diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/AnnotationConfigUtils.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/AnnotationConfigUtils.java
index e0ba5fed723..30b31b7fc9a 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/AnnotationConfigUtils.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/AnnotationConfigUtils.java
@@ -88,12 +88,6 @@ public abstract class AnnotationConfigUtils {
 	public static final String COMMON_ANNOTATION_PROCESSOR_BEAN_NAME =
 			"org.springframework.context.annotation.internalCommonAnnotationProcessor";
 
-	/**
-	 * The bean name of the internally managed JSR-250 annotation processor.
-	 */
-	private static final String JSR250_ANNOTATION_PROCESSOR_BEAN_NAME =
-			"org.springframework.context.annotation.internalJsr250AnnotationProcessor";
-
 	/**
 	 * The bean name of the internally managed JPA annotation processor.
 	 */