diff --git a/spring-security-rest-full/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/PersistenceConfig.java b/spring-security-rest-full/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/PersistenceConfig.java
index de4aadf182..160650afaf 100644
--- a/spring-security-rest-full/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/PersistenceConfig.java
+++ b/spring-security-rest-full/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/PersistenceConfig.java
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.ImportResource;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.PropertySource;
 import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
 import org.springframework.dao.annotation.PersistenceExceptionTranslationPostProcessor;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.config.EnableJpaRepositories;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.DriverManagerDataSource;
 import org.springframework.orm.jpa.JpaTransactionManager;
 import org.springframework.orm.jpa.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean;
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 @EnableTransactionManagement
 @PropertySource({ "classpath:persistence-mysql.properties" })
 @ComponentScan({ "org.baeldung.persistence" })
-@ImportResource("classpath*:springDataPersistenceConfig.xml")
+// @ImportResource("classpath*:springDataPersistenceConfig.xml")
+@EnableJpaRepositories(basePackages = "org.baeldung.persistence.dao")
 public class PersistenceConfig {
 
     @Autowired