diff --git a/spring-resteasy/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jboss-deployment-structure.xml b/spring-resteasy/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jboss-deployment-structure.xml
index 85037d06d0..f8293b4844 100644
--- a/spring-resteasy/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jboss-deployment-structure.xml
+++ b/spring-resteasy/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jboss-deployment-structure.xml
@@ -3,12 +3,7 @@
     <deployment>
         <!-- Spring does not support CDI and therefore CDI required subsystem and dependencies must be excluded -->
         <exclude-subsystems>
-            <subsystem name="jsf"/>
-            <subsystem name="microprofile-opentracing-smallrye"/>
             <subsystem name="weld"/>
         </exclude-subsystems>
-        <exclusions>
-            <module name="org.jboss.resteasy.resteasy-cdi"/>
-        </exclusions>
     </deployment>
 </jboss-deployment-structure>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-resteasy/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml b/spring-resteasy/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
index 4100573fd4..6c1a267f18 100644
--- a/spring-resteasy/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
+++ b/spring-resteasy/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
 
     <display-name>Archetype Created Web Application</display-name>
 
+    <context-param>
+        <param-name>resteasy.preferJacksonOverJsonB</param-name>
+        <param-value>true</param-value>
+    </context-param>
+
     <listener>
         <listener-class>org.jboss.resteasy.plugins.server.servlet.ResteasyBootstrap</listener-class>
     </listener>