diff --git a/spring-rest/pom.xml b/spring-rest/pom.xml
index 58d974cdba..d56eb9949b 100644
--- a/spring-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-rest/pom.xml
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
     <packaging>war</packaging>
 
     <parent>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <version>2.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-2</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-rest/src/main/java/com/baeldung/web/log/config/TaxiFareMVCConfig.java b/spring-rest/src/main/java/com/baeldung/web/log/config/TaxiFareMVCConfig.java
index f433b4f3c7..8f1a000acc 100644
--- a/spring-rest/src/main/java/com/baeldung/web/log/config/TaxiFareMVCConfig.java
+++ b/spring-rest/src/main/java/com/baeldung/web/log/config/TaxiFareMVCConfig.java
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import com.baeldung.web.log.app.TaxiFareRequestInterceptor;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.InterceptorRegistry;
-import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurerAdapter;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurer;
 
 @Configuration
-public class TaxiFareMVCConfig extends WebMvcConfigurerAdapter {
+public class TaxiFareMVCConfig implements WebMvcConfigurer {
 
     @Autowired
     private TaxiFareRequestInterceptor taxiFareRequestInterceptor;
diff --git a/spring-rest/src/main/java/org/baeldung/config/WebConfig.java b/spring-rest/src/main/java/org/baeldung/config/WebConfig.java
index 5a6f906204..b3e3cd179a 100644
--- a/spring-rest/src/main/java/org/baeldung/config/WebConfig.java
+++ b/spring-rest/src/main/java/org/baeldung/config/WebConfig.java
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 package org.baeldung.config;
 
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.List;
+
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter;
+import org.springframework.http.converter.json.Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder;
+import org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter;
+import org.springframework.http.converter.xml.MarshallingHttpMessageConverter;
+import org.springframework.oxm.xstream.XStreamMarshaller;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.EnableWebMvc;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurer;
 
@@ -17,31 +25,30 @@ public class WebConfig implements WebMvcConfigurer {
         super();
     }
 
-    //
     /*
-        @Override
-        public void configureMessageConverters(final List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> messageConverters) {
-            final Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder builder = new Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder();
-            builder.indentOutput(true)
-                .dateFormat(new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy hh:mm"));
-            messageConverters.add(new MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter(builder.build()));
-            // messageConverters.add(new MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverter(builder.createXmlMapper(true).build()));
-
-            // messageConverters.add(createXmlHttpMessageConverter());
-            // messageConverters.add(new MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter());
-
-            // messageConverters.add(new ProtobufHttpMessageConverter());
-            super.configureMessageConverters(messageConverters);
-        }
-
-        private HttpMessageConverter<Object> createXmlHttpMessageConverter() {
-            final MarshallingHttpMessageConverter xmlConverter = new MarshallingHttpMessageConverter();
-
-            final XStreamMarshaller xstreamMarshaller = new XStreamMarshaller();
-            xmlConverter.setMarshaller(xstreamMarshaller);
-            xmlConverter.setUnmarshaller(xstreamMarshaller);
-
-            return xmlConverter;
-        }
+    @Override
+    public void configureMessageConverters(final List<HttpMessageConverter<?>> messageConverters) {
+        final Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder builder = new Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder();
+        builder.indentOutput(true)
+            .dateFormat(new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy hh:mm"));
+        messageConverters.add(new MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter(builder.build()));
+        // messageConverters.add(new MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverter(builder.createXmlMapper(true).build()));
+    
+        // messageConverters.add(createXmlHttpMessageConverter());
+        // messageConverters.add(new MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter());
+    
+        // messageConverters.add(new ProtobufHttpMessageConverter());
+    
+    }
+    
+    private HttpMessageConverter<Object> createXmlHttpMessageConverter() {
+        final MarshallingHttpMessageConverter xmlConverter = new MarshallingHttpMessageConverter();
+    
+        final XStreamMarshaller xstreamMarshaller = new XStreamMarshaller();
+        xmlConverter.setMarshaller(xstreamMarshaller);
+        xmlConverter.setUnmarshaller(xstreamMarshaller);
+    
+        return xmlConverter;
+    }
     */
 }