diff --git a/cas/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/cas/authentication/CasAssertionAuthenticationToken.java b/cas/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/cas/authentication/CasAssertionAuthenticationToken.java
index 2c73d1c76d..b849fd6af0 100644
--- a/cas/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/cas/authentication/CasAssertionAuthenticationToken.java
+++ b/cas/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/cas/authentication/CasAssertionAuthenticationToken.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import org.apereo.cas.client.validation.Assertion;
 
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.AbstractAuthenticationToken;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 
 /**
  * Temporary authentication object needed to load the user details service.
diff --git a/cas/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/cas/authentication/CasAuthenticationToken.java b/cas/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/cas/authentication/CasAuthenticationToken.java
index f834a5fe6f..e19f8bd33c 100644
--- a/cas/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/cas/authentication/CasAuthenticationToken.java
+++ b/cas/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/cas/authentication/CasAuthenticationToken.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import org.apereo.cas.client.validation.Assertion;
 
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.AbstractAuthenticationToken;
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.UserDetails;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
diff --git a/cas/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/cas/authentication/CasServiceTicketAuthenticationToken.java b/cas/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/cas/authentication/CasServiceTicketAuthenticationToken.java
index d6ca0696c3..c0ca75e2c7 100644
--- a/cas/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/cas/authentication/CasServiceTicketAuthenticationToken.java
+++ b/cas/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/cas/authentication/CasServiceTicketAuthenticationToken.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.AbstractAuthenticationToken;
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/intercept/RunAsUserToken.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/intercept/RunAsUserToken.java
index 3dd469e7b5..604e2fd5bf 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/intercept/RunAsUserToken.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/intercept/RunAsUserToken.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.AbstractAuthenticationToken;
 import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 
 /**
  * An immutable {@link org.springframework.security.core.Authentication} implementation
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/RememberMeAuthenticationToken.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/RememberMeAuthenticationToken.java
index e59f60a6de..5c17618cef 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/RememberMeAuthenticationToken.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/RememberMeAuthenticationToken.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package org.springframework.security.authentication;
 import java.util.Collection;
 
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 
 /**
  * Represents a remembered <code>Authentication</code>.
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken.java
index 6dd7ab0ef5..2ec7d269bf 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/jaas/JaasAuthenticationToken.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/jaas/JaasAuthenticationToken.java
index 254ac8c8c9..314f79e563 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/jaas/JaasAuthenticationToken.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/jaas/JaasAuthenticationToken.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken;
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 
 /**
  * UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken extension to carry the Jaas LoginContext that the
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/jaas/JaasGrantedAuthority.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/jaas/JaasGrantedAuthority.java
index 81a89d7411..3389d8c60c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/jaas/JaasGrantedAuthority.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authentication/jaas/JaasGrantedAuthority.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package org.springframework.security.authentication.jaas;
 import java.security.Principal;
 
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/authority/SimpleGrantedAuthority.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/authority/SimpleGrantedAuthority.java
index 80af056123..72efecaf4c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/authority/SimpleGrantedAuthority.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/authority/SimpleGrantedAuthority.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package org.springframework.security.core.authority;
 
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/context/SecurityContextImpl.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/context/SecurityContextImpl.java
index dec9baba73..b6c4380407 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/context/SecurityContextImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/context/SecurityContextImpl.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package org.springframework.security.core.context;
 import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/session/ReactiveSessionInformation.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/session/ReactiveSessionInformation.java
index 8407f9ee2d..a19bd9f4ee 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/session/ReactiveSessionInformation.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/session/ReactiveSessionInformation.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import java.time.Instant;
 
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 public class ReactiveSessionInformation implements Serializable {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/session/SessionInformation.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/session/SessionInformation.java
index 2dce53c670..73b2c0fef2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/session/SessionInformation.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/session/SessionInformation.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package org.springframework.security.core.session;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.Date;
 
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/userdetails/User.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/userdetails/User.java
index 368210f726..46839eeec0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/userdetails/User.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/userdetails/User.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import org.springframework.security.core.CredentialsContainer;
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.security.core.authority.AuthorityUtils;
 import org.springframework.security.core.authority.SimpleGrantedAuthority;
 import org.springframework.security.crypto.factory.PasswordEncoderFactories;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/provisioning/MutableUser.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/provisioning/MutableUser.java
index 91eb330846..c56a03c4b4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/provisioning/MutableUser.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/provisioning/MutableUser.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.UserDetails;
 
 /**
diff --git a/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/InetOrgPerson.java b/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/InetOrgPerson.java
index 46be70bb02..09fe4bd8ee 100644
--- a/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/InetOrgPerson.java
+++ b/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/InetOrgPerson.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.security.ldap.userdetails;
 
 import org.springframework.ldap.core.DirContextAdapter;
 import org.springframework.ldap.core.DirContextOperations;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 
 /**
  * UserDetails implementation whose properties are based on a subset of the LDAP schema
diff --git a/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/LdapUserDetailsImpl.java b/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/LdapUserDetailsImpl.java
index f02163763d..ee99bbc872 100644
--- a/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/LdapUserDetailsImpl.java
+++ b/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/LdapUserDetailsImpl.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import javax.naming.Name;
 
 import org.springframework.ldap.core.DirContextOperations;
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.security.core.authority.AuthorityUtils;
 import org.springframework.security.ldap.ppolicy.PasswordPolicyData;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
diff --git a/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/Person.java b/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/Person.java
index 0e6c226614..10b39e8e4e 100644
--- a/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/Person.java
+++ b/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/Person.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import org.springframework.ldap.core.DirContextAdapter;
 import org.springframework.ldap.core.DirContextOperations;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.security.ldap.LdapUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/OAuth2AuthorizedClient.java b/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/OAuth2AuthorizedClient.java
index 89a320941c..47091bf168 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/OAuth2AuthorizedClient.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/OAuth2AuthorizedClient.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package org.springframework.security.oauth2.client;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.client.registration.ClientRegistration;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.core.OAuth2AccessToken;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.core.OAuth2RefreshToken;
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/OAuth2AuthorizedClientId.java b/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/OAuth2AuthorizedClientId.java
index cac5df5231..7c3015a92e 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/OAuth2AuthorizedClientId.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/OAuth2AuthorizedClientId.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package org.springframework.security.oauth2.client;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.client.registration.ClientRegistration;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/authentication/OAuth2AuthenticationToken.java b/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/authentication/OAuth2AuthenticationToken.java
index ac2c9123e6..c766522199 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/authentication/OAuth2AuthenticationToken.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/authentication/OAuth2AuthenticationToken.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.AbstractAuthenticationToken;
 import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.client.OAuth2AuthorizedClient;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.core.user.OAuth2User;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/authentication/OAuth2AuthorizationCodeAuthenticationToken.java b/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/authentication/OAuth2AuthorizationCodeAuthenticationToken.java
index c759253aef..5b131f7665 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/authentication/OAuth2AuthorizationCodeAuthenticationToken.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/authentication/OAuth2AuthorizationCodeAuthenticationToken.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.AbstractAuthenticationToken;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.client.registration.ClientRegistration;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.core.OAuth2AccessToken;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.core.OAuth2RefreshToken;
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/authentication/OAuth2LoginAuthenticationToken.java b/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/authentication/OAuth2LoginAuthenticationToken.java
index eba1c73bf5..5067193d3d 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/authentication/OAuth2LoginAuthenticationToken.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/authentication/OAuth2LoginAuthenticationToken.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.AbstractAuthenticationToken;
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.client.registration.ClientRegistration;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.core.OAuth2AccessToken;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.core.OAuth2RefreshToken;
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/registration/ClientRegistration.java b/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/registration/ClientRegistration.java
index ca2fcf7f65..633e318f7c 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/registration/ClientRegistration.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/registration/ClientRegistration.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
 import org.springframework.core.log.LogMessage;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.core.AuthenticationMethod;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.core.AuthorizationGrantType;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.core.ClientAuthenticationMethod;
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/AbstractOAuth2Token.java b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/AbstractOAuth2Token.java
index b4c9f8162a..2182f9a1cd 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/AbstractOAuth2Token.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/AbstractOAuth2Token.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.time.Instant;
 
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/AuthenticationMethod.java b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/AuthenticationMethod.java
index 7824a76741..75b1d9f6af 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/AuthenticationMethod.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/AuthenticationMethod.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.security.oauth2.core;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/AuthorizationGrantType.java b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/AuthorizationGrantType.java
index 2ec9ff56d0..a1543a1cd1 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/AuthorizationGrantType.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/AuthorizationGrantType.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.security.oauth2.core;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/ClientAuthenticationMethod.java b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/ClientAuthenticationMethod.java
index 9a7bd6b70c..6255f13b8b 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/ClientAuthenticationMethod.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/ClientAuthenticationMethod.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package org.springframework.security.oauth2.core;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
 import org.springframework.lang.NonNull;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/OAuth2AccessToken.java b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/OAuth2AccessToken.java
index a89159c273..9174a44654 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/OAuth2AccessToken.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/OAuth2AccessToken.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/OAuth2Error.java b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/OAuth2Error.java
index d23bb74a26..5aaedebef9 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/OAuth2Error.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/OAuth2Error.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.security.oauth2.core;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/endpoint/OAuth2AuthorizationExchange.java b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/endpoint/OAuth2AuthorizationExchange.java
index d623093e4e..e0c99fae69 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/endpoint/OAuth2AuthorizationExchange.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/endpoint/OAuth2AuthorizationExchange.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package org.springframework.security.oauth2.core.endpoint;
 import java.io.Serial;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/endpoint/OAuth2AuthorizationRequest.java b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/endpoint/OAuth2AuthorizationRequest.java
index b0a6f81793..b7ef307509 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/endpoint/OAuth2AuthorizationRequest.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/endpoint/OAuth2AuthorizationRequest.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.core.AuthorizationGrantType;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/endpoint/OAuth2AuthorizationResponse.java b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/endpoint/OAuth2AuthorizationResponse.java
index 5c3abcfcd8..e47fd37e77 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/endpoint/OAuth2AuthorizationResponse.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/endpoint/OAuth2AuthorizationResponse.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package org.springframework.security.oauth2.core.endpoint;
 import java.io.Serial;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.core.OAuth2Error;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/endpoint/OAuth2AuthorizationResponseType.java b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/endpoint/OAuth2AuthorizationResponseType.java
index 0ce61d019a..df33f6b843 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/endpoint/OAuth2AuthorizationResponseType.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/endpoint/OAuth2AuthorizationResponseType.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.security.oauth2.core.endpoint;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/oidc/OidcUserInfo.java b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/oidc/OidcUserInfo.java
index 0fd3f40cfa..06146bf5d3 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/oidc/OidcUserInfo.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/oidc/OidcUserInfo.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/user/DefaultOAuth2User.java b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/user/DefaultOAuth2User.java
index edf9eb1201..a8d09ec7aa 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/user/DefaultOAuth2User.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/user/DefaultOAuth2User.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import java.util.SortedSet;
 import java.util.TreeSet;
 
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.security.core.authority.AuthorityUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/user/OAuth2UserAuthority.java b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/user/OAuth2UserAuthority.java
index f90323558e..5a94b825d5 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/user/OAuth2UserAuthority.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/user/OAuth2UserAuthority.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/AbstractOAuth2TokenAuthenticationToken.java b/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/AbstractOAuth2TokenAuthenticationToken.java
index 0fe0bb1ad1..b8e2be61e0 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/AbstractOAuth2TokenAuthenticationToken.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/AbstractOAuth2TokenAuthenticationToken.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.AbstractAuthenticationToken;
 import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.core.OAuth2AccessToken;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.core.OAuth2Token;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.jwt.Jwt;
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/BearerTokenAuthentication.java b/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/BearerTokenAuthentication.java
index 7c3900b5f6..f3dfb83270 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/BearerTokenAuthentication.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/BearerTokenAuthentication.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.security.core.Transient;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.core.OAuth2AccessToken;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.core.OAuth2AuthenticatedPrincipal;
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/BearerTokenAuthenticationToken.java b/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/BearerTokenAuthenticationToken.java
index b1136b44ad..bf4591ff14 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/BearerTokenAuthenticationToken.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/BearerTokenAuthenticationToken.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.AbstractAuthenticationToken;
 import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.server.resource.web.authentication.BearerTokenAuthenticationFilter;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/JwtAuthenticationToken.java b/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/JwtAuthenticationToken.java
index 90b878260b..43cc749d9d 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/JwtAuthenticationToken.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/authentication/JwtAuthenticationToken.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.security.core.Transient;
 import org.springframework.security.oauth2.jwt.Jwt;
 
diff --git a/saml2/saml2-service-provider/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/saml2/core/Saml2Error.java b/saml2/saml2-service-provider/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/saml2/core/Saml2Error.java
index 1db55c202c..4cf0260302 100644
--- a/saml2/saml2-service-provider/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/saml2/core/Saml2Error.java
+++ b/saml2/saml2-service-provider/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/saml2/core/Saml2Error.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.security.saml2.core;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
diff --git a/saml2/saml2-service-provider/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/saml2/provider/service/authentication/AbstractSaml2AuthenticationRequest.java b/saml2/saml2-service-provider/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/saml2/provider/service/authentication/AbstractSaml2AuthenticationRequest.java
index 8d0c4fd0fc..b741156a53 100644
--- a/saml2/saml2-service-provider/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/saml2/provider/service/authentication/AbstractSaml2AuthenticationRequest.java
+++ b/saml2/saml2-service-provider/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/saml2/provider/service/authentication/AbstractSaml2AuthenticationRequest.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.authentication;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.registration.RelyingPartyRegistration;
 import org.springframework.security.saml2.provider.service.registration.Saml2MessageBinding;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
diff --git a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/UnreachableFilterChainException.java b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/UnreachableFilterChainException.java
index 9c25a77d04..e63e71fe26 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/UnreachableFilterChainException.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/UnreachableFilterChainException.java
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 package org.springframework.security.web;
 
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
-
 /**
  * Thrown if {@link SecurityFilterChain securityFilterChain} is not valid.
  *
diff --git a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/WebAuthenticationDetails.java b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/WebAuthenticationDetails.java
index 2987020829..fffe50ff59 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/WebAuthenticationDetails.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/WebAuthenticationDetails.java
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpSession;
 
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
-
 /**
  * A holder of selected HTTP details related to a web authentication request.
  *
diff --git a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/preauth/PreAuthenticatedAuthenticationToken.java b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/preauth/PreAuthenticatedAuthenticationToken.java
index abb2d54ba9..dc1a15e89e 100755
--- a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/preauth/PreAuthenticatedAuthenticationToken.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/preauth/PreAuthenticatedAuthenticationToken.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.AbstractAuthenticationToken;
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 
 /**
  * {@link org.springframework.security.core.Authentication} implementation for
diff --git a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/preauth/PreAuthenticatedGrantedAuthoritiesWebAuthenticationDetails.java b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/preauth/PreAuthenticatedGrantedAuthoritiesWebAuthenticationDetails.java
index 282e3a287f..10459e0403 100755
--- a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/preauth/PreAuthenticatedGrantedAuthoritiesWebAuthenticationDetails.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/preauth/PreAuthenticatedGrantedAuthoritiesWebAuthenticationDetails.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.security.core.authority.GrantedAuthoritiesContainer;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.WebAuthenticationDetails;
 
diff --git a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/switchuser/SwitchUserGrantedAuthority.java b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/switchuser/SwitchUserGrantedAuthority.java
index 793921529e..475beae7f9 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/switchuser/SwitchUserGrantedAuthority.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/switchuser/SwitchUserGrantedAuthority.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.security.web.authentication.switchuser;
 
 import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
 import org.springframework.security.core.GrantedAuthority;
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
diff --git a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/savedrequest/DefaultSavedRequest.java b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/savedrequest/DefaultSavedRequest.java
index 16d7d087c3..2a9c5e52d5 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/savedrequest/DefaultSavedRequest.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/savedrequest/DefaultSavedRequest.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
 import org.springframework.security.web.PortResolver;
 import org.springframework.security.web.util.UrlUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
diff --git a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/savedrequest/SavedCookie.java b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/savedrequest/SavedCookie.java
index dad689caf5..dbc54830ab 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/savedrequest/SavedCookie.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/savedrequest/SavedCookie.java
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
 
 import jakarta.servlet.http.Cookie;
 
-import org.springframework.security.core.SpringSecurityCoreVersion;
-
 /**
  * Stores off the values of a cookie in a serializable holder
  *