diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer.java
index 765f5ca279e..9877d08b95e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -47,6 +47,25 @@ public abstract class AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer<T extends
 
 	private RabbitProperties rabbitProperties;
 
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new configurer.
+	 * @deprecated since 2.6.0 for removal in 2.8.0 in favor of
+	 * {@link #AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer(RabbitProperties)}
+	 */
+	@Deprecated
+	protected AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer() {
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new configurer that will use the given {@code rabbitProperties}.
+	 * @param rabbitProperties properties to use
+	 * @since 2.6.0
+	 */
+	protected AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer(RabbitProperties rabbitProperties) {
+		this.rabbitProperties = rabbitProperties;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Set the {@link MessageConverter} to use or {@code null} if the out-of-the-box
 	 * converter should be used.
@@ -75,7 +94,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer<T extends
 	/**
 	 * Set the {@link RabbitProperties} to use.
 	 * @param rabbitProperties the {@link RabbitProperties}
+	 * @deprecated since 2.6.0 for removal in 2.8.0 in favor of
+	 * {@link #AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer(RabbitProperties)}
 	 */
+	@Deprecated
 	protected void setRabbitProperties(RabbitProperties rabbitProperties) {
 		this.rabbitProperties = rabbitProperties;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/DirectRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/DirectRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer.java
index 815c1dadf11..1789511d067 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/DirectRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/DirectRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -31,6 +31,25 @@ import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.PropertyMapper;
 public final class DirectRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer
 		extends AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer<DirectRabbitListenerContainerFactory> {
 
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new configurer.
+	 * @deprecated since 2.6.0 for removal in 2.8.0 in favor of
+	 * {@link #DirectRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer(RabbitProperties)}
+	 */
+	@Deprecated
+	public DirectRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer() {
+		super();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new configurer that will use the given {@code rabbitProperties}.
+	 * @param rabbitProperties properties to use
+	 * @since 2.6.0
+	 */
+	public DirectRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer(RabbitProperties rabbitProperties) {
+		super(rabbitProperties);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void configure(DirectRabbitListenerContainerFactory factory, ConnectionFactory connectionFactory) {
 		PropertyMapper map = PropertyMapper.get();
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitAnnotationDrivenConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitAnnotationDrivenConfiguration.java
index a08555969d7..5cad42cfc3e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitAnnotationDrivenConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/RabbitAnnotationDrivenConfiguration.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ class RabbitAnnotationDrivenConfiguration {
 	@Bean
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean
 	SimpleRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer simpleRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer() {
-		SimpleRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer configurer = new SimpleRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer();
+		SimpleRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer configurer = new SimpleRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer(
+				this.properties);
 		configurer.setMessageConverter(this.messageConverter.getIfUnique());
 		configurer.setMessageRecoverer(this.messageRecoverer.getIfUnique());
 		configurer.setRetryTemplateCustomizers(
 				this.retryTemplateCustomizers.orderedStream().collect(Collectors.toList()));
-		configurer.setRabbitProperties(this.properties);
 		return configurer;
 	}
 
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ class RabbitAnnotationDrivenConfiguration {
 	@Bean
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean
 	DirectRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer directRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer() {
-		DirectRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer configurer = new DirectRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer();
+		DirectRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer configurer = new DirectRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer(
+				this.properties);
 		configurer.setMessageConverter(this.messageConverter.getIfUnique());
 		configurer.setMessageRecoverer(this.messageRecoverer.getIfUnique());
 		configurer.setRetryTemplateCustomizers(
 				this.retryTemplateCustomizers.orderedStream().collect(Collectors.toList()));
-		configurer.setRabbitProperties(this.properties);
 		return configurer;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/SimpleRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/SimpleRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer.java
index cef9bffcfd2..7406a1b5e6c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/SimpleRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/amqp/SimpleRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -31,6 +31,25 @@ import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.PropertyMapper;
 public final class SimpleRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer
 		extends AbstractRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer<SimpleRabbitListenerContainerFactory> {
 
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new configurer.
+	 * @deprecated since 2.6.0 for removal in 2.8.0 in favor of
+	 * {@link #SimpleRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer(RabbitProperties)}
+	 */
+	@Deprecated
+	public SimpleRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer() {
+		super();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new configurer that will use the given {@code rabbitProperties}.
+	 * @param rabbitProperties properties to use
+	 * @since 2.6.0
+	 */
+	public SimpleRabbitListenerContainerFactoryConfigurer(RabbitProperties rabbitProperties) {
+		super(rabbitProperties);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void configure(SimpleRabbitListenerContainerFactory factory, ConnectionFactory connectionFactory) {
 		PropertyMapper map = PropertyMapper.get();