diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/best-practices.yml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/best-practices.yml
index 77a1b80a..7f1dc452 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/best-practices.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/best-practices.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,23 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
+---
+type: specs.openrewrite.org/v1beta/recipe
+name: org.openrewrite.java.spring.boot2.SpringBoot2BestPractices
+displayName: Spring Boot 2.x best practices
+description: Applies best practices to Spring Boot 2 applications.
+tags:
+  - spring
+  - boot
+recipeList:
+  # Note that we do not upgrade to Spring Boot 2.x here, as the 2.0 recipe includes SpringBoot2BestPractices itself
+  - org.openrewrite.java.spring.NoRequestMappingAnnotation
+  - org.openrewrite.java.spring.ImplicitWebAnnotationNames
+  - org.openrewrite.java.spring.boot2.UnnecessarySpringExtension
+  - org.openrewrite.java.spring.NoAutowiredOnConstructor
+  - org.openrewrite.java.spring.boot2.RestTemplateBuilderRequestFactory
+  - org.openrewrite.java.spring.boot2.ReplaceDeprecatedEnvironmentTestUtils
+
 ---
 type: specs.openrewrite.org/v1beta/recipe
 name: org.openrewrite.java.spring.boot3.SpringBoot3BestPractices
@@ -22,10 +39,12 @@ tags:
   - spring
   - boot
 recipeList:
+  # These steps go above & beyond what's needed for a pure upgrade, and are not be included with 3.x upgrades themselves
   - org.openrewrite.java.spring.boot2.SpringBoot2BestPractices
   - org.openrewrite.java.migrate.UpgradeToJava21 # Allows for virtual threads
   - org.openrewrite.java.spring.boot3.UpgradeSpringBoot_3_3
   - org.openrewrite.java.spring.boot3.EnableVirtualThreads
+  - org.openrewrite.java.spring.framework.BeanMethodsNotPublic # Intentionally not in 2.x
   # Replace literals with constants and simplify MediaType parse calls
   - org.openrewrite.java.spring.http.ReplaceStringLiteralsWithHttpHeadersConstants
   - org.openrewrite.java.spring.http.ReplaceStringLiteralsWithMediaTypeConstants
diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/spring-boot-20.yml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/spring-boot-20.yml
index 81ce60b0..acbeee75 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/spring-boot-20.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/spring-boot-20.yml
@@ -168,19 +168,3 @@ recipeList:
       artifactId: validation-api
       version: 2.x
       onlyIfUsing: org.hibernate.validator.constraints.*
----
-type: specs.openrewrite.org/v1beta/recipe
-name: org.openrewrite.java.spring.boot2.SpringBoot2BestPractices
-displayName: Spring Boot 2.x best practices
-description: Applies best practices to Spring Boot 2 applications.
-tags:
-  - spring
-  - boot
-recipeList:
-  - org.openrewrite.java.spring.NoRequestMappingAnnotation
-  - org.openrewrite.java.spring.ImplicitWebAnnotationNames
-  - org.openrewrite.java.spring.boot2.UnnecessarySpringExtension
-  - org.openrewrite.java.spring.NoAutowiredOnConstructor
-  - org.openrewrite.java.spring.boot2.RestTemplateBuilderRequestFactory
-  - org.openrewrite.java.spring.boot2.ReplaceDeprecatedEnvironmentTestUtils
-  - org.openrewrite.java.spring.framework.BeanMethodsNotPublic