diff --git a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/authentication/AuthenticationManagerBeanDefinitionParserTests.java b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/authentication/AuthenticationManagerBeanDefinitionParserTests.java
index ff2667afc3..33e4c3df22 100644
--- a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/authentication/AuthenticationManagerBeanDefinitionParserTests.java
+++ b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/authentication/AuthenticationManagerBeanDefinitionParserTests.java
@@ -20,14 +20,18 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
+import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.support.AbstractXmlApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationProvider;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.DefaultAuthenticationEventPublisher;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.ProviderManager;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.event.AbstractAuthenticationEvent;
+import org.springframework.security.config.test.SpringTestContext;
+import org.springframework.security.config.test.SpringTestRule;
 import org.springframework.security.config.util.InMemoryXmlApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.security.util.FieldUtils;
 
@@ -42,18 +46,21 @@ public class AuthenticationManagerBeanDefinitionParserTests {
 			+ "            <user name='bob' password='{noop}bobspassword' authorities='ROLE_A,ROLE_B' />"
 			+ "        </user-service>" + "    </authentication-provider>"
 			+ "</authentication-manager>";
-	private AbstractXmlApplicationContext appContext;
+	@Rule
+	public final SpringTestRule spring = new SpringTestRule();
 
 	@Test
 	// SEC-1225
 	public void providersAreRegisteredAsTopLevelBeans() throws Exception {
-		setContext(CONTEXT);
-		assertThat(appContext.getBeansOfType(AuthenticationProvider.class)).hasSize(1);
+		ConfigurableApplicationContext context = this.spring.context(CONTEXT)
+			.getContext();
+		assertThat(context.getBeansOfType(AuthenticationProvider.class)).hasSize(1);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void eventsArePublishedByDefault() throws Exception {
-		setContext(CONTEXT);
+		ConfigurableApplicationContext appContext = this.spring.context(CONTEXT)
+			.getContext();
 		AuthListener listener = new AuthListener();
 		appContext.addApplicationListener(listener);
 
@@ -69,7 +76,8 @@ public class AuthenticationManagerBeanDefinitionParserTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void credentialsAreClearedByDefault() throws Exception {
-		setContext(CONTEXT);
+		ConfigurableApplicationContext appContext = this.spring.context(CONTEXT)
+			.getContext();
 		ProviderManager pm = (ProviderManager) appContext
 				.getBeansOfType(ProviderManager.class).values().toArray()[0];
 		assertThat(pm.isEraseCredentialsAfterAuthentication()).isTrue();
@@ -77,22 +85,19 @@ public class AuthenticationManagerBeanDefinitionParserTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void clearCredentialsPropertyIsRespected() throws Exception {
-		setContext("<authentication-manager erase-credentials='false'/>");
+		ConfigurableApplicationContext appContext = this.spring.context("<authentication-manager erase-credentials='false'/>")
+			.getContext();
 		ProviderManager pm = (ProviderManager) appContext
 				.getBeansOfType(ProviderManager.class).values().toArray()[0];
 		assertThat(pm.isEraseCredentialsAfterAuthentication()).isFalse();
 	}
 
-	private void setContext(String context) {
-		appContext = new InMemoryXmlApplicationContext(context);
-	}
-
 	private static class AuthListener implements
 			ApplicationListener<AbstractAuthenticationEvent> {
 		List<AbstractAuthenticationEvent> events = new ArrayList<AbstractAuthenticationEvent>();
 
 		public void onApplicationEvent(AbstractAuthenticationEvent event) {
-			events.add(event);
+			this.events.add(event);
 		}
 	}
 }