diff --git a/spring-all/src/main/java/org/baeldung/scopes/Person.java b/spring-all/src/main/java/org/baeldung/scopes/Person.java
index 993921abff..e6139c31dd 100644
--- a/spring-all/src/main/java/org/baeldung/scopes/Person.java
+++ b/spring-all/src/main/java/org/baeldung/scopes/Person.java
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ public class Person {
 	}
 
 	public Person(final String name, final int age) {
-		super();
 		this.name = name;
-		this.age = age;
 	}
 
 	public String getName() {
@@ -21,17 +19,9 @@ public class Person {
 		this.name = name;
 	}
 
-	public int getAge() {
-		return age;
-	}
-
-	public void setAge(final int age) {
-		this.age = age;
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
-		return "Person [name=" + name + ", age=" + age + "]";
+		return "Person [name=" + name + "]";
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-all/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/config/ScopesConfig.java b/spring-all/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/config/ScopesConfig.java
index 48820636dd..1de7b32720 100644
--- a/spring-all/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/config/ScopesConfig.java
+++ b/spring-all/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/config/ScopesConfig.java
@@ -36,4 +36,10 @@ public class ScopesConfig {
 		return new HelloMessageGenerator();
 	}
 
+	@Bean
+	@Scope(value = WebApplicationContext.SCOPE_GLOBAL_SESSION, proxyMode = ScopedProxyMode.TARGET_CLASS)
+	public HelloMessageGenerator globalSessionMessage() {
+		return new HelloMessageGenerator();
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-all/src/test/java/org/baeldung/scopes/ScopesTest.java b/spring-all/src/test/java/org/baeldung/scopes/ScopesTest.java
index f86fda66ba..b1dd248c26 100644
--- a/spring-all/src/test/java/org/baeldung/scopes/ScopesTest.java
+++ b/spring-all/src/test/java/org/baeldung/scopes/ScopesTest.java
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext;
 public class ScopesTest {
 
 	private static final String NAME = "John Smith";
-	private static final int AGE = 30;
-
 	private static final String NAME_OTHER = "Anna Jones";
-	private static final int AGE_OTHER = 40;
 
 	@Test
 	public void testScopeSingleton() {
@@ -22,10 +19,7 @@ public class ScopesTest {
 		final Person personSingletonB = (Person) applicationContext.getBean("personSingleton");
 
 		personSingletonA.setName(NAME);
-		personSingletonB.setAge(AGE);
-
 		Assert.assertEquals(NAME, personSingletonB.getName());
-		Assert.assertEquals(AGE, personSingletonB.getAge());
 
 		((AbstractApplicationContext) applicationContext).close();
 	}
@@ -38,10 +32,7 @@ public class ScopesTest {
 		final Person personPrototypeB = (Person) applicationContext.getBean("personPrototype");
 
 		personPrototypeA.setName(NAME);
-		personPrototypeA.setAge(AGE);
-
 		personPrototypeB.setName(NAME_OTHER);
-		personPrototypeB.setAge(AGE_OTHER);
 
 		Assert.assertEquals(NAME, personPrototypeA.getName());
 		Assert.assertEquals(NAME_OTHER, personPrototypeB.getName());