diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/OverrideAutoConfigurationContextCustomizerFactory.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/OverrideAutoConfigurationContextCustomizerFactory.java
index 887847d77e2a..cd66fcbd6127 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/OverrideAutoConfigurationContextCustomizerFactory.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/OverrideAutoConfigurationContextCustomizerFactory.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextCustomizerFactory;
 import org.springframework.test.context.MergedContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestContextAnnotationUtils;
-import org.springframework.test.context.TestContextAnnotationUtils.AnnotationDescriptor;
 
 /**
  * {@link ContextCustomizerFactory} to support
@@ -39,9 +38,9 @@ class OverrideAutoConfigurationContextCustomizerFactory implements ContextCustom
 	@Override
 	public ContextCustomizer createContextCustomizer(Class<?> testClass,
 			List<ContextConfigurationAttributes> configurationAttributes) {
-		AnnotationDescriptor<OverrideAutoConfiguration> descriptor = TestContextAnnotationUtils
-				.findAnnotationDescriptor(testClass, OverrideAutoConfiguration.class);
-		boolean enabled = (descriptor != null) ? descriptor.getAnnotation().enabled() : true;
+		OverrideAutoConfiguration overrideAutoConfiguration = TestContextAnnotationUtils.findMergedAnnotation(testClass,
+				OverrideAutoConfiguration.class);
+		boolean enabled = (overrideAutoConfiguration != null) ? overrideAutoConfiguration.enabled() : true;
 		return !enabled ? new DisableAutoConfigurationContextCustomizer() : null;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/actuate/metrics/MetricsExportContextCustomizerFactory.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/actuate/metrics/MetricsExportContextCustomizerFactory.java
index 1ca75685485a..01cf079e9bf9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/actuate/metrics/MetricsExportContextCustomizerFactory.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/actuate/metrics/MetricsExportContextCustomizerFactory.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class MetricsExportContextCustomizerFactory implements ContextCustomizerFactory
 	@Override
 	public ContextCustomizer createContextCustomizer(Class<?> testClass,
 			List<ContextConfigurationAttributes> configAttributes) {
-		boolean disableMetricsExport = TestContextAnnotationUtils.findAnnotationDescriptor(testClass,
+		boolean disableMetricsExport = TestContextAnnotationUtils.findMergedAnnotation(testClass,
 				AutoConfigureMetrics.class) == null;
 		return disableMetricsExport ? new DisableMetricExportContextCustomizer() : null;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootTestContextBootstrapper.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootTestContextBootstrapper.java
index 69e0bd7c3598..a6f0eef506ce 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootTestContextBootstrapper.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootTestContextBootstrapper.java
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 import org.springframework.test.context.MergedContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestContext;
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestContextAnnotationUtils;
-import org.springframework.test.context.TestContextAnnotationUtils.AnnotationDescriptor;
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestContextBootstrapper;
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestExecutionListener;
 import org.springframework.test.context.support.DefaultTestContextBootstrapper;
@@ -320,12 +319,7 @@ protected String[] getProperties(Class<?> testClass) {
 	}
 
 	protected SpringBootTest getAnnotation(Class<?> testClass) {
-		AnnotationDescriptor<SpringBootTest> descriptor = TestContextAnnotationUtils.findAnnotationDescriptor(testClass,
-				SpringBootTest.class);
-		if (descriptor != null) {
-			return descriptor.getAnnotation();
-		}
-		return null;
+		return TestContextAnnotationUtils.findMergedAnnotation(testClass, SpringBootTest.class);
 	}
 
 	protected void verifyConfiguration(Class<?> testClass) {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootTestWebEnvironment.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootTestWebEnvironment.java
index 286c25ceaeeb..39d91fdebf45 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootTestWebEnvironment.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootTestWebEnvironment.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextCustomizer;
 import org.springframework.test.context.MergedContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestContextAnnotationUtils;
-import org.springframework.test.context.TestContextAnnotationUtils.AnnotationDescriptor;
 
 /**
  * {@link ContextCustomizer} to track the web environment that is used in a
@@ -36,9 +35,9 @@ class SpringBootTestWebEnvironment implements ContextCustomizer {
 	private final WebEnvironment webEnvironment;
 
 	SpringBootTestWebEnvironment(Class<?> testClass) {
-		AnnotationDescriptor<SpringBootTest> descriptor = TestContextAnnotationUtils.findAnnotationDescriptor(testClass,
+		SpringBootTest sprintBootTest = TestContextAnnotationUtils.findMergedAnnotation(testClass,
 				SpringBootTest.class);
-		this.webEnvironment = (descriptor != null) ? descriptor.getAnnotation().webEnvironment() : null;
+		this.webEnvironment = (sprintBootTest != null) ? sprintBootTest.webEnvironment() : null;
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/client/TestRestTemplateContextCustomizer.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/client/TestRestTemplateContextCustomizer.java
index 015daacad155..6c64f0fcceca 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/client/TestRestTemplateContextCustomizer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/client/TestRestTemplateContextCustomizer.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextCustomizer;
 import org.springframework.test.context.MergedContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestContextAnnotationUtils;
-import org.springframework.test.context.TestContextAnnotationUtils.AnnotationDescriptor;
 
 /**
  * {@link ContextCustomizer} for {@link TestRestTemplate}.
@@ -53,9 +52,9 @@ class TestRestTemplateContextCustomizer implements ContextCustomizer {
 	@Override
 	public void customizeContext(ConfigurableApplicationContext context,
 			MergedContextConfiguration mergedContextConfiguration) {
-		AnnotationDescriptor<SpringBootTest> springBootTest = TestContextAnnotationUtils
-				.findAnnotationDescriptor(mergedContextConfiguration.getTestClass(), SpringBootTest.class);
-		if (springBootTest.getAnnotation().webEnvironment().isEmbedded()) {
+		SpringBootTest springBootTest = TestContextAnnotationUtils
+				.findMergedAnnotation(mergedContextConfiguration.getTestClass(), SpringBootTest.class);
+		if (springBootTest.webEnvironment().isEmbedded()) {
 			registerTestRestTemplate(context);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/client/TestRestTemplateContextCustomizerFactory.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/client/TestRestTemplateContextCustomizerFactory.java
index c06d6905d9a5..60b8d2ce2b15 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/client/TestRestTemplateContextCustomizerFactory.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/client/TestRestTemplateContextCustomizerFactory.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextCustomizer;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextCustomizerFactory;
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestContextAnnotationUtils;
-import org.springframework.test.context.TestContextAnnotationUtils.AnnotationDescriptor;
 
 /**
  * {@link ContextCustomizerFactory} for {@link TestRestTemplate}.
@@ -36,12 +35,9 @@ class TestRestTemplateContextCustomizerFactory implements ContextCustomizerFacto
 	@Override
 	public ContextCustomizer createContextCustomizer(Class<?> testClass,
 			List<ContextConfigurationAttributes> configAttributes) {
-		AnnotationDescriptor<SpringBootTest> springBootTest = TestContextAnnotationUtils
-				.findAnnotationDescriptor(testClass, SpringBootTest.class);
-		if (springBootTest != null) {
-			return new TestRestTemplateContextCustomizer();
-		}
-		return null;
+		SpringBootTest springBootTest = TestContextAnnotationUtils.findMergedAnnotation(testClass,
+				SpringBootTest.class);
+		return (springBootTest != null) ? new TestRestTemplateContextCustomizer() : null;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/reactive/server/WebTestClientContextCustomizer.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/reactive/server/WebTestClientContextCustomizer.java
index 0f5f08214d59..9b2d024fb749 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/reactive/server/WebTestClientContextCustomizer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/reactive/server/WebTestClientContextCustomizer.java
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextCustomizer;
 import org.springframework.test.context.MergedContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestContextAnnotationUtils;
-import org.springframework.test.context.TestContextAnnotationUtils.AnnotationDescriptor;
 import org.springframework.test.web.reactive.server.WebTestClient;
 import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.ExchangeStrategies;
@@ -55,9 +54,9 @@ class WebTestClientContextCustomizer implements ContextCustomizer {
 
 	@Override
 	public void customizeContext(ConfigurableApplicationContext context, MergedContextConfiguration mergedConfig) {
-		AnnotationDescriptor<SpringBootTest> springBootTest = TestContextAnnotationUtils
-				.findAnnotationDescriptor(mergedConfig.getTestClass(), SpringBootTest.class);
-		if (springBootTest.getAnnotation().webEnvironment().isEmbedded()) {
+		SpringBootTest springBootTest = TestContextAnnotationUtils.findMergedAnnotation(mergedConfig.getTestClass(),
+				SpringBootTest.class);
+		if (springBootTest.webEnvironment().isEmbedded()) {
 			registerWebTestClient(context);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/reactive/server/WebTestClientContextCustomizerFactory.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/reactive/server/WebTestClientContextCustomizerFactory.java
index 45d3ddee21ae..b8d4216640c7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/reactive/server/WebTestClientContextCustomizerFactory.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/web/reactive/server/WebTestClientContextCustomizerFactory.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextCustomizer;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextCustomizerFactory;
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestContextAnnotationUtils;
-import org.springframework.test.context.TestContextAnnotationUtils.AnnotationDescriptor;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 
 /**
@@ -38,12 +37,9 @@ class WebTestClientContextCustomizerFactory implements ContextCustomizerFactory
 	@Override
 	public ContextCustomizer createContextCustomizer(Class<?> testClass,
 			List<ContextConfigurationAttributes> configAttributes) {
-		AnnotationDescriptor<SpringBootTest> springBootTest = TestContextAnnotationUtils
-				.findAnnotationDescriptor(testClass, SpringBootTest.class);
-		if (springBootTest != null) {
-			return new WebTestClientContextCustomizer();
-		}
-		return null;
+		SpringBootTest springBootTest = TestContextAnnotationUtils.findMergedAnnotation(testClass,
+				SpringBootTest.class);
+		return (springBootTest != null) ? new WebTestClientContextCustomizer() : null;
 	}
 
 	private boolean isWebClientPresent() {