diff --git a/api/src/main/java/javax/config/inject/ConfigProperty.java b/api/src/main/java/javax/config/inject/ConfigProperty.java
index 4f25cf1..bb1a8b9 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/javax/config/inject/ConfigProperty.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/javax/config/inject/ConfigProperty.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
  */
 @Qualifier
 @Retention(RUNTIME)
-@Target({METHOD, FIELD, PARAMETER, TYPE})
+@Target({FIELD, PARAMETER})
 public @interface ConfigProperty {
     String UNCONFIGURED_VALUE="javax.config.configproperty.unconfigureddvalue";
     /**