diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-data-redis/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-data-redis/pom.xml
index d2bf074d03..d271df31c7 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-data-redis/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-data-redis/pom.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@
         <cglib.version>3.2.4</cglib.version>
         <nosqlunit.version>0.10.0</nosqlunit.version>
         <embedded-redis.version>0.6</embedded-redis.version>
-        <spring-boot.version>2.1.9.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/data/reactive/redis/config/RedisConfig.java b/persistence-modules/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/data/reactive/redis/config/RedisConfig.java
index d23d0092eb..de8e447ef8 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/data/reactive/redis/config/RedisConfig.java
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/data/reactive/redis/config/RedisConfig.java
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ public class RedisConfig {
         return new ReactiveRedisTemplate<>(factory, context);
     }
 
-    @Bean
-    public ReactiveRedisTemplate<String, String> reactiveRedisTemplateString(ReactiveRedisConnectionFactory connectionFactory) {
-        return new ReactiveRedisTemplate<>(connectionFactory, RedisSerializationContext.string());
-    }
-
     @Bean
     public ReactiveKeyCommands keyCommands(final ReactiveRedisConnectionFactory reactiveRedisConnectionFactory) {
         return reactiveRedisConnectionFactory.getReactiveConnection()
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/com/baeldung/spring/data/reactive/redis/template/RedisTemplateListOpsIntegrationTest.java b/persistence-modules/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/com/baeldung/spring/data/reactive/redis/template/RedisTemplateListOpsIntegrationTest.java
index 58846d7c27..cd5994c854 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/com/baeldung/spring/data/reactive/redis/template/RedisTemplateListOpsIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/com/baeldung/spring/data/reactive/redis/template/RedisTemplateListOpsIntegrationTest.java
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ package com.baeldung.spring.data.reactive.redis.template;
 
 
 import com.baeldung.spring.data.reactive.redis.SpringRedisReactiveApplication;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
@@ -13,7 +10,7 @@ import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.core.ReactiveListOperations;
-import org.springframework.data.redis.core.ReactiveRedisTemplate;
+import org.springframework.data.redis.core.ReactiveStringRedisTemplate;
 import org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext;
 import org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext.ClassMode;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
@@ -21,6 +18,8 @@ import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 import reactor.test.StepVerifier;
 import redis.embedded.RedisServerBuilder;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+
 @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 @SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT, classes = SpringRedisReactiveApplication.class)
 @DirtiesContext(classMode = ClassMode.BEFORE_CLASS)
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ public class RedisTemplateListOpsIntegrationTest {
     private static redis.embedded.RedisServer redisServer;
 
     @Autowired
-    private ReactiveRedisTemplate<String, String> redisTemplate;
+    private ReactiveStringRedisTemplate redisTemplate;
 
     private ReactiveListOperations<String, String> reactiveListOps;