diff --git a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/DelegatingAuthenticationFailureHandler.java b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/DelegatingAuthenticationFailureHandler.java
index 0186fa2589..46175f7622 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/DelegatingAuthenticationFailureHandler.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/authentication/DelegatingAuthenticationFailureHandler.java
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ public class DelegatingAuthenticationFailureHandler implements AuthenticationFai
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
-    @Override
     public void onAuthenticationFailure(HttpServletRequest request,
             HttpServletResponse response, AuthenticationException exception)
             throws IOException, ServletException {