diff --git a/spring-drools/pom.xml b/spring-drools/pom.xml
index de2ccd882b..239c0c065c 100644
--- a/spring-drools/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-drools/pom.xml
@@ -14,42 +14,10 @@
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
-        <spring-boot-version>1.1.1.RELEASE</spring-boot-version>
-        <http-component-version>4.0-alpha6</http-component-version>
         <drools-version>7.0.0.Final</drools-version>
-        <apache-poi-version>3.13</apache-poi-version>
+        <spring-framework.version>4.3.3.RELEASE</spring-framework.version>
     </properties>
-    <dependencyManagement>
-        <dependencies>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>io.spring.platform</groupId>
-                <artifactId>platform-bom</artifactId>
-                <version>${spring-boot-version}</version>
-                <type>pom</type>
-                <scope>import</scope>
-            </dependency>
-        </dependencies>
-    </dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
-            <artifactId>httpcore</artifactId>
-            <version>${http-component-version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <!-- ... -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.kie</groupId>
@@ -61,7 +29,6 @@
             <artifactId>drools-decisiontables</artifactId>
             <version>${drools-version}</version>
         </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.drools</groupId>
             <artifactId>drools-core</artifactId>
@@ -72,54 +39,18 @@
             <artifactId>drools-compiler</artifactId>
             <version>${drools-version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
-            <artifactId>poi</artifactId>
-            <version>${apache-poi-version}</version>
-        </dependency>
 
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
-            <artifactId>poi-ooxml</artifactId>
-            <version>${apache-poi-version}</version>
-        </dependency>
+        <!--spring integration-->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.kie</groupId>
             <artifactId>kie-spring</artifactId>
-            <version>7.0.0.Final</version>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
+            <version>${drools-version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
+            <version>${spring-framework.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>repackage</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-drools/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/drools/service/TaxiFareCalculatorService.java b/spring-drools/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/drools/service/TaxiFareCalculatorService.java
index 4279643339..0407eff5d9 100644
--- a/spring-drools/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/drools/service/TaxiFareCalculatorService.java
+++ b/spring-drools/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/drools/service/TaxiFareCalculatorService.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.baeldung.spring.drools.service;
 
+import org.kie.api.runtime.KieContainer;
 import org.kie.api.runtime.KieSession;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 
@@ -9,9 +10,10 @@ import com.baeldung.spring.drools.model.TaxiRide;
 public class TaxiFareCalculatorService {
 
     @Autowired
-    private KieSession kieSession;
+    private KieContainer kieContainer;
 
     public Long calculateFare(TaxiRide taxiRide, Fare rideFare) {
+        KieSession kieSession = kieContainer.newKieSession();
         kieSession.setGlobal("rideFare", rideFare);
         kieSession.insert(taxiRide);
         kieSession.fireAllRules();
diff --git a/spring-drools/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/drools/service/TaxiFareConfiguration.java b/spring-drools/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/drools/service/TaxiFareConfiguration.java
index 69c910f84d..5c8965991f 100644
--- a/spring-drools/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/drools/service/TaxiFareConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-drools/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/drools/service/TaxiFareConfiguration.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public class TaxiFareConfiguration {
     public static final String drlFile = "TAXI_FARE_RULE.drl";
 
     @Bean
-    public KieSession kieSession() {
+    public KieContainer kieSession() {
         KieServices kieServices = KieServices.Factory.get();
 
         KieFileSystem kieFileSystem = kieServices.newKieFileSystem();
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ public class TaxiFareConfiguration {
         KieModule kieModule = kieBuilder.getKieModule();
 
         KieContainer kContainer = kieServices.newKieContainer(kieModule.getReleaseId());
-        KieSession ksession = kContainer.newKieSession();
 
-        return ksession;
+        return kContainer;
     }
 
     @Bean
diff --git a/spring-drools/src/test/java/com/baeldung/spring/drools/service/TaxiFareCalculatorServiceTest.java b/spring-drools/src/test/java/com/baeldung/spring/drools/service/TaxiFareCalculatorServiceTest.java
index b8e105a785..5569772c48 100644
--- a/spring-drools/src/test/java/com/baeldung/spring/drools/service/TaxiFareCalculatorServiceTest.java
+++ b/spring-drools/src/test/java/com/baeldung/spring/drools/service/TaxiFareCalculatorServiceTest.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
@@ -14,17 +15,11 @@ import com.baeldung.spring.drools.model.TaxiRide;
 import com.baeldung.spring.drools.model.Fare;
 
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
-@ContextConfiguration(loader = AnnotationConfigContextLoader.class)
+@ContextConfiguration(classes = TaxiFareConfiguration.class)
 public class TaxiFareCalculatorServiceTest {
 
-    ApplicationContext context = null;
-    TaxiFareCalculatorService taxiFareCalculatorService = null;
-
-    @Before
-    public void init() {
-        context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(TaxiFareConfiguration.class);
-        taxiFareCalculatorService = (TaxiFareCalculatorService) context.getBean(TaxiFareCalculatorService.class);
-    }
+    @Autowired
+    TaxiFareCalculatorService taxiFareCalculatorService;
 
     @Test
     public void testCalculateFareScenario1() {