diff --git a/spring-core-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/disableautowiring/BeanConfiguration.java b/spring-core-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/disableautowiring/BeanConfiguration.java
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+package com.baeldung.disableautowiring;
+
+import com.baeldung.disableautowiring.thirdpartylib.Library;
+import com.baeldung.disableautowiring.thirdpartylib.TestBean;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+
+@Configuration
+public class BeanConfiguration {
+
+    /** Uncomment this code and comment the below to fail this test case
+     @Bean public TestBean testBean() {
+     return Library.createBean();
+     }
+     **/
+
+    @Bean
+    public FactoryBean<TestBean> testBean() {
+        return new TestBeanFactoryBean();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-core-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/disableautowiring/TestBeanFactoryBean.java b/spring-core-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/disableautowiring/TestBeanFactoryBean.java
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+++ b/spring-core-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/disableautowiring/TestBeanFactoryBean.java
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+package com.baeldung.disableautowiring;
+
+import com.baeldung.disableautowiring.thirdpartylib.TestBean;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean;
+
+public class TestBeanFactoryBean implements FactoryBean<TestBean> {
+
+    @Override
+    public TestBean getObject() throws Exception {
+        return new TestBean();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Class<?> getObjectType() {
+        return TestBean.class;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isSingleton() {
+        return true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-core-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/disableautowiring/thirdpartylib/Library.java b/spring-core-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/disableautowiring/thirdpartylib/Library.java
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+++ b/spring-core-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/disableautowiring/thirdpartylib/Library.java
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+package com.baeldung.disableautowiring.thirdpartylib;
+
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
+
+public class Library {
+
+    public static TestBean createBean() {
+        ApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(TestBean.class);
+        return context.getBean(TestBean.class);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-core-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/disableautowiring/thirdpartylib/TestBean.java b/spring-core-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/disableautowiring/thirdpartylib/TestBean.java
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+++ b/spring-core-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/disableautowiring/thirdpartylib/TestBean.java
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+package com.baeldung.disableautowiring.thirdpartylib;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+@Component
+public class TestBean {
+
+    @Autowired
+    private TestDependency testDependency;
+}
diff --git a/spring-core-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/disableautowiring/thirdpartylib/TestDependency.java b/spring-core-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/disableautowiring/thirdpartylib/TestDependency.java
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+++ b/spring-core-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/disableautowiring/thirdpartylib/TestDependency.java
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+package com.baeldung.disableautowiring.thirdpartylib;
+
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+@Component
+public class TestDependency {
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-core-4/src/test/java/com/baeldung/disableautowiring/DisableAutowireLiveTest.java b/spring-core-4/src/test/java/com/baeldung/disableautowiring/DisableAutowireLiveTest.java
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+++ b/spring-core-4/src/test/java/com/baeldung/disableautowiring/DisableAutowireLiveTest.java
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+package com.baeldung.disableautowiring;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+//import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+
+import com.baeldung.disableautowiring.thirdpartylib.TestBean;
+
+//@SpringBootTest
+class DisableAutowireLiveTest {
+
+    @Autowired
+    private ApplicationContext applicationContext;
+
+    @Test
+    void whenTestBeanIsCraetedWithBeanAnnotation_thenItShouldFail() {
+        TestBean testBean = applicationContext.getBean(TestBean.class);
+        Assertions.assertNotNull(testBean);
+    }
+
+}