diff --git a/perf-tests/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/perf/play/Play.scala b/perf-tests/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/perf/play/Play.scala
index 1f9ae57476..c3e576696c 100644
--- a/perf-tests/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/perf/play/Play.scala
+++ b/perf-tests/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/perf/play/Play.scala
@@ -89,19 +89,19 @@ object Play {
 
   def runServer(routes: ActorSystem => Routes): IO[ServerRunner.KillSwitch] = {
     implicit lazy val perfActorSystem: ActorSystem = ActorSystem(s"tapir-play")
+    val playRouter =
+      Router.from(
+        List(routes(perfActorSystem)).reduce((a: Routes, b: Routes) => {
+          val handler: PartialFunction[RequestHeader, Handler] = { case request =>
+            a.applyOrElse(request, b)
+          }
+          handler
+        })
+      )
     val components = new DefaultPekkoHttpServerComponents {
       override lazy val serverConfig: ServerConfig = ServerConfig(port = Some(Port), address = "127.0.0.1", mode = Mode.Test)
       override lazy val actorSystem: ActorSystem = perfActorSystem
-      override def router: Router =
-        Router.from(
-          List(routes(actorSystem)).reduce((a: Routes, b: Routes) => {
-            val handler: PartialFunction[RequestHeader, Handler] = { case request =>
-              a.applyOrElse(request, b)
-            }
-
-            handler
-          })
-        )
+      override def router: Router = playRouter
     }
     IO(components.server).map(server => IO(server.stop()))
   }
diff --git a/server/play-server/src/test/scala/sttp/tapir/server/play/PlayServerWithContextTest.scala b/server/play-server/src/test/scala/sttp/tapir/server/play/PlayServerWithContextTest.scala
index 6fca1920ca..10d280168c 100644
--- a/server/play-server/src/test/scala/sttp/tapir/server/play/PlayServerWithContextTest.scala
+++ b/server/play-server/src/test/scala/sttp/tapir/server/play/PlayServerWithContextTest.scala
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class PlayServerWithContextTest(backend: SttpBackend[IO, Fs2Streams[IO] with Web
       val components = new DefaultPekkoHttpServerComponents {
         override lazy val serverConfig: ServerConfig = ServerConfig(port = Some(0), address = "127.0.0.1", mode = Mode.Test)
         override lazy val actorSystem: ActorSystem = ActorSystem("tapir", defaultExecutionContext = Some(_actorSystem.dispatcher))
-        override def router: Router = Router.from(PlayServerInterpreter().toRoutes(e)).withPrefix("/test")
+        override lazy val router: Router = Router.from(PlayServerInterpreter().toRoutes(e)).withPrefix("/test")
       }
       val s = components.server
       val r = Future.successful(()).flatMap { _ =>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class PlayServerWithContextTest(backend: SttpBackend[IO, Fs2Streams[IO] with Web
       val components = new DefaultPekkoHttpServerComponents {
         override lazy val serverConfig: ServerConfig = ServerConfig(port = Some(0), address = "127.0.0.1", mode = Mode.Test)
         override lazy val actorSystem: ActorSystem = ActorSystem("tapir", defaultExecutionContext = Some(_actorSystem.dispatcher))
-        override def router: Router = Router.from(PlayServerInterpreter().toRoutes(e)).withPrefix("/test")
+        override lazy val router: Router = Router.from(PlayServerInterpreter().toRoutes(e)).withPrefix("/test")
       }
       val s = components.server
       val r = basicRequest
diff --git a/server/play-server/src/test/scala/sttp/tapir/server/play/PlayTestServerInterpreter.scala b/server/play-server/src/test/scala/sttp/tapir/server/play/PlayTestServerInterpreter.scala
index 17d4db055c..db6638d025 100644
--- a/server/play-server/src/test/scala/sttp/tapir/server/play/PlayTestServerInterpreter.scala
+++ b/server/play-server/src/test/scala/sttp/tapir/server/play/PlayTestServerInterpreter.scala
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class PlayTestServerInterpreter(implicit actorSystem: ActorSystem)
         initialServerConfig.copy(configuration = customConf.withFallback(initialServerConfig.configuration))
       override lazy val actorSystem: ActorSystem =
         ActorSystem("tapir", defaultExecutionContext = Some(PlayTestServerInterpreter.this.actorSystem.dispatcher))
-      override def router: Router =
+      override lazy val router: Router =
         Router.from(
           routes.reduce((a: Routes, b: Routes) => {
             val handler: PartialFunction[RequestHeader, Handler] = { case request =>
diff --git a/server/play29-server/src/test/scala/sttp/tapir/server/play/PlayServerTest.scala b/server/play29-server/src/test/scala/sttp/tapir/server/play/PlayServerTest.scala
index 621feb18d3..c25bd41529 100644
--- a/server/play29-server/src/test/scala/sttp/tapir/server/play/PlayServerTest.scala
+++ b/server/play29-server/src/test/scala/sttp/tapir/server/play/PlayServerTest.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package sttp.tapir.server.play
 
 import akka.actor.ActorSystem
-import enumeratum._
 import akka.stream.scaladsl.{Flow, Sink, Source}
 import cats.data.NonEmptyList
 import cats.effect.{IO, Resource}
@@ -17,8 +16,6 @@ import sttp.tapir.server.tests._
 import sttp.tapir.tests.{Test, TestSuite}
 
 import scala.concurrent.Future
-import sttp.tapir.codec.enumeratum.TapirCodecEnumeratum
-import sttp.tapir.server.interceptor.decodefailure.DefaultDecodeFailureHandler
 
 class PlayServerTest extends TestSuite {
 
diff --git a/server/play29-server/src/test/scala/sttp/tapir/server/play/PlayServerWithContextTest.scala b/server/play29-server/src/test/scala/sttp/tapir/server/play/PlayServerWithContextTest.scala
index 88fce1d2de..7e9a169188 100644
--- a/server/play29-server/src/test/scala/sttp/tapir/server/play/PlayServerWithContextTest.scala
+++ b/server/play29-server/src/test/scala/sttp/tapir/server/play/PlayServerWithContextTest.scala
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class PlayServerWithContextTest(backend: SttpBackend[IO, Fs2Streams[IO] with Web
       val components = new DefaultAkkaHttpServerComponents {
         override lazy val serverConfig: ServerConfig = ServerConfig(port = Some(0), address = "127.0.0.1", mode = Mode.Test)
         override lazy val actorSystem: ActorSystem = ActorSystem("tapir", defaultExecutionContext = Some(_actorSystem.dispatcher))
-        override def router: Router = Router.from(PlayServerInterpreter().toRoutes(e)).withPrefix("/test")
+        override lazy val router: Router = Router.from(PlayServerInterpreter().toRoutes(e)).withPrefix("/test")
       }
       val s = components.server
       val r = Future.successful(()).flatMap { _ =>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class PlayServerWithContextTest(backend: SttpBackend[IO, Fs2Streams[IO] with Web
       val components = new DefaultAkkaHttpServerComponents {
         override lazy val serverConfig: ServerConfig = ServerConfig(port = Some(0), address = "127.0.0.1", mode = Mode.Test)
         override lazy val actorSystem: ActorSystem = ActorSystem("tapir", defaultExecutionContext = Some(_actorSystem.dispatcher))
-        override def router: Router = Router.from(PlayServerInterpreter().toRoutes(e)).withPrefix("/test")
+        override lazy val router: Router = Router.from(PlayServerInterpreter().toRoutes(e)).withPrefix("/test")
       }
       val s = components.server
       val r = basicRequest
diff --git a/server/play29-server/src/test/scala/sttp/tapir/server/play/PlayTestServerInterpreter.scala b/server/play29-server/src/test/scala/sttp/tapir/server/play/PlayTestServerInterpreter.scala
index 41af89db0c..dc999c0c96 100644
--- a/server/play29-server/src/test/scala/sttp/tapir/server/play/PlayTestServerInterpreter.scala
+++ b/server/play29-server/src/test/scala/sttp/tapir/server/play/PlayTestServerInterpreter.scala
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ class PlayTestServerInterpreter(implicit actorSystem: ActorSystem)
     PlayServerInterpreter(serverOptions).toRoutes(es)
   }
 
-  import play.core.server.AkkaHttpServer
-
   override def serverWithStop(
       routes: NonEmptyList[Routes],
       gracefulShutdownTimeout: Option[FiniteDuration]
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ class PlayTestServerInterpreter(implicit actorSystem: ActorSystem)
         initialServerConfig.copy(configuration = customConf.withFallback(initialServerConfig.configuration))
       override lazy val actorSystem: ActorSystem =
         ActorSystem("tapir", defaultExecutionContext = Some(PlayTestServerInterpreter.this.actorSystem.dispatcher))
-      override def router: Router =
+      override lazy val router: Router =
         Router.from(
           routes.reduce((a: Routes, b: Routes) => {
             val handler: PartialFunction[RequestHeader, Handler] = { case request =>