diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3e5aaca762b..2172bb65833 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ configure([rootProject] + javaProjects) { project ->
 		testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher")
 		testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.platform:junit-platform-suite-engine")
 		testRuntimeOnly("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core")
-		// JSR-305 only used for non-required meta-annotations
-		compileOnly("com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305")
-		testCompileOnly("com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305")
 	}
 
 	ext.javadocLinks = [
diff --git a/spring-aop/spring-aop.gradle b/spring-aop/spring-aop.gradle
index 2e166980450..eec30b7bedf 100644
--- a/spring-aop/spring-aop.gradle
+++ b/spring-aop/spring-aop.gradle
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ apply plugin: "kotlin"
 dependencies {
 	api(project(":spring-beans"))
 	api(project(":spring-core"))
+	compileOnly("com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305") // for the AOP Alliance fork
 	optional("org.apache.commons:commons-pool2")
 	optional("org.aspectj:aspectjweaver")
 	optional("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-reactor")
 	testFixturesImplementation(testFixtures(project(":spring-beans")))
 	testFixturesImplementation(testFixtures(project(":spring-core")))
-	testFixturesImplementation("com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305")
 	testImplementation(project(":spring-core-test"))
 	testImplementation(testFixtures(project(":spring-beans")))
 	testImplementation(testFixtures(project(":spring-core")))
diff --git a/spring-beans/spring-beans.gradle b/spring-beans/spring-beans.gradle
index b407bf0ed24..a725741630b 100644
--- a/spring-beans/spring-beans.gradle
+++ b/spring-beans/spring-beans.gradle
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ dependencies {
 	optional("org.reactivestreams:reactive-streams")
 	optional("org.yaml:snakeyaml")
 	testFixturesApi("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api")
-	testFixturesImplementation("com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305")
 	testFixturesImplementation("org.assertj:assertj-core")
 	testImplementation(project(":spring-core-test"))
 	testImplementation(testFixtures(project(":spring-core")))
diff --git a/spring-context/spring-context.gradle b/spring-context/spring-context.gradle
index a8ea76804ce..1293998d0ce 100644
--- a/spring-context/spring-context.gradle
+++ b/spring-context/spring-context.gradle
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ dependencies {
 	optional("org.reactivestreams:reactive-streams")
 	testFixturesApi("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api")
 	testFixturesImplementation(testFixtures(project(":spring-beans")))
-	testFixturesImplementation("com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305")
 	testFixturesImplementation("io.projectreactor:reactor-test")
 	testFixturesImplementation("org.assertj:assertj-core")
 	testImplementation(project(":spring-core-test"))
diff --git a/spring-core/spring-core.gradle b/spring-core/spring-core.gradle
index 76d7e4016cb..71d5ab6d8f2 100644
--- a/spring-core/spring-core.gradle
+++ b/spring-core/spring-core.gradle
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ dependencies {
 	api(files(objenesisRepackJar))
 	api("commons-logging:commons-logging")
 	api("org.jspecify:jspecify")
+	compileOnly("com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305")
 	compileOnly("io.projectreactor.tools:blockhound")
 	compileOnly("org.graalvm.sdk:graal-sdk")
 	optional("io.micrometer:context-propagation")
@@ -87,7 +88,6 @@ dependencies {
 	optional("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib")
 	optional("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core")
 	optional("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-reactor")
-	testFixturesImplementation("com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305")
 	testFixturesImplementation("io.projectreactor:reactor-test")
 	testFixturesImplementation("org.assertj:assertj-core")
 	testFixturesImplementation("org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher")