diff --git a/micrometer-spring-legacy/src/main/java/io/micrometer/spring/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcMetricsConfiguration.java b/micrometer-spring-legacy/src/main/java/io/micrometer/spring/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcMetricsConfiguration.java
index cc0a1f783b..1adc605bce 100644
--- a/micrometer-spring-legacy/src/main/java/io/micrometer/spring/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcMetricsConfiguration.java
+++ b/micrometer-spring-legacy/src/main/java/io/micrometer/spring/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcMetricsConfiguration.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import io.micrometer.spring.web.servlet.WebMvcTagsProvider;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnWebApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.EnableConfigurationProperties;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
  */
 @Configuration
 @ConditionalOnClass(DispatcherServlet.class)
+@ConditionalOnWebApplication
 @EnableConfigurationProperties(MetricsProperties.class)
 public class WebMvcMetricsConfiguration {