diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/config/DiscoveryClientOptionalArgsConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/config/DiscoveryClientOptionalArgsConfiguration.java
index 703c736b9..3bf0484fd 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/config/DiscoveryClientOptionalArgsConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/config/DiscoveryClientOptionalArgsConfiguration.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public class DiscoveryClientOptionalArgsConfiguration {
 
 	@Bean
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean
+	@ConditionalOnClass(name = "org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate")
 	EurekaClientHttpRequestFactorySupplier defaultEurekaClientHttpRequestFactorySupplier() {
 		return new DefaultEurekaClientHttpRequestFactorySupplier();
 	}