diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc
index bd2762408a..aa890119f9 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc
@@ -10695,7 +10695,7 @@ architectures that build upon the well-known Spring programming model.
 [[context-functionality-events-annotation]]
 ==== Annotation-based Event Listeners
 
-You can register an event listener on any `public` method of a managed bean by using the
+You can register an event listener on any method of a managed bean by using the
 `@EventListener` annotation. The `BlockedListNotifier` can be rewritten as follows:
 
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