diff --git a/config/alfresco/application-context.xml b/config/alfresco/application-context.xml
index e5d9f29946..9f7c9aedb9 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/application-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/application-context.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,11 @@
     <import resource="classpath:alfresco/ownable-services-context.xml" />
     <import resource="classpath:alfresco/template-services-context.xml" />
     <import resource="classpath:alfresco/index-recovery-context.xml" />
-    <import resource="classpath:alfresco/extension/extension-context.xml" />
     <import resource="classpath:alfresco/authority-services-context.xml" />
     <import resource="classpath:alfresco/authentication-services-context.xml" />
     <import resource="classpath*:alfresco/patch/*-context.xml" />
 
-    <!-- Import custom and overriding bean definitions.  This must be done after the Alfresco-maintained beans. -->
-    <!-- e.g.
-    <import resource="file:/etc/alfresco/config/custom-services-context.xml" />
-    -->
+    <!-- import of general extensions and bean overrides -->
+    <import resource="classpath*:alfresco/extension/*-context.xml" />
 
 </beans>