diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java
index 85a75c8456c..6b7da1d5b2c 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.aot.BeanRegistrationAotContribution;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.aot.BeanRegistrationAotProcessor;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DestructionAwareBeanPostProcessor;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.MergedBeanDefinitionPostProcessor;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RegisteredBean;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition;
@@ -160,30 +158,20 @@ public class InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessor implements DestructionAwareB
 
 	@Override
 	public BeanRegistrationAotContribution processAheadOfTime(RegisteredBean registeredBean) {
-		AbstractBeanDefinition beanDefinition = getOriginalBeanDefinition(registeredBean);
-		if (beanDefinition != null) {
-			RootBeanDefinition mergedBeanDefinition = registeredBean.getMergedBeanDefinition();
-			beanDefinition.resolveDestroyMethodIfNecessary();
-			LifecycleMetadata metadata = findInjectionMetadata(mergedBeanDefinition, registeredBean.getBeanClass());
-			if (!CollectionUtils.isEmpty(metadata.initMethods)) {
-				String[] initMethodNames = safeMerge(beanDefinition.getInitMethodNames(), metadata.initMethods);
-				beanDefinition.setInitMethodNames(initMethodNames);
-			}
-			if (!CollectionUtils.isEmpty(metadata.destroyMethods)) {
-				String[] destroyMethodNames = safeMerge(beanDefinition.getDestroyMethodNames(), metadata.destroyMethods);
-				beanDefinition.setDestroyMethodNames(destroyMethodNames);
-			}
-			registeredBean.getBeanFactory().clearMetadataCache();
+		RootBeanDefinition beanDefinition = registeredBean.getMergedBeanDefinition();
+		beanDefinition.resolveDestroyMethodIfNecessary();
+		LifecycleMetadata metadata = findInjectionMetadata(beanDefinition, registeredBean.getBeanClass());
+		if (!CollectionUtils.isEmpty(metadata.initMethods)) {
+			String[] initMethodNames = safeMerge(beanDefinition.getInitMethodNames(), metadata.initMethods);
+			beanDefinition.setInitMethodNames(initMethodNames);
+		}
+		if (!CollectionUtils.isEmpty(metadata.destroyMethods)) {
+			String[] destroyMethodNames = safeMerge(beanDefinition.getDestroyMethodNames(), metadata.destroyMethods);
+			beanDefinition.setDestroyMethodNames(destroyMethodNames);
 		}
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	@Nullable
-	private AbstractBeanDefinition getOriginalBeanDefinition(RegisteredBean registeredBean) {
-		BeanDefinition beanDefinition = registeredBean.getBeanFactory().getBeanDefinition(registeredBean.getBeanName());
-		return (beanDefinition instanceof AbstractBeanDefinition abd ? abd : null);
-	}
-
 	private LifecycleMetadata findInjectionMetadata(RootBeanDefinition beanDefinition, Class<?> beanType) {
 		LifecycleMetadata metadata = findLifecycleMetadata(beanType);
 		metadata.checkConfigMembers(beanDefinition);
diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanDefinition.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanDefinition.java
index ef223e569e7..201e3d27187 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanDefinition.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanDefinition.java
@@ -1186,14 +1186,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanDefinition extends BeanMetadataAttributeAccess
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Resolve the inferred destroy method if necessary.
-	 * @since 6.0
-	 */
-	public void resolveDestroyMethodIfNecessary() {
-		setDestroyMethodNames(DisposableBeanAdapter
-				.inferDestroyMethodsIfNecessary(getResolvableType().toClass(), this));
-	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Public declaration of Object's {@code clone()} method.
diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DisposableBeanAdapter.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DisposableBeanAdapter.java
index 91fa30031bb..374e65aa0d5 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DisposableBeanAdapter.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DisposableBeanAdapter.java
@@ -344,14 +344,13 @@ class DisposableBeanAdapter implements DisposableBean, Runnable, Serializable {
 	 * interfaces, reflectively calling the "close" method on implementing beans as well.
 	 */
 	@Nullable
-	static String[] inferDestroyMethodsIfNecessary(Class<?> target, AbstractBeanDefinition beanDefinition) {
+	static String[] inferDestroyMethodsIfNecessary(Class<?> target, RootBeanDefinition beanDefinition) {
 		String[] destroyMethodNames = beanDefinition.getDestroyMethodNames();
 		if (destroyMethodNames != null && destroyMethodNames.length > 1) {
 			return destroyMethodNames;
 		}
 
-		String destroyMethodName = (beanDefinition instanceof RootBeanDefinition rbd
-				? rbd.resolvedDestroyMethodName : null);
+		String destroyMethodName = beanDefinition.resolvedDestroyMethodName;
 		if (destroyMethodName == null) {
 			destroyMethodName = beanDefinition.getDestroyMethodName();
 			boolean autoCloseable = (AutoCloseable.class.isAssignableFrom(target));
@@ -379,9 +378,7 @@ class DisposableBeanAdapter implements DisposableBean, Runnable, Serializable {
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			if (beanDefinition instanceof RootBeanDefinition rbd) {
-				rbd.resolvedDestroyMethodName = (destroyMethodName != null ? destroyMethodName : "");
-			}
+			beanDefinition.resolvedDestroyMethodName = (destroyMethodName != null ? destroyMethodName : "");
 		}
 		return (StringUtils.hasLength(destroyMethodName) ? new String[] {destroyMethodName} : null);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/RootBeanDefinition.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/RootBeanDefinition.java
index 72fd154fe38..7a50e6f0159 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/RootBeanDefinition.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/RootBeanDefinition.java
@@ -550,6 +550,15 @@ public class RootBeanDefinition extends AbstractBeanDefinition {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Resolve the inferred destroy method if necessary.
+	 * @since 6.0
+	 */
+	public void resolveDestroyMethodIfNecessary() {
+		setDestroyMethodNames(DisposableBeanAdapter
+				.inferDestroyMethodsIfNecessary(getResolvableType().toClass(), this));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Register an externally managed configuration destruction method &mdash;
 	 * for example, a method annotated with JSR-250's
diff --git a/spring-beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests.java b/spring-beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests.java
index 09f40c10f05..9856e9d1cf9 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests.java
@@ -90,19 +90,6 @@ class InitDestroyAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		assertThat(mergedBeanDefinition.getDestroyMethodNames()).containsExactly("close");
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	void processAheadOfTimeWhenHasInferredDestroyMethodIsRetainedIfMergedBeanDefinitionIsStale() {
-		RootBeanDefinition beanDefinition = new RootBeanDefinition(InferredDestroyBean.class);
-		beanDefinition.setDestroyMethodNames(AbstractBeanDefinition.INFER_METHOD);
-		processAheadOfTime(beanDefinition);
-		RootBeanDefinition mergedBeanDefinition = getMergedBeanDefinition();
-		assertThat(mergedBeanDefinition.getInitMethodNames()).isNull();
-		assertThat(mergedBeanDefinition.getDestroyMethodNames()).containsExactly("close");
-		RootBeanDefinition originalBeanDefinition = (RootBeanDefinition) this.beanFactory.getBeanDefinition("test");
-		assertThat(originalBeanDefinition.getInitMethodNames()).isNull();
-		assertThat(originalBeanDefinition.getDestroyMethodNames()).containsExactly("close");
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	void processAheadOfTimeWhenHasInferredDestroyMethodAndNoCandidateDoesNotMutateRootBeanDefinition() {
 		RootBeanDefinition beanDefinition = new RootBeanDefinition(NoInitDestroyBean.class);