Not sure what version of Spring you are using, but the newer versions allow you to annotate your way out of the need to have so many XML files. Code bloat is a

Not sure what version of Spring you are using, but the newer versions allow you to annotate your way out of the need to have so many XML files. Code bloat is a different beast. Unless the company decides to refactor and redesign the whole thing, you probably have to live with it, like the rest of us.