diff --git a/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/FeignClientFactory.java b/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/FeignClientFactory.java
index 177d6a73..2ef8ba66 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/FeignClientFactory.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/FeignClientFactory.java
@@ -38,16 +38,14 @@ import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
  */
 public class FeignClientFactory extends NamedContextFactory<FeignClientSpecification> {
 
-	private Map<String, ApplicationContextInitializer<GenericApplicationContext>> applicationContextInitializers;
-
 	public FeignClientFactory() {
 		this(new HashMap<>());
 	}
 
 	public FeignClientFactory(
 			Map<String, ApplicationContextInitializer<GenericApplicationContext>> applicationContextInitializers) {
-		super(FeignClientsConfiguration.class, "spring.cloud.openfeign", "spring.cloud.openfeign.client.name");
-		this.applicationContextInitializers = applicationContextInitializers;
+		super(FeignClientsConfiguration.class, "spring.cloud.openfeign", "spring.cloud.openfeign.client.name",
+				applicationContextInitializers);
 	}
 
 	@Nullable
@@ -79,15 +77,4 @@ public class FeignClientFactory extends NamedContextFactory<FeignClientSpecifica
 		return new FeignClientFactory(convertedInitializers);
 	}
 
-	public void initializeChildContexts() {
-		applicationContextInitializers.keySet().forEach(contextId -> {
-			GenericApplicationContext childContext = buildContext(contextId);
-			applicationContextInitializers.get(contextId).initialize(childContext);
-			addContext(contextId, childContext);
-			childContext.refresh();
-		});
-		// Ensure the contexts are only initialized once after Aot processing
-		applicationContextInitializers = new HashMap<>();
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/FeignClientFactoryBean.java b/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/FeignClientFactoryBean.java
index 1b5792b2..6ef2aec6 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/FeignClientFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/FeignClientFactoryBean.java
@@ -420,7 +420,6 @@ public class FeignClientFactoryBean
 	<T> T getTarget() {
 		FeignClientFactory feignClientFactory = beanFactory != null ? beanFactory.getBean(FeignClientFactory.class)
 				: applicationContext.getBean(FeignClientFactory.class);
-		feignClientFactory.initializeChildContexts();
 		Feign.Builder builder = feign(feignClientFactory);
 		if (!StringUtils.hasText(url) && !isUrlAvailableInConfig(contextId)) {