diff --git a/integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/pom.xml
index 02f9f754f..747756671 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.5.8</version>
+    <version>4.0.0</version>
     <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/src/test/java/io/prometheus/metrics/it/springboot/ApplicationTest.java b/integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/src/test/java/io/prometheus/metrics/it/springboot/ApplicationTest.java
index f2bb8f5b9..45784d56d 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/src/test/java/io/prometheus/metrics/it/springboot/ApplicationTest.java
+++ b/integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/src/test/java/io/prometheus/metrics/it/springboot/ApplicationTest.java
@@ -9,11 +9,9 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.actuate.observability.AutoConfigureObservability;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 
 @SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.DEFINED_PORT)
-@AutoConfigureObservability
 class ApplicationTest {
   @Test
   public void testPrometheusProtobufFormat() throws IOException {