diff --git a/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/core/RabbitTemplate.java b/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/core/RabbitTemplate.java
index 8ed87f34a6..900d0b0b4b 100644
--- a/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/core/RabbitTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/core/RabbitTemplate.java
@@ -1980,10 +1980,6 @@ private DirectReplyToMessageListenerContainer createReplyToContainer(ConnectionF
 				if (this.taskExecutor != null) {
 					container.setTaskExecutor(this.taskExecutor);
 				}
-				if (this.afterReceivePostProcessors != null) {
-					container.setAfterReceivePostProcessors(this.afterReceivePostProcessors
-							.toArray(new MessagePostProcessor[this.afterReceivePostProcessors.size()]));
-				}
 				container.setNoLocal(this.noLocalReplyConsumer);
 				if (this.replyErrorHandler != null) {
 					container.setErrorHandler(this.replyErrorHandler);
diff --git a/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/core/RabbitTemplateMPPIntegrationTests.java b/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/core/RabbitTemplateMPPIntegrationTests.java
index 7cc762602a..dd5a85b02f 100644
--- a/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/core/RabbitTemplateMPPIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/core/RabbitTemplateMPPIntegrationTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2017-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2017-2021 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -59,43 +59,46 @@ public class RabbitTemplateMPPIntegrationTests {
 	@Autowired
 	private Config config;
 
-	@Test // 2.0.x only
+	@Test
 	public void testMPPsAppliedDirectReplyToContainerTests() {
+		this.config.afterMppCalled = 0;
 		this.template.sendAndReceive(new Message("foo".getBytes(), new MessageProperties()));
 		assertThat(this.config.beforeMppCalled).as("before MPP not called").isTrue();
-		assertThat(this.config.afterMppCalled).as("after MPP not called").isTrue();
+		assertThat(this.config.afterMppCalled).as("after MPP not called").isEqualTo(1);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void testMPPsAppliedDirectReplyToTests() {
+		this.config.afterMppCalled = 0;
 		this.template.setUseDirectReplyToContainer(false);
 		this.template.sendAndReceive(new Message("foo".getBytes(), new MessageProperties()));
 		assertThat(this.config.beforeMppCalled).as("before MPP not called").isTrue();
-		assertThat(this.config.afterMppCalled).as("after MPP not called").isTrue();
+		assertThat(this.config.afterMppCalled).as("after MPP not called").isEqualTo(1);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void testMPPsAppliedTemporaryReplyQueueTests() {
+		this.config.afterMppCalled = 0;
 		this.template.setUseDirectReplyToContainer(false);
 		this.template.setUseTemporaryReplyQueues(true);
 		this.template.sendAndReceive(new Message("foo".getBytes(), new MessageProperties()));
 		assertThat(this.config.beforeMppCalled).as("before MPP not called").isTrue();
-		assertThat(this.config.afterMppCalled).as("after MPP not called").isTrue();
+		assertThat(this.config.afterMppCalled).as("after MPP not called").isEqualTo(1);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void testMPPsAppliedReplyContainerTests() {
+		this.config.afterMppCalled = 0;
 		this.template.setReplyAddress(REPLIES);
 		SimpleMessageListenerContainer container = new SimpleMessageListenerContainer(this.config.cf());
 		try {
 			container.setQueueNames(REPLIES);
 			container.setMessageListener(this.template);
-			container.setAfterReceivePostProcessors(this.config.afterMPP());
 			container.afterPropertiesSet();
 			container.start();
 			this.template.sendAndReceive(new Message("foo".getBytes(), new MessageProperties()));
 			assertThat(this.config.beforeMppCalled).as("before MPP not called").isTrue();
-			assertThat(this.config.afterMppCalled).as("after MPP not called").isTrue();
+			assertThat(this.config.afterMppCalled).as("after MPP not called").isEqualTo(1);
 		}
 		finally {
 			container.stop();
@@ -106,9 +109,9 @@ public void testMPPsAppliedReplyContainerTests() {
 	@EnableRabbit
 	public static class Config {
 
-		private boolean beforeMppCalled;
+		boolean beforeMppCalled;
 
-		private boolean afterMppCalled;
+		int afterMppCalled;
 
 		@Bean
 		public CachingConnectionFactory cf() {
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ public RabbitTemplate template() {
 		@Bean
 		public MessagePostProcessor afterMPP() {
 			return m -> {
-				this.afterMppCalled = true;
+				this.afterMppCalled++;
 				return m;
 			};
 		}