diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/web/access/BearerTokenAccessDeniedHandler.java b/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/web/access/BearerTokenAccessDeniedHandler.java
index 5c2422efe43..fe664dfdb9d 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/web/access/BearerTokenAccessDeniedHandler.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-resource-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/server/resource/web/access/BearerTokenAccessDeniedHandler.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
  * @author Josh Cummings
  * @since 5.1
  */
-public final class BearerTokenAccessDeniedHandler implements AccessDeniedHandler {
+public class BearerTokenAccessDeniedHandler implements AccessDeniedHandler {
 
 	private String realmName;