diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/Specification.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/Specification.java
index 5f145adaa6..8d51aa59b5 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/Specification.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/Specification.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 package org.springframework.data.jpa.domain;
 
 import jakarta.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder;
-import jakarta.persistence.criteria.CriteriaDelete;
 import jakarta.persistence.criteria.CriteriaQuery;
 import jakarta.persistence.criteria.Predicate;
 import jakarta.persistence.criteria.Root;
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@
  * @author Daniel Shuy
  * @author Sergey Rukin
  */
+@FunctionalInterface
 public interface Specification<T> extends Serializable {
 
 	long serialVersionUID = 1L;
diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/SpecificationUnitTests.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/SpecificationUnitTests.java
index aeb0c819ea..d5ca8a7c0f 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/SpecificationUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/SpecificationUnitTests.java
@@ -46,10 +46,9 @@
  * @author Mark Paluch
  * @author Daniel Shuy
  */
-@SuppressWarnings("serial")
 @ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
 @MockitoSettings(strictness = Strictness.LENIENT)
-class SpecificationUnitTests implements Serializable {
+class SpecificationUnitTests {
 
 	private Specification<Object> spec;
 	@Mock(serializable = true) Root<Object> root;
@@ -163,7 +162,7 @@ void specificationsShouldBeSerializable() {
 
 		assertThat(specification).isNotNull();
 
-		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+		@SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "deprecation"})
 		Specification<Object> transferredSpecification = (Specification<Object>) deserialize(serialize(specification));
 
 		assertThat(transferredSpecification).isNotNull();
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ void complexSpecificationsShouldBeSerializable() {
 
 		assertThat(specification).isNotNull();
 
-		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+		@SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "deprecation"})
 		Specification<Object> transferredSpecification = (Specification<Object>) deserialize(serialize(specification));
 
 		assertThat(transferredSpecification).isNotNull();