diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-cache/README.adoc b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-cache/README.adoc
index 6956f74b1a5..0420e9eaf49 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-cache/README.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-cache/README.adoc
@@ -46,10 +46,13 @@ compliant implementation and the JSR-107 api. You first need to add
 * `Hazelcast`: add `com.hazelcast:hazelcast`
 * `Infinispan`: add `org.infinispan:infinispan-jcache`
 
-TIP: Certain cache providers do not create a default cache on-the-fly if it does not
-exist so you might need to update the sample to create the caches on startup or
-specify the location to the provider-specific file via the
-`spring.cache.jcache.config` property.
+TIP: Run sample cache application using JCache and EhCache3 by uncommenting the
+`spring.cache.jcache.config` property and `$mvn spring-boot:run -Pehcache`.
+
+TIP: Refer to the documentation of the JSR-107 implementation you want to use: certain
+cache providers do not create a default cache on-the-fly if it does not exist so you might
+need to update the sample to create the caches on startup or specify the location to the
+provider-specific file via the `spring.cache.jcache.config` property.
 
 NOTE: Any other JSR-107 compliant provider is also supported but Spring Boot may not
 offer a dependency management entry for it. You will have to add it with the version
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-cache/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-cache/pom.xml
index 517230bc2da..148f23c8e8c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-cache/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-cache/pom.xml
@@ -45,15 +45,6 @@
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 	<profiles>
-		<profile>
-			<id>jcache</id>
-			<dependencies>
-				<dependency>
-					<groupId>javax.cache</groupId>
-					<artifactId>cache-api</artifactId>
-				</dependency>
-			</dependencies>
-		</profile>
 		<profile>
 			<id>caffeine</id>
 			<dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-cache/src/main/resources/application.properties b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-cache/src/main/resources/application.properties
index e6f15711222..7375d2ab197 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-cache/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-cache/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ management.endpoints.web.exposure.include=*
 #
 # Infinispan configuration file location.
 #
-spring.cache.infinispan.config=infinispan.xml
+spring.cache.infinispan.config=classpath:infinispan.xml
 
 
 #
 # JCache configuration (example with ehcache 3).
 #
-#spring.cache.jcache.config=ehcache3.xml
+#spring.cache.jcache.config=classpath:ehcache3.xml
 
 
 #