diff --git a/grails-plugin-mimetypes/src/main/groovy/org/grails/plugins/web/mime/MimeTypesConfiguration.groovy b/grails-plugin-mimetypes/src/main/groovy/org/grails/plugins/web/mime/MimeTypesConfiguration.groovy
index aa2a224402f..ff0aca43536 100644
--- a/grails-plugin-mimetypes/src/main/groovy/org/grails/plugins/web/mime/MimeTypesConfiguration.groovy
+++ b/grails-plugin-mimetypes/src/main/groovy/org/grails/plugins/web/mime/MimeTypesConfiguration.groovy
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import groovy.transform.CompileStatic
 import groovy.transform.TypeCheckingMode
 import org.grails.web.mime.DefaultMimeTypeResolver
 import org.grails.web.mime.DefaultMimeUtility
-import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Primary
@@ -43,12 +42,10 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Primary
 class MimeTypesConfiguration {
 
     private final GrailsApplication grailsApplication
-    private final ApplicationContext applicationContext
     private final List<MimeTypeProvider> mimeTypeProviders
 
     MimeTypesConfiguration(GrailsApplication grailsApplication, List<MimeTypeProvider> mimeTypeProviders) {
         this.grailsApplication = grailsApplication
-        this.applicationContext = grailsApplication.getMainContext()
         this.mimeTypeProviders = mimeTypeProviders
     }
 
@@ -86,7 +83,7 @@ class MimeTypesConfiguration {
 
             final List<MimeTypeProvider> mimeTypeProviders = this.mimeTypeProviders
             processProviders(mimes, mimeTypeProviders)
-            final Map<String, MimeTypeProvider> childTypes = applicationContext.getBeansOfType(MimeTypeProvider.class)
+            final Map<String, MimeTypeProvider> childTypes = grailsApplication.mainContext.getBeansOfType(MimeTypeProvider.class)
             processProviders(mimes, childTypes.values())
             mimeTypes = mimes.toArray(new MimeType[0])
         }
diff --git a/grails-plugin-mimetypes/src/test/groovy/grails/web/mime/MimeUtilitySpec.groovy b/grails-plugin-mimetypes/src/test/groovy/grails/web/mime/MimeUtilitySpec.groovy
index db043070deb..71497b6db79 100644
--- a/grails-plugin-mimetypes/src/test/groovy/grails/web/mime/MimeUtilitySpec.groovy
+++ b/grails-plugin-mimetypes/src/test/groovy/grails/web/mime/MimeUtilitySpec.groovy
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package grails.web.mime
 
 import grails.core.DefaultGrailsApplication
-import org.grails.plugins.web.mime.MimeTypesFactoryBean
+import grails.spring.BeanBuilder
+import org.grails.plugins.web.mime.MimeTypesConfiguration
 import org.grails.web.mime.DefaultMimeUtility
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext
 import spock.lang.Specification
 
 /**
@@ -26,10 +28,15 @@ class MimeUtilitySpec extends Specification {
                       multipartForm: 'multipart/form-data'
                     ]
 
-        final factory = new MimeTypesFactoryBean(grailsApplication: ga)
+        def bb = new BeanBuilder()
+        bb.beans {
+            grailsApplication = ga
+            mimeConfiguration(MimeTypesConfiguration, ga, [])
+        }
+        ga.setApplicationContext(bb.createApplicationContext())
 
-        def mimeTypes = factory.getObject()
-        return new DefaultMimeUtility(mimeTypes)
+        MimeTypesConfiguration mimeTypesConfiguration = ga.mainContext.getBean(MimeTypesConfiguration)
+        return new DefaultMimeUtility(mimeTypesConfiguration.mimeTypes())
     }
 
     void "Test get mime by extension method"() {
diff --git a/grails-plugin-mimetypes/src/test/groovy/org/grails/web/servlet/mvc/RequestAndResponseMimeTypesApiSpec.groovy b/grails-plugin-mimetypes/src/test/groovy/org/grails/web/servlet/mvc/RequestAndResponseMimeTypesApiSpec.groovy
index e42fb4ca2bb..360cb08f74f 100644
--- a/grails-plugin-mimetypes/src/test/groovy/org/grails/web/servlet/mvc/RequestAndResponseMimeTypesApiSpec.groovy
+++ b/grails-plugin-mimetypes/src/test/groovy/org/grails/web/servlet/mvc/RequestAndResponseMimeTypesApiSpec.groovy
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import grails.web.mime.MimeType
 import org.grails.config.PropertySourcesConfig
 import org.grails.core.lifecycle.ShutdownOperations
 import org.grails.plugins.web.mime.MimeTypesConfiguration
-import org.grails.plugins.web.mime.MimeTypesFactoryBean
 import org.grails.web.mime.DefaultMimeUtility
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext
 import org.springframework.context.support.GenericApplicationContext
diff --git a/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/org/grails/plugins/web/rest/render/BaseDomainClassRendererSpec.groovy b/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/org/grails/plugins/web/rest/render/BaseDomainClassRendererSpec.groovy
index a2214ffc4c5..77db50fca89 100644
--- a/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/org/grails/plugins/web/rest/render/BaseDomainClassRendererSpec.groovy
+++ b/grails-test-suite-uber/src/test/groovy/org/grails/plugins/web/rest/render/BaseDomainClassRendererSpec.groovy
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import grails.persistence.Entity
 import grails.rest.Linkable
 import grails.rest.Resource
 import grails.rest.render.Renderer
+import grails.spring.BeanBuilder
 import grails.util.GrailsWebMockUtil
 import grails.web.CamelCaseUrlConverter
 import grails.web.mapping.LinkGenerator
@@ -15,13 +16,15 @@ import grails.web.mime.MimeType
 import org.grails.config.PropertySourcesConfig
 import org.grails.datastore.mapping.keyvalue.mapping.config.KeyValueMappingContext
 import org.grails.datastore.mapping.model.MappingContext
-import org.grails.plugins.web.mime.MimeTypesFactoryBean
+import org.grails.plugins.web.mime.MimeTypesConfiguration
 import org.grails.support.MockApplicationContext
 import org.grails.web.mapping.DefaultLinkGenerator
 import org.grails.web.mapping.DefaultUrlMappingEvaluator
 import org.grails.web.mapping.DefaultUrlMappingsHolder
 import org.grails.web.mime.DefaultMimeUtility
 import org.grails.web.servlet.mvc.GrailsWebRequest
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext
+import org.springframework.context.support.GenericApplicationContext
 import org.springframework.core.env.MapPropertySource
 import org.springframework.core.env.MutablePropertySources
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest
@@ -89,11 +92,19 @@ abstract class BaseDomainClassRendererSpec extends Specification {
         return new PropertySourcesConfig(propertySources)
     }
 
-    protected static MimeType[] buildMimeTypes(application) {
-        def mimeTypesFactory = new MimeTypesFactoryBean()
-        mimeTypesFactory.grailsApplication = application
-        def mimeTypes = mimeTypesFactory.getObject()
-        return mimeTypes
+    private MimeType[] buildMimeTypes(application) {
+        final def mainContext = new GenericApplicationContext()
+        mainContext.refresh()
+        application.setApplicationContext(mainContext)
+
+        def bb = new BeanBuilder()
+        bb.beans {
+            grailsApplication = application
+            mimeConfiguration(MimeTypesConfiguration, application, [])
+        }
+        final ApplicationContext context = bb.createApplicationContext()
+        final MimeTypesConfiguration mimeTypesConfiguration = context.getBean(MimeTypesConfiguration)
+        mimeTypesConfiguration.mimeTypes()
     }
 
     protected static String toCompactXml(String xml) {