netty.http.server.HttpServer;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import org.springframework.messaging.rsocket.RSocketStrategies;
 public class RSocketRequesterAutoConfiguration {
 
 	@Bean
-	@Scope(BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
+	@Scope(ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean
 	public RSocketRequester.Builder rSocketRequesterBuilder(RSocketStrategies strategies,
 			ObjectProvider<RSocketConnectorConfigurer> connectorConfigurers) {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/client/RestClientAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/client/RestClientAutoConfiguration.java
index ae77bec78cb..31fcc67c389 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/client/RestClientAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/client/RestClientAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.client;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnBean;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class RestClientAutoConfiguration {
 	}
 
 	@Bean
-	@Scope(BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
+	@Scope(ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean
 	RestClient.Builder restClientBuilder(RestClientBuilderConfigurer restClientBuilderConfigurer) {
 		RestClient.Builder builder = RestClient.builder()
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/reactive/function/client/WebClientAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/reactive/function/client/WebClientAutoConfiguration.java
index db04f8843c7..b0d86b14551 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/reactive/function/client/WebClientAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/reactive/function/client/WebClientAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.reactive.function.client;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnBean;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient;
 public class WebClientAutoConfiguration {
 
 	@Bean
-	@Scope(BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
+	@Scope(ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean
 	public WebClient.Builder webClientBuilder(ObjectProvider<WebClientCustomizer> customizerProvider) {
 		WebClient.Builder builder = WebClient.builder();
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/features/testing.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/features/testing.adoc
index 6214a099776..54f6d1a3d51 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/features/testing.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/features/testing.adoc
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ The following example uses HtmlUnit:
 include::code:MyHtmlUnitTests[]
 
 NOTE: By default, Spring Boot puts `WebDriver` beans in a special "`scope`" to ensure that the driver exits after each test and that a new instance is injected.
-If you do not want this behavior, you can add `@Scope("singleton")` to your `WebDriver` `@Bean` definition.
+If you do not want this behavior, you can add `@Scope(ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_SINGLETON)` to your `WebDriver` `@Bean` definition.
 
 WARNING: The `webDriver` scope created by Spring Boot will replace any user defined scope of the same name.
 If you define your own `webDriver` scope you may find it stops working when you use `@WebMvcTest`.
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/json/JsonTestersAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/json/JsonTestersAutoConfiguration.java
index 82a91c9d017..a5d223820af 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/json/JsonTestersAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/json/JsonTestersAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ import org.springframework.aot.hint.RuntimeHintsRegistrar;
 import org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils;
 import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanPostProcessor;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnBean;
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class JsonTestersAutoConfiguration {
 	}
 
 	@Bean
-	@Scope(BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
+	@Scope(ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
 	@ImportRuntimeHints(BasicJsonTesterRuntimeHints.class)
 	public FactoryBean<BasicJsonTester> basicJsonTesterFactoryBean() {
 		return new JsonTesterFactoryBean<BasicJsonTester, Void>(BasicJsonTester.class, null);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class JsonTestersAutoConfiguration {
 	static class JacksonJsonTestersConfiguration {
 
 		@Bean
-		@Scope(BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
+		@Scope(ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
 		@ConditionalOnBean(ObjectMapper.class)
 		@ImportRuntimeHints(JacksonTesterRuntimeHints.class)
 		FactoryBean<JacksonTester<?>> jacksonTesterFactoryBean(ObjectMapper mapper) {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class JsonTestersAutoConfiguration {
 	static class GsonJsonTestersConfiguration {
 
 		@Bean
-		@Scope(BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
+		@Scope(ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
 		@ConditionalOnBean(Gson.class)
 		@ImportRuntimeHints(GsonTesterRuntimeHints.class)
 		FactoryBean<GsonTester<?>> gsonTesterFactoryBean(Gson gson) {
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public class JsonTestersAutoConfiguration {
 	static class JsonbJsonTesterConfiguration {
 
 		@Bean
-		@Scope(BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
+		@Scope(ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
 		@ConditionalOnBean(Jsonb.class)
 		@ImportRuntimeHints(JsonbJsonTesterRuntimeHints.class)
 		FactoryBean<JsonbTester<?>> jsonbTesterFactoryBean(Jsonb jsonb) {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/web/servlet/mockmvc/WebMvcTestWebDriverCustomScopeIntegrationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/web/servlet/mockmvc/WebMvcTestWebDriverCustomScopeIntegrationTests.java
index 66a5172f6dd..3a287463f70 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/web/servlet/mockmvc/WebMvcTestWebDriverCustomScopeIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/web/servlet/mockmvc/WebMvcTestWebDriverCustomScopeIntegrationTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2024 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.
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.openqa.selenium.htmlunit.HtmlUnitDriver;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcTest;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ class WebMvcTestWebDriverCustomScopeIntegrationTests {
 	static class Config {
 
 		@Bean
-		@Scope("singleton")
+		@Scope(ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_SINGLETON)
 		WebDriverFactory webDriver(MockMvc mockMvc) {
 			return new WebDriverFactory(mockMvc);
 		}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesTests.java
index bebaa9ae370..be1aa8b40c5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesTests.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableListableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry;
@@ -1497,7 +1498,7 @@ class ConfigurationPropertiesTests {
 	static class PrototypePropertiesConfiguration {
 
 		@Bean
-		@Scope("prototype")
+		@Scope(ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
 		@ConfigurationProperties("example")
 		PrototypeBean prototypeBean() {
 			return new PrototypeBean();
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/servlet/context/AnnotationConfigServletWebServerApplicationContextTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/servlet/context/AnnotationConfigServletWebServerApplicationContextTests.java
index ac4b05f10ac..362cce3cea3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/servlet/context/AnnotationConfigServletWebServerApplicationContextTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/servlet/context/AnnotationConfigServletWebServerApplicationContextTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2024 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.