diff --git a/spring-mvc-java-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/datetime/DateTimeConfig.java b/spring-mvc-java-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/datetime/DateTimeConfig.java
index 8a5d1c71af..c89b043486 100644
--- a/spring-mvc-java-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/datetime/DateTimeConfig.java
+++ b/spring-mvc-java-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/datetime/DateTimeConfig.java
@@ -2,28 +2,35 @@ package com.baeldung.datetime;
 
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.format.datetime.DateFormatter;
+import org.springframework.format.datetime.DateFormatterRegistrar;
 import org.springframework.format.datetime.standard.DateTimeFormatterRegistrar;
 import org.springframework.format.number.NumberFormatAnnotationFormatterFactory;
 import org.springframework.format.support.DefaultFormattingConversionService;
 import org.springframework.format.support.FormattingConversionService;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurationSupport;
 
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
 
 @Configuration
-class DateTimeConfig {
+public class DateTimeConfig extends WebMvcConfigurationSupport {
 
     @Bean
-    public FormattingConversionService conversionService() {
+    @Override
+    public FormattingConversionService mvcConversionService() {
         DefaultFormattingConversionService conversionService = new DefaultFormattingConversionService(false);
 
         conversionService.addFormatterForFieldAnnotation(new NumberFormatAnnotationFormatterFactory());
 
-        DateTimeFormatterRegistrar registrar = new DateTimeFormatterRegistrar();
-        registrar.setDateFormatter(DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("dd.MM.yyyy"));
-        registrar.setDateTimeFormatter(DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss"));
-        registrar.registerFormatters(conversionService);
+        DateTimeFormatterRegistrar dateTimeRegistrar = new DateTimeFormatterRegistrar();
+        dateTimeRegistrar.setDateFormatter(DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("dd.MM.yyyy"));
+        dateTimeRegistrar.setDateTimeFormatter(DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss"));
+        dateTimeRegistrar.registerFormatters(conversionService);
+
+        DateFormatterRegistrar dateRegistrar = new DateFormatterRegistrar();
+        dateRegistrar.setFormatter(new DateFormatter("dd.MM.yyyy"));
+        dateRegistrar.registerFormatters(conversionService);
 
         return conversionService;
     }
-
 }
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