diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/BeanValidationBeanRegistrationAotProcessor.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/BeanValidationBeanRegistrationAotProcessor.java
index 11d18ad5da6c..88ed693cda9b 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/BeanValidationBeanRegistrationAotProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/BeanValidationBeanRegistrationAotProcessor.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.aot.BeanRegistrationAotContribution;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.aot.BeanRegistrationAotProcessor;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.aot.BeanRegistrationCode;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RegisteredBean;
 import org.springframework.core.KotlinDetector;
 import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType;
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ private static Validator getValidatorIfAvailable() {
 
 		@Nullable
 		public static BeanRegistrationAotContribution processAheadOfTime(RegisteredBean registeredBean) {
-			if (validator == null) {
+			if (validator == null || BeanDefinition.ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE == registeredBean.getMergedBeanDefinition().getRole()) {
 				return null;
 			}
 
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/BeanValidationBeanRegistrationAotProcessorTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/BeanValidationBeanRegistrationAotProcessorTests.java
index a062786daa93..f0925cb8284e 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/BeanValidationBeanRegistrationAotProcessorTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/BeanValidationBeanRegistrationAotProcessorTests.java
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.predicate.RuntimeHintsPredicates;
 import org.springframework.aot.test.generate.TestGenerationContext;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.aot.BeanRegistrationAotContribution;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RegisteredBean;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.core.OverridingClassLoader;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
 import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition.ROLE_APPLICATION;
+import static org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition.ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE;
+import static org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder.rootBeanDefinition;
 
 /**
  * Tests for {@link BeanValidationBeanRegistrationAotProcessor}.
@@ -143,17 +146,28 @@ void shouldSkipConstraintWithMissingDependency() throws Exception {
 		assertThat(this.generationContext.getRuntimeHints().reflection().typeHints()).isEmpty();
 	}
 
+	@Test  // gh-33940
+	void shouldSkipInfrastructureBean() {
+		process(EmptyClass.class, ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE);
+		assertThat(this.generationContext.getRuntimeHints().reflection().typeHints()).isEmpty();
+	}
+
 	private void process(Class<?> beanClass) {
-		BeanRegistrationAotContribution contribution = createContribution(beanClass);
+		process(beanClass, ROLE_APPLICATION);
+	}
+
+	private void process(Class<?> beanClass, int role) {
+		BeanRegistrationAotContribution contribution = createContribution(beanClass, role);
 		if (contribution != null) {
 			contribution.applyTo(this.generationContext, mock());
 		}
 	}
 
 	@Nullable
-	private BeanRegistrationAotContribution createContribution(Class<?> beanClass) {
+	private BeanRegistrationAotContribution createContribution(Class<?> beanClass, int role) {
 		DefaultListableBeanFactory beanFactory = new DefaultListableBeanFactory();
-		beanFactory.registerBeanDefinition(beanClass.getName(), new RootBeanDefinition(beanClass));
+		BeanDefinition beanDefinition = rootBeanDefinition(beanClass).setRole(role).getBeanDefinition();
+		beanFactory.registerBeanDefinition(beanClass.getName(), beanDefinition);
 		return this.processor.processAheadOfTime(RegisteredBean.of(beanFactory, beanClass.getName()));
 	}