diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/support/GenericApplicationContextTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/support/GenericApplicationContextTests.java
index 80798fed535..99915e615c0 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/support/GenericApplicationContextTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/support/GenericApplicationContextTests.java
@@ -655,8 +655,8 @@ class GenericApplicationContextTests {
 	void beanRegistrarWithDefinitionOverride() {
 		GenericApplicationContext context = new GenericApplicationContext();
 		context.setAllowBeanDefinitionOverriding(false);
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(BeanDefinitionOverrideException.class).isThrownBy(
-				() -> context.register(new OverridingBeanRegistrar()));
+		context.register(new OverridingBeanRegistrar());
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(BeanDefinitionOverrideException.class).isThrownBy(context::refresh);
 	}
 
 	@Test