diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/SpringValidatorAdapterTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/SpringValidatorAdapterTests.java
index da9eb0b0434..c87ccfc7290 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/SpringValidatorAdapterTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/SpringValidatorAdapterTests.java
@@ -503,10 +503,6 @@ class SpringValidatorAdapterTests {
 
 		private static final String ID = "id";
 
-		@Override
-		public void initialize(AnythingValid constraintAnnotation) {
-		}
-
 		@Override
 		public boolean isValid(Object value, ConstraintValidatorContext context) {
 			List<Field> fieldsErrors = new ArrayList<>();
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/ValidatorFactoryTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/ValidatorFactoryTests.java
index 5dd8e3cf360..a75b120b12c 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/ValidatorFactoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/ValidatorFactoryTests.java
@@ -425,10 +425,6 @@ class ValidatorFactoryTests {
 		@Autowired
 		private Environment environment;
 
-		@Override
-		public void initialize(NameAddressValid constraintAnnotation) {
-		}
-
 		@Override
 		public boolean isValid(ValidPerson value, ConstraintValidatorContext context) {
 			if (value.expectsAutowiredValidator) {
@@ -495,10 +491,6 @@ class ValidatorFactoryTests {
 
 	public static class InnerValidator implements ConstraintValidator<InnerValid, InnerBean> {
 
-		@Override
-		public void initialize(InnerValid constraintAnnotation) {
-		}
-
 		@Override
 		public boolean isValid(InnerBean bean, ConstraintValidatorContext context) {
 			context.disableDefaultConstraintViolation();
@@ -542,10 +534,6 @@ class ValidatorFactoryTests {
 
 	public static class NotXListValidator implements ConstraintValidator<NotXList, List<String>> {
 
-		@Override
-		public void initialize(NotXList constraintAnnotation) {
-		}
-
 		@Override
 		public boolean isValid(List<String> list, ConstraintValidatorContext context) {
 			context.disableDefaultConstraintViolation();