diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/bean/override/BeanOverrideTestExecutionListener.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/bean/override/BeanOverrideTestExecutionListener.java
index 7e117c4b182..1fba7c75a13 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/bean/override/BeanOverrideTestExecutionListener.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/bean/override/BeanOverrideTestExecutionListener.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.test.context.bean.override;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestContext;
 import org.springframework.test.context.support.AbstractTestExecutionListener;
@@ -26,10 +25,12 @@ import org.springframework.test.context.support.DependencyInjectionTestExecution
 import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 
 /**
- * {@code TestExecutionListener} that enables Bean Override support in tests,
- * injecting overridden beans in appropriate fields of the test instance.
+ * {@code TestExecutionListener} that enables {@link BeanOverride @BeanOverride}
+ * support in tests, by injecting overridden beans in appropriate fields of the
+ * test instance.
  *
  * @author Simon Baslé
+ * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 6.2
  */
 public class BeanOverrideTestExecutionListener extends AbstractTestExecutionListener {
@@ -42,64 +43,57 @@ public class BeanOverrideTestExecutionListener extends AbstractTestExecutionList
 		return LOWEST_PRECEDENCE - 50;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Inject each {@link BeanOverride @BeanOverride} field in the
+	 * {@linkplain Object test instance} of the supplied {@linkplain TestContext
+	 * test context} with a corresponding bean override instance.
+	 */
 	@Override
 	public void prepareTestInstance(TestContext testContext) throws Exception {
-		injectFields(testContext);
+		injectFields(testContext, false);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Re-inject each {@link BeanOverride @BeanOverride} field in the
+	 * {@linkplain Object test instance} of the supplied {@linkplain TestContext
+	 * test context} with a corresponding bean override instance.
+	 * <p>This method does nothing if the
+	 * {@link DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener#REINJECT_DEPENDENCIES_ATTRIBUTE
+	 * REINJECT_DEPENDENCIES_ATTRIBUTE} attribute is not present in the
+	 * {@code TestContext} with a value of {@link Boolean#TRUE}.
+	 */
 	@Override
 	public void beforeTestMethod(TestContext testContext) throws Exception {
-		reinjectFieldsIfNecessary(testContext);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Process the test instance and make sure that fields flagged for bean
-	 * overriding are injected with the overridden bean instance.
-	 */
-	protected void injectFields(TestContext testContext) {
-		postProcessFields(testContext, (testMetadata, registrar) ->
-				registrar.inject(testMetadata.testInstance, testMetadata.overrideMetadata));
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Process the test instance and make sure that fields flagged for bean
-	 * overriding are injected with the overridden bean instance, if necessary.
-	 * <p>If a fresh instance is required, the field is nulled out and then
-	 * re-injected with the overridden bean instance.
-	 * <p>This method does nothing if the
-	 * {@link DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener#REINJECT_DEPENDENCIES_ATTRIBUTE}
-	 * attribute is not present in the {@code TestContext} with a value of {@link Boolean#TRUE}.
-	 */
-	protected void reinjectFieldsIfNecessary(TestContext testContext) throws Exception {
-		if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(
-				testContext.getAttribute(DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener.REINJECT_DEPENDENCIES_ATTRIBUTE))) {
-
-			postProcessFields(testContext, (testMetadata, registrar) -> {
-				Object testInstance = testMetadata.testInstance;
-				Field field = testMetadata.overrideMetadata.getField();
-				ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(field);
-				ReflectionUtils.setField(field, testInstance, null);
-				registrar.inject(testInstance, testMetadata.overrideMetadata);
-			});
+		Object reinjectDependenciesAttribute = testContext.getAttribute(
+				DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener.REINJECT_DEPENDENCIES_ATTRIBUTE);
+		if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(reinjectDependenciesAttribute)) {
+			injectFields(testContext, true);
 		}
 	}
 
-	private void postProcessFields(TestContext testContext, BiConsumer<TestContextOverrideMetadata,
-			BeanOverrideRegistrar> consumer) {
-
-		Class<?> testClass = testContext.getTestClass();
-		Object testInstance = testContext.getTestInstance();
-
-		List<OverrideMetadata> metadataForFields = OverrideMetadata.forTestClass(testClass);
-		if (!metadataForFields.isEmpty()) {
+	/**
+	 * Inject each {@link BeanOverride @BeanOverride} field in the test instance with
+	 * a corresponding bean override instance.
+	 * <p>If the {@code reinjectFields} flag is {@code true} (which indicates that
+	 * a fresh instance is required), the field is nulled out before injecting
+	 * the overridden bean instance.
+	 */
+	private static void injectFields(TestContext testContext, boolean reinjectFields) {
+		List<OverrideMetadata> overrideMetadataList = OverrideMetadata.forTestClass(testContext.getTestClass());
+		if (!overrideMetadataList.isEmpty()) {
+			Object testInstance = testContext.getTestInstance();
 			BeanOverrideRegistrar registrar = testContext.getApplicationContext()
 					.getBean(BeanOverrideContextCustomizer.REGISTRAR_BEAN_NAME, BeanOverrideRegistrar.class);
-			for (OverrideMetadata metadata : metadataForFields) {
-				consumer.accept(new TestContextOverrideMetadata(testInstance, metadata), registrar);
+
+			for (OverrideMetadata overrideMetadata : overrideMetadataList) {
+				if (reinjectFields) {
+					Field field = overrideMetadata.getField();
+					ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(field);
+					ReflectionUtils.setField(field, testInstance, null);
+				}
+				registrar.inject(testInstance, overrideMetadata);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	private record TestContextOverrideMetadata(Object testInstance, OverrideMetadata overrideMetadata) {}
-
 }