diff --git a/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/bootstrap/encrypt/EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializer.java b/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/bootstrap/encrypt/EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializer.java
index 17f15aa6..45fd149a 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/bootstrap/encrypt/EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializer.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/bootstrap/encrypt/EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializer.java
@@ -199,13 +199,10 @@ public class EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializer implements
 						}
 					}
 					else if (COLLECTION_PROPERTY.matcher(key).matches()) {
-						// put non-encrypted properties so merging of index properties
+						// put non-ecrypted properties so merging of index properties
 						// happens correctly
 						otherCollectionProperties.put(key, value);
 					}
-					else {
-						overrides.remove(key);
-					}
 				}
 			}
 			// copy all indexed properties even if not encrypted
diff --git a/spring-cloud-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/bootstrap/encrypt/EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializerTests.java b/spring-cloud-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/bootstrap/encrypt/EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializerTests.java
index 2e2fd3d7..7e02666c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/bootstrap/encrypt/EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializerTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/bootstrap/encrypt/EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializerTests.java
@@ -78,17 +78,6 @@ public class EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializerTests {
 		assertEquals("spam", context.getEnvironment().getProperty("foo"));
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	public void propertySourcesOrderedCorrectlyWithUnencryptedOverrides() {
-		ConfigurableApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
-		TestPropertyValues.of("foo: {cipher}bar").applyTo(context);
-		context.getEnvironment().getPropertySources()
-				.addFirst(new MapPropertySource("test_override",
-						Collections.<String, Object>singletonMap("foo", "spam")));
-		this.listener.initialize(context);
-		assertEquals("spam", context.getEnvironment().getProperty("foo"));
-	}
-
 	@Test(expected = IllegalStateException.class)
 	public void errorOnDecrypt() {
 		this.listener = new EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializer(