diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc
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--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc
@@ -8385,7 +8385,7 @@ annotation, as the following example shows:
 === Using the `@Configuration` annotation
 
 `@Configuration` is a class-level annotation indicating that an object is a source of
-bean definitions. `@Configuration` classes declare beans through public `@Bean` annotated
+bean definitions. `@Configuration` classes declare beans through `@Bean` annotated
 methods. Calls to `@Bean` methods on `@Configuration` classes can also be used to define
 inter-bean dependencies. See <<beans-java-basic-concepts>> for a general introduction.