diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration.java
index 1ce31b6e957..677a96ac166 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.SearchStrategy;
-import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.support.PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer;
@@ -38,8 +37,7 @@ public class PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration {
 
 	@Bean
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean(search = SearchStrategy.CURRENT)
-	public static PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer propertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer(
-			ApplicationContext context) {
+	public static PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer propertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer() {
 		return new PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer();
 	}