diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle b/buildSrc/build.gradle
index c3c02b1ac80d..c85b9931cb79 100644
--- a/buildSrc/build.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ dependencies {
 	checkstyle("io.spring.javaformat:spring-javaformat-checkstyle:${javaFormatVersion}")
 
 	implementation(platform("org.springframework:spring-framework-bom:${versions.springFramework}"))
-	implementation("com.diffplug.gradle:goomph:3.37.2")
 	implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:${versions.jackson}")
 	implementation("com.gradle:develocity-gradle-plugin:3.17.2")
 	implementation("com.tngtech.archunit:archunit:1.0.0")
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesPlugin.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesPlugin.java
index 3e895d4fe373..5836cf0f4eb6 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesPlugin.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesPlugin.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.compile.JavaCompile;
 import org.gradle.language.base.plugins.LifecycleBasePlugin;
 
-import org.springframework.boot.build.processors.ProcessedAnnotationsPlugin;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@ private void configureConfigurationPropertiesAnnotationProcessor(Project project
 			.add(project.getDependencies()
 				.project(Collections.singletonMap("path",
 						":spring-boot-project:spring-boot-tools:spring-boot-configuration-processor")));
-		project.getPlugins().apply(ProcessedAnnotationsPlugin.class);
 	}
 
 	private void disableIncrementalCompilation(Project project) {
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/processors/ProcessedAnnotationsPlugin.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/processors/ProcessedAnnotationsPlugin.java
deleted file mode 100644
index b8abfe90f817..000000000000
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/processors/ProcessedAnnotationsPlugin.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2022-2023 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.springframework.boot.build.processors;
-
-import com.diffplug.gradle.eclipse.apt.AptEclipsePlugin;
-import org.gradle.api.Plugin;
-import org.gradle.api.Project;
-import org.gradle.plugins.ide.eclipse.model.EclipseModel;
-
-/**
- * A plugin for a project that uses one or more annotations processors.
- *
- * @author Andy Wilkinson
- */
-public class ProcessedAnnotationsPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
-
-	@Override
-	public void apply(Project project) {
-		project.getPlugins().apply(AptEclipsePlugin.class);
-		project.getExtensions()
-			.getByType(EclipseModel.class)
-			.synchronizationTasks("eclipseJdtApt", "eclipseJdt", "eclipseFactorypath");
-	}
-
-}