diff --git a/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/LocalSessionFactoryBuilder.java b/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/LocalSessionFactoryBuilder.java
index 004466170e4..e134589b6cb 100644
--- a/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/LocalSessionFactoryBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/hibernate5/LocalSessionFactoryBuilder.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 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.
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public class LocalSessionFactoryBuilder extends Configuration {
 
 	private final ResourcePatternResolver resourcePatternResolver;
 
-	private @Nullable TypeFilter[] entityTypeFilters = DEFAULT_ENTITY_TYPE_FILTERS;
+	private TypeFilter[] entityTypeFilters = DEFAULT_ENTITY_TYPE_FILTERS;
 
 
 	/**