diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/jmx/export/MBeanExporter.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/jmx/export/MBeanExporter.java
index c4f1718cd4d..7af91337929 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/jmx/export/MBeanExporter.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/jmx/export/MBeanExporter.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class MBeanExporter extends MBeanRegistrationSupport implements MBeanExpo
 
 	/** The autodetect mode to use for this MBeanExporter. */
 	@Nullable
-	private Integer autodetectMode;
+	Integer autodetectMode;
 
 	/** Whether to eagerly initialize candidate beans when autodetecting MBeans. */
 	private boolean allowEagerInit = false;
@@ -263,19 +263,6 @@ public class MBeanExporter extends MBeanRegistrationSupport implements MBeanExpo
 		this.autodetectMode = autodetectMode;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Get the autodetect mode to use for this {@code MBeanExporter}.
-	 * @return the configured autodetect mode, or {@code null} if not explicitly
-	 * configured
-	 * @since 6.0.11
-	 * @see #setAutodetectModeName(String)
-	 * @see #setAutodetectMode(int)
-	 */
-	@Nullable
-	public Integer getAutodetectMode() {
-		return this.autodetectMode;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Specify whether to allow eager initialization of candidate beans
 	 * when autodetecting MBeans in the Spring application context.
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/export/MBeanExporterTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/export/MBeanExporterTests.java
index 28b65622503..695c760d6f8 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/export/MBeanExporterTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/export/MBeanExporterTests.java
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ public class MBeanExporterTests extends AbstractMBeanServerTests {
 		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
 				.isThrownBy(() -> exporter.setAutodetectMode(-1))
 				.withMessage("Only values of autodetect constants allowed");
-		assertThat(exporter.getAutodetectMode()).isNull();
+		assertThat(exporter.autodetectMode).isNull();
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ public class MBeanExporterTests extends AbstractMBeanServerTests {
 		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
 				.isThrownBy(() -> exporter.setAutodetectMode(5))
 				.withMessage("Only values of autodetect constants allowed");
-		assertThat(exporter.getAutodetectMode()).isNull();
+		assertThat(exporter.autodetectMode).isNull();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ public class MBeanExporterTests extends AbstractMBeanServerTests {
 	@Test
 	void setAutodetectModeToSupportedValue() {
 		exporter.setAutodetectMode(MBeanExporter.AUTODETECT_ASSEMBLER);
-		assertThat(exporter.getAutodetectMode()).isEqualTo(MBeanExporter.AUTODETECT_ASSEMBLER);
+		assertThat(exporter.autodetectMode).isEqualTo(MBeanExporter.AUTODETECT_ASSEMBLER);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ public class MBeanExporterTests extends AbstractMBeanServerTests {
 		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
 				.isThrownBy(() -> exporter.setAutodetectModeName(null))
 				.withMessage("'constantName' must not be null or blank");
-		assertThat(exporter.getAutodetectMode()).isNull();
+		assertThat(exporter.autodetectMode).isNull();
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ public class MBeanExporterTests extends AbstractMBeanServerTests {
 		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
 				.isThrownBy(() -> exporter.setAutodetectModeName(""))
 				.withMessage("'constantName' must not be null or blank");
-		assertThat(exporter.getAutodetectMode()).isNull();
+		assertThat(exporter.autodetectMode).isNull();
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ public class MBeanExporterTests extends AbstractMBeanServerTests {
 		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
 				.isThrownBy(() -> exporter.setAutodetectModeName("  \t"))
 				.withMessage("'constantName' must not be null or blank");
-		assertThat(exporter.getAutodetectMode()).isNull();
+		assertThat(exporter.autodetectMode).isNull();
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ public class MBeanExporterTests extends AbstractMBeanServerTests {
 		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
 				.isThrownBy(() -> exporter.setAutodetectModeName("Bogus"))
 				.withMessage("Only autodetect constants allowed");
-		assertThat(exporter.getAutodetectMode()).isNull();
+		assertThat(exporter.autodetectMode).isNull();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ public class MBeanExporterTests extends AbstractMBeanServerTests {
 	@Test
 	void setAutodetectModeNameToSupportedValue() {
 		exporter.setAutodetectModeName("AUTODETECT_ASSEMBLER");
-		assertThat(exporter.getAutodetectMode()).isEqualTo(MBeanExporter.AUTODETECT_ASSEMBLER);
+		assertThat(exporter.autodetectMode).isEqualTo(MBeanExporter.AUTODETECT_ASSEMBLER);
 	}
 
 	@Test