diff --git a/core/spring-boot-testcontainers/src/dockerTest/java/org/springframework/boot/testcontainers/lifecycle/TestcontainersLifecycleOrderWithScopeIntegrationTests.java b/core/spring-boot-testcontainers/src/dockerTest/java/org/springframework/boot/testcontainers/lifecycle/TestcontainersLifecycleOrderWithScopeIntegrationTests.java
index bb42ef6bf231..b826e2f2be9f 100644
--- a/core/spring-boot-testcontainers/src/dockerTest/java/org/springframework/boot/testcontainers/lifecycle/TestcontainersLifecycleOrderWithScopeIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/core/spring-boot-testcontainers/src/dockerTest/java/org/springframework/boot/testcontainers/lifecycle/TestcontainersLifecycleOrderWithScopeIntegrationTests.java
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public Object get(String name, ObjectFactory<?> objectFactory) {
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public Object remove(String name) {
+		public @Nullable Object remove(String name) {
 			synchronized (this) {
 				Object removed = this.instances.remove(name);
 				List<Runnable> destructor = this.destructors.get(name);
diff --git a/module/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/RestartScopeInitializer.java b/module/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/RestartScopeInitializer.java
index f03bbc4b598d..8fc700b32da4 100644
--- a/module/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/RestartScopeInitializer.java
+++ b/module/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/RestartScopeInitializer.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public Object get(String name, ObjectFactory<?> objectFactory) {
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public Object remove(String name) {
+		public @Nullable Object remove(String name) {
 			return Restarter.getInstance().removeAttribute(name);
 		}
 
diff --git a/module/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/Restarter.java b/module/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/Restarter.java
index ae205b0c2fd7..8727c0ace9e7 100644
--- a/module/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/Restarter.java
+++ b/module/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/Restarter.java
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ public Object getOrAddAttribute(String name, final ObjectFactory<?> objectFactor
 		return value;
 	}
 
-	public Object removeAttribute(String name) {
+	public @Nullable Object removeAttribute(String name) {
 		return this.attributes.remove(name);
 	}
 
diff --git a/module/spring-boot-webmvc-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/webmvc/test/autoconfigure/WebDriverScope.java b/module/spring-boot-webmvc-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/webmvc/test/autoconfigure/WebDriverScope.java
index cd9019369879..44714aef4c30 100644
--- a/module/spring-boot-webmvc-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/webmvc/test/autoconfigure/WebDriverScope.java
+++ b/module/spring-boot-webmvc-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/webmvc/test/autoconfigure/WebDriverScope.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public Object get(String name, ObjectFactory<?> objectFactory) {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public Object remove(String name) {
+	public @Nullable Object remove(String name) {
 		synchronized (this.instances) {
 			return this.instances.remove(name);
 		}