diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
index 6896fb974c..c1208981b4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
@@ -190,14 +190,6 @@
     "description": "Instrument all available data sources.",
     "defaultValue": true
   },
-  {
-    "name": "spring.git.properties",
-    "type": "java.lang.String",
-    "description": "Resource reference to a generated git info properties file.",
-    "deprecation": {
-      "replacement": "spring.info.git.location"
-    }
-  },
   {
     "name": "endpoints.actuator.enabled",
     "type": "java.lang.Boolean",
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/info/ProjectInfoAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/info/ProjectInfoAutoConfiguration.java
index 17f9c28f3e..bd874bfbf8 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/info/ProjectInfoAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/info/ProjectInfoAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ public class ProjectInfoAutoConfiguration {
 			Environment environment = context.getEnvironment();
 			String location = environment.getProperty("spring.info.git.location");
 			if (location == null) {
-				location = environment.getProperty("spring.git.properties");
-				location = (location != null ? location : "classpath:git.properties");
+				location = "classpath:git.properties";
 			}
 			ConditionMessage.Builder message = ConditionMessage
 					.forCondition("GitResource");
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/info/ProjectInfoProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/info/ProjectInfoProperties.java
index 37016c196f..beca19685a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/info/ProjectInfoProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/info/ProjectInfoProperties.java
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.info;
 
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
@@ -43,16 +41,6 @@ public class ProjectInfoProperties {
 		return this.git;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Make sure that the "spring.git.properties" legacy key is used by default.
-	 * @param defaultGitLocation the default git location to use
-	 */
-	@Autowired
-	void setDefaultGitLocation(
-			@Value("${spring.git.properties:classpath:git.properties}") Resource defaultGitLocation) {
-		getGit().setLocation(defaultGitLocation);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Build specific info properties.
 	 */
@@ -82,7 +70,7 @@ public class ProjectInfoProperties {
 		/**
 		 * Location of the generated git.properties file.
 		 */
-		private Resource location;
+		private Resource location = new ClassPathResource("git.properties");
 
 		public Resource getLocation() {
 			return this.location;
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
index 5649e55fc1..a8d05d7f98 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
@@ -177,6 +177,14 @@
       "http://localhost:9200"
     ]
   },
+  {
+    "name": "spring.info.build.location",
+    "defaultValue": "classpath:META-INF/build-info.properties"
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "spring.info.git.location",
+    "defaultValue": "classpath:git.properties"
+  },
   {
     "name": "spring.freemarker.prefix",
     "defaultValue": ""
@@ -1039,6 +1047,15 @@
       "level": "error"
     }
   },
+  {
+    "name": "spring.git.properties",
+    "type": "java.lang.String",
+    "description": "Resource reference to a generated git info properties file.",
+    "deprecation": {
+      "replacement": "spring.info.git.location",
+      "level": "error"
+    }
+  },
   {
     "name": "spring.http.multipart.enabled",
     "type": "java.lang.Boolean",
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/info/ProjectInfoAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/info/ProjectInfoAutoConfigurationTests.java
index a5b40be014..10e1406bec 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/info/ProjectInfoAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/info/ProjectInfoAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -56,27 +56,6 @@ public class ProjectInfoAutoConfigurationTests {
 		assertThat(beans).hasSize(0);
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	public void gitLocationTakesPrecedenceOverLegacyKey() {
-		load("spring.info.git.location=classpath:/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/info/git.properties",
-				"spring.git.properties=classpath:/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/info/git-no-data.properties");
-		GitProperties gitProperties = this.context.getBean(GitProperties.class);
-		assertThat(gitProperties.getBranch()).isNull();
-		assertThat(gitProperties.getCommitId())
-				.isEqualTo("f95038ec09e29d8f91982fd1cbcc0f3b131b1d0a");
-		assertThat(gitProperties.getCommitTime().getTime()).isEqualTo(1456995720000L);
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	public void gitLegacyKeyIsUsedAsFallback() {
-		load("spring.git.properties=classpath:/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/info/git-epoch.properties");
-		GitProperties gitProperties = this.context.getBean(GitProperties.class);
-		assertThat(gitProperties.getBranch()).isEqualTo("master");
-		assertThat(gitProperties.getCommitId())
-				.isEqualTo("5009933788f5f8c687719de6a697074ff80b1b69");
-		assertThat(gitProperties.getCommitTime().getTime()).isEqualTo(1457103850000L);
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	public void gitPropertiesWithNoData() {
 		load("spring.info.git.location=classpath:/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/info/git-no-data.properties");