diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/service/registry/AbstractHttpServiceRegistrar.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/service/registry/AbstractHttpServiceRegistrar.java
index 1ee41b4f5d3..ea8af343994 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/service/registry/AbstractHttpServiceRegistrar.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/service/registry/AbstractHttpServiceRegistrar.java
@@ -147,22 +147,23 @@ public abstract class AbstractHttpServiceRegistrar implements
 
 		registerHttpServices(new DefaultGroupRegistry(), metadata);
 
-		if (this.groupsMetadata.hasRegistrations()) {
-			RootBeanDefinition proxyRegistryBeanDef = createOrGetRegistry(beanRegistry);
-
-			mergeGroups(proxyRegistryBeanDef);
-
-			this.groupsMetadata.forEachRegistration((groupName, types) -> types.forEach(type -> {
-				RootBeanDefinition proxyBeanDef = new RootBeanDefinition();
-				proxyBeanDef.setBeanClassName(type);
-				proxyBeanDef.setAttribute(HTTP_SERVICE_GROUP_NAME_ATTRIBUTE, groupName);
-				proxyBeanDef.setInstanceSupplier(() -> getProxyInstance(groupName, type));
-				String beanName = (groupName + "#" + type);
-				if (!beanRegistry.containsBeanDefinition(beanName)) {
-					beanRegistry.registerBeanDefinition(beanName, proxyBeanDef);
-				}
-			}));
+		if (this.groupsMetadata.isEmpty()) {
+			return;
 		}
+
+		RootBeanDefinition proxyRegistryBeanDef = createOrGetRegistry(beanRegistry);
+		mergeGroups(proxyRegistryBeanDef);
+
+		this.groupsMetadata.forEachRegistration((groupName, types) -> types.forEach(type -> {
+			RootBeanDefinition proxyBeanDef = new RootBeanDefinition();
+			proxyBeanDef.setBeanClassName(type);
+			proxyBeanDef.setAttribute(HTTP_SERVICE_GROUP_NAME_ATTRIBUTE, groupName);
+			proxyBeanDef.setInstanceSupplier(() -> getProxyInstance(groupName, type));
+			String beanName = (groupName + "#" + type);
+			if (!beanRegistry.containsBeanDefinition(beanName)) {
+				beanRegistry.registerBeanDefinition(beanName, proxyBeanDef);
+			}
+		}));
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/service/registry/GroupsMetadata.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/service/registry/GroupsMetadata.java
index 4aa5ec1c8bb..0c991d4fad5 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/service/registry/GroupsMetadata.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/service/registry/GroupsMetadata.java
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ final class GroupsMetadata {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Return if there are any {@link Registration registrations}.
+	 * Return {@code true} if there are no {@link Registration registrations}.
 	 */
-	boolean hasRegistrations() {
-		return !this.groupMap.isEmpty();
+	boolean isEmpty() {
+		return this.groupMap.isEmpty();
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/service/registry/ClientHttpServiceRegistrarTests.java b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/service/registry/ClientHttpServiceRegistrarTests.java
index 57b507fa700..3373945b12f 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/service/registry/ClientHttpServiceRegistrarTests.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/service/registry/ClientHttpServiceRegistrarTests.java
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ public class ClientHttpServiceRegistrarTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void registerWhenNoClientsDoesNotCreateBeans() {
-		try (AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(NothingFoundConfiguration.class)) {
-			assertThat(context.getBeanNamesForType(HttpServiceProxyRegistry.class)).isEmpty();
+		try (AnnotationConfigApplicationContext cxt = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(NoOpImportConfig.class)) {
+			assertThat(cxt.getBeanNamesForType(HttpServiceProxyRegistry.class)).isEmpty();
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -85,18 +85,17 @@ public class ClientHttpServiceRegistrarTests {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
-	@Import(NothingFoundRegistrar.class)
-	static class NothingFoundConfiguration {
 
+	@Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
+	@Import(NoOpRegistrar.class)
+	static class NoOpImportConfig {
 	}
 
-	static class NothingFoundRegistrar extends AbstractClientHttpServiceRegistrar {
+
+	static class NoOpRegistrar extends AbstractClientHttpServiceRegistrar {
 
 		@Override
-		protected void registerHttpServices(GroupRegistry registry,
-				AnnotationMetadata importingClassMetadata) {
-			findAndRegisterHttpServiceClients(registry, List.of("com.example.missing.package"));
+		protected void registerHttpServices(GroupRegistry registry, AnnotationMetadata metadata) {
 		}
 	}