diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/support/TestConstructorUtils.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/support/TestConstructorUtils.java
index a11e8afb7a2..b32fd459e66 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/support/TestConstructorUtils.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/support/TestConstructorUtils.java
@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@ public abstract class TestConstructorUtils {
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		// Default to Autowire.ANNOTATED semantics.
-		AutowireMode autowireMode = AutowireMode.ANNOTATED;
+		AutowireMode autowireMode = null;
 
 		// Is the test class annotated with @TestConstructor?
 		TestConstructor testConstructor = AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotation(testClass, TestConstructor.class);