diff --git a/persistence-modules/elasticsearch/jest/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/elasticsearch/jest/pom.xml
index e1bb08d182..7027f70900 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/elasticsearch/jest/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/elasticsearch/jest/pom.xml
@@ -2,52 +2,30 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-    <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.5.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
-    </parent>
     <groupId>com.baeldung.jest</groupId>
     <artifactId>jest-demo</artifactId>
     <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>jest-demo</name>
-    <description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>
+    <description>Demo project for Jest Client for Elasticsearch</description>
+
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>8</java.version>
+        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.searchbox</groupId>
             <artifactId>jest</artifactId>
             <version>6.3.1</version>
         </dependency>
-
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
             <version>2.9.6</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/persistence-modules/elasticsearch/jest/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jest/JestClientConfiguration.java b/persistence-modules/elasticsearch/jest/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jest/JestClientConfiguration.java
deleted file mode 100644
index a010c0f76e..0000000000
--- a/persistence-modules/elasticsearch/jest/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jest/JestClientConfiguration.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-package com.baeldung.jest;
-
-import io.searchbox.client.JestClient;
-import io.searchbox.client.JestClientFactory;
-import io.searchbox.client.config.HttpClientConfig;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
-
-@Configuration
-public class JestClientConfiguration {
-
-    @Value("${elastic.url:http://localhost:9200}")
-    private String elasticUrl;
-
-    /**
-     * Create a JEST client bean.
-     * @return JestClient
-     */
-    @Bean
-    public JestClient jestClient()
-    {
-        JestClientFactory factory = new JestClientFactory();
-        factory.setHttpClientConfig(
-                new HttpClientConfig.Builder(elasticUrl)
-                        .multiThreaded(true)
-                        .defaultMaxTotalConnectionPerRoute(2)
-                        .maxTotalConnection(20)
-                        .build());
-        return factory.getObject();
-    }
-}
diff --git a/persistence-modules/elasticsearch/jest/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jest/JestDemoApplication.java b/persistence-modules/elasticsearch/jest/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jest/JestDemoApplication.java
index 7eb53ff25a..e4c8ef51be 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/elasticsearch/jest/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jest/JestDemoApplication.java
+++ b/persistence-modules/elasticsearch/jest/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jest/JestDemoApplication.java
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ArrayNode;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
 import io.searchbox.client.JestClient;
+import io.searchbox.client.JestClientFactory;
 import io.searchbox.client.JestResult;
 import io.searchbox.client.JestResultHandler;
+import io.searchbox.client.config.HttpClientConfig;
 import io.searchbox.core.*;
 import io.searchbox.indices.CreateIndex;
 import io.searchbox.indices.IndicesExists;
@@ -15,21 +17,16 @@ import io.searchbox.indices.aliases.ModifyAliases;
 import io.searchbox.indices.aliases.RemoveAliasMapping;
 import io.searchbox.indices.mapping.PutMapping;
 import io.searchbox.indices.settings.GetSettings;
-import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
-import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.*;
 
-@SpringBootApplication
 public class JestDemoApplication {
 
     public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
-        ApplicationContext context = SpringApplication.run(JestDemoApplication.class, args);
 
         // Demo the JestClient
-        JestClient jestClient = context.getBean(JestClient.class);
+        JestClient jestClient = jestClient();
 
         // Check an index
         JestResult result = jestClient.execute(new IndicesExists.Builder("employees").build());
@@ -160,4 +157,15 @@ public class JestDemoApplication {
         });
     }
 
+    private static JestClient jestClient()
+    {
+        JestClientFactory factory = new JestClientFactory();
+        factory.setHttpClientConfig(
+           new HttpClientConfig.Builder("http://localhost:9200")
+              .multiThreaded(true)
+              .defaultMaxTotalConnectionPerRoute(2)
+              .maxTotalConnection(20)
+              .build());
+        return factory.getObject();
+    }
 }