diff --git a/spring-kafka/src/main/java/com/baeldung/kafka/embedded/KafkaProducerConsumerApplication.java b/spring-kafka/src/main/java/com/baeldung/kafka/embedded/KafkaProducerConsumerApplication.java
index bf14251d75..b4a03a12b0 100644
--- a/spring-kafka/src/main/java/com/baeldung/kafka/embedded/KafkaProducerConsumerApplication.java
+++ b/spring-kafka/src/main/java/com/baeldung/kafka/embedded/KafkaProducerConsumerApplication.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
 
 @SpringBootApplication
-@EnableAutoConfiguration
 public class KafkaProducerConsumerApplication {
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
diff --git a/spring-kafka/src/main/java/com/baeldung/kafka/ssl/KafkaSslApplication.java b/spring-kafka/src/main/java/com/baeldung/kafka/ssl/KafkaSslApplication.java
index ae6df5bee2..b7747ebfef 100644
--- a/spring-kafka/src/main/java/com/baeldung/kafka/ssl/KafkaSslApplication.java
+++ b/spring-kafka/src/main/java/com/baeldung/kafka/ssl/KafkaSslApplication.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
 
 @SpringBootApplication
-@EnableAutoConfiguration
 public class KafkaSslApplication {
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {