diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/checkpointing/Checkpoint.java b/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/checkpointing/Checkpoint.java
index 4117a993..a62bed41 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/checkpointing/Checkpoint.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/checkpointing/Checkpoint.java
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
 import org.archive.spring.ConfigPath;
+import org.archive.spring.Required;
 import org.archive.util.ArchiveUtils;
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Required;
 
 /**
  * Represents a single checkpoint, by its name and main store directory.
diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/spring/ConfigPath.java b/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/spring/ConfigPath.java
index 276a7ac4..fdb47573 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/spring/ConfigPath.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/spring/ConfigPath.java
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
  *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  *  limitations under the License.
  */
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Required;
 
 /**
  * A filesystem path, as a bean, for the convenience of configuration
diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/spring/PathSharingContext.java b/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/spring/PathSharingContext.java
index e4957042..edd1898f 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/spring/PathSharingContext.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/spring/PathSharingContext.java
@@ -68,18 +68,28 @@ public class PathSharingContext extends FileSystemXmlApplicationContext {
 
     public PathSharingContext(String configLocation) throws BeansException {
         super(configLocation);
+        init();
     }
     public PathSharingContext(String[] configLocations, ApplicationContext parent) throws BeansException {
         super(configLocations, parent);
+        init();
     }
     public PathSharingContext(String[] configLocations, boolean refresh, ApplicationContext parent) throws BeansException {
         super(configLocations, refresh, parent);
+        init();
     }
     public PathSharingContext(String[] configLocations, boolean refresh) throws BeansException {
         super(configLocations, refresh);
+        init();
     }
     public PathSharingContext(String[] configLocations) throws BeansException {
         super(configLocations);
+        init();
+    }
+
+    private void init() {
+        // enforce @Required annotation
+        addBeanFactoryPostProcessor(beanFactory -> beanFactory.addBeanPostProcessor(new RequiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor()));
     }
 
     public String getPrimaryConfigurationPath() {
@@ -201,4 +211,6 @@ public class PathSharingContext extends FileSystemXmlApplicationContext {
         }
         return data;
     }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/spring/Required.java b/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/spring/Required.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b5dc053
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/spring/Required.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package org.archive.spring;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Replacement for the removed Spring @Required annotation. Do not use this in new beans,
+ * use constructor injection instead. This only exists to avoid breaking existing crawl profiles.
+ */
+@Deprecated
+@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+public @interface Required {
+}
diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/spring/RequiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java b/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/spring/RequiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f422a60d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/spring/RequiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package org.archive.spring;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanInitializationException;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanPostProcessor;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+
+public class RequiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor implements BeanPostProcessor {
+    @Override
+    public Object postProcessBeforeInitialization(Object bean, String beanName) throws BeanInitializationException {
+        for (Method method : bean.getClass().getMethods()) {
+            if (method.isAnnotationPresent(Required.class)) {
+                Method getter;
+
+                if (method.getName().startsWith("set")) {
+                    String getterName = "get" + method.getName().substring(3);
+                    try {
+                        getter = bean.getClass().getMethod(getterName);
+                    } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
+                        throw new BeanInitializationException("Missing getter for @Required property on bean: " +
+                                                              beanName + " for method: " + method.getName());
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    getter = method;
+                }
+
+                try {
+                    Object value = getter.invoke(bean);
+                    if (value == null) {
+                        throw new BeanInitializationException("Property not set for bean: " + beanName +
+                                                              " on method: " + method.getName());
+                    }
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    throw new BeanInitializationException("Error processing @Required for bean: " + beanName, e) {};
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return bean;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/spring/Sheet.java b/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/spring/Sheet.java
index 630275fb..79f57542 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/spring/Sheet.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/spring/Sheet.java
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ import org.springframework.beans.TypeMismatchException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryAware;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanNameAware;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Required;
-
 
 /**
  * Collection of overrides: alternative values for object properties
diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/org/archive/crawler/spring/DecideRuledSheetAssociation.java b/engine/src/main/java/org/archive/crawler/spring/DecideRuledSheetAssociation.java
index 1e6120dc..bf01ca9c 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/org/archive/crawler/spring/DecideRuledSheetAssociation.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/org/archive/crawler/spring/DecideRuledSheetAssociation.java
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 package org.archive.crawler.spring;
 
 import org.archive.modules.deciderules.DecideRule;
+import org.archive.spring.Required;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanNameAware;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Required;
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 
 /**
diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/org/archive/crawler/spring/SurtPrefixesSheetAssociation.java b/engine/src/main/java/org/archive/crawler/spring/SurtPrefixesSheetAssociation.java
index 2e0da7e3..a77e6a63 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/org/archive/crawler/spring/SurtPrefixesSheetAssociation.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/org/archive/crawler/spring/SurtPrefixesSheetAssociation.java
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
  
 package org.archive.crawler.spring;
 
-import java.util.List;
+import org.archive.spring.Required;
 
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Required;
+import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * SheetAssociation applied on the basis of matching SURT prefixes. 
diff --git a/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/ScriptedProcessor.java b/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/ScriptedProcessor.java
index f8c7215c..af74f580 100644
--- a/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/ScriptedProcessor.java
+++ b/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/ScriptedProcessor.java
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ import javax.script.ScriptException;
 
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 import org.archive.io.ReadSource;
+import org.archive.spring.Required;
 import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanInitializationException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Required;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware;
 
diff --git a/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/deciderules/ScriptedDecideRule.java b/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/deciderules/ScriptedDecideRule.java
index 3092bbe6..6a70237a 100644
--- a/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/deciderules/ScriptedDecideRule.java
+++ b/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/deciderules/ScriptedDecideRule.java
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ import javax.script.ScriptException;
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 import org.archive.io.ReadSource;
 import org.archive.modules.CrawlURI;
+import org.archive.spring.Required;
 import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanInitializationException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Required;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware;
 
diff --git a/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/deciderules/ViaSurtPrefixedDecideRule.java b/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/deciderules/ViaSurtPrefixedDecideRule.java
index c3fb8c98..b2fa325c 100644
--- a/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/deciderules/ViaSurtPrefixedDecideRule.java
+++ b/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/deciderules/ViaSurtPrefixedDecideRule.java
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.archive.modules.CrawlURI;
+import org.archive.spring.Required;
 import org.archive.util.SurtPrefixSet;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Required;
 
 /**
  * Rule applies the configured decision for any URI which has a 'via' whose
diff --git a/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/seeds/TextSeedModule.java b/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/seeds/TextSeedModule.java
index 845d0699..be59ecf8 100644
--- a/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/seeds/TextSeedModule.java
+++ b/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/seeds/TextSeedModule.java
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ import org.archive.modules.CrawlURI;
 import org.archive.modules.SchedulingConstants;
 import org.archive.net.UURI;
 import org.archive.net.UURIFactory;
+import org.archive.spring.Required;
 import org.archive.spring.WriteTarget;
 import org.archive.util.ArchiveUtils;
 import org.archive.util.DevUtils;
 import org.archive.util.iterator.LineReadingIterator;
 import org.archive.util.iterator.RegexLineIterator;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Required;
 
 /**
  * Module that announces a list of seeds from a text source (such