diff --git a/spring-security-rest-full/pom.xml b/spring-security-rest-full/pom.xml
index 8b01c7f61b..0a6b72d545 100644
--- a/spring-security-rest-full/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-rest-full/pom.xml
@@ -327,24 +327,24 @@
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 
-			<!-- Querydsl -->
+			<!-- Querydsl and Specifications -->
 			
-<!-- 			<plugin> -->
-<!-- 			    <groupId>com.mysema.maven</groupId> -->
-<!-- 			    <artifactId>apt-maven-plugin</artifactId> -->
-<!-- 			    <version>1.1.3</version> -->
-<!-- 			    <executions> -->
-<!-- 			        <execution> -->
-<!-- 			            <goals> -->
-<!-- 			                <goal>process</goal> -->
-<!-- 			            </goals> -->
-<!-- 			            <configuration> -->
-<!-- 			                <outputDirectory>target/generated-sources/java</outputDirectory> -->
-<!-- 			                <processor>com.mysema.query.apt.jpa.JPAAnnotationProcessor</processor> -->
-<!-- 			            </configuration> -->
-<!-- 			        </execution> -->
-<!-- 			    </executions> -->
-<!-- 			</plugin> -->
+			<plugin>
+			    <groupId>com.mysema.maven</groupId>
+			    <artifactId>apt-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+			    <version>1.1.3</version>
+			    <executions>
+			        <execution>
+			            <goals>
+			                <goal>process</goal>
+			            </goals>
+			            <configuration>
+			                <outputDirectory>target/generated-sources/java</outputDirectory>
+			                <processor>com.mysema.query.apt.jpa.JPAAnnotationProcessor</processor>
+			            </configuration>
+			        </execution>
+			    </executions>
+			</plugin>
 
 		</plugins>
 
diff --git a/spring-security-rest-full/src/main/java/org/baeldung/persistence/dao/UserSpecification.java b/spring-security-rest-full/src/main/java/org/baeldung/persistence/dao/UserSpecification.java
index 909f93a3e7..7d37874fd2 100644
--- a/spring-security-rest-full/src/main/java/org/baeldung/persistence/dao/UserSpecification.java
+++ b/spring-security-rest-full/src/main/java/org/baeldung/persistence/dao/UserSpecification.java
@@ -11,11 +11,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.Specification;
 
 public class UserSpecification implements Specification<User> {
 
-    private SearchCriteria criteria;
-
-    public UserSpecification() {
-
-    }
+    private final SearchCriteria criteria;
 
     public UserSpecification(final SearchCriteria criteria) {
         super();
@@ -26,10 +22,6 @@ public class UserSpecification implements Specification<User> {
         return criteria;
     }
 
-    public void setCriteria(final SearchCriteria criteria) {
-        this.criteria = criteria;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public Predicate toPredicate(final Root<User> root, final CriteriaQuery<?> query, final CriteriaBuilder builder) {
         if (criteria.getOperation().equalsIgnoreCase(">")) {