diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/client/ClientHttpRequestFactories.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/client/ClientHttpRequestFactories.java
index 63b6595ae9b3..1af4d92bc901 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/client/ClientHttpRequestFactories.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/client/ClientHttpRequestFactories.java
@@ -80,10 +80,6 @@ public final class ClientHttpRequestFactories {
 
 	private static final boolean JETTY_CLIENT_PRESENT = ClassUtils.isPresent(JETTY_CLIENT_CLASS, null);
 
-	static final String JDK_CLIENT_CLASS = "java.net.http.HttpClient";
-
-	private static final boolean JDK_CLIENT_PRESENT = ClassUtils.isPresent(JDK_CLIENT_CLASS, null);
-
 	private ClientHttpRequestFactories() {
 	}
 
@@ -104,9 +100,6 @@ public static ClientHttpRequestFactory get(ClientHttpRequestFactorySettings sett
 		if (JETTY_CLIENT_PRESENT) {
 			return Jetty.get(settings);
 		}
-		if (JDK_CLIENT_PRESENT) {
-			return Jdk.get(settings);
-		}
 		return Simple.get(settings);
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/client/ClientHttpRequestFactoriesJdkClientTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/client/ClientHttpRequestFactoriesJdkClientTests.java
deleted file mode 100644
index a3dd693ec7b2..000000000000
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/client/ClientHttpRequestFactoriesJdkClientTests.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2012-2023 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.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.springframework.boot.web.client;
-
-import java.net.http.HttpClient;
-import java.time.Duration;
-
-import org.springframework.boot.testsupport.classpath.ClassPathExclusions;
-import org.springframework.http.client.JdkClientHttpRequestFactory;
-import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
-
-/**
- * Tests for {@link ClientHttpRequestFactories} when JDK HttpClient is the
- * predominant HTTP client.
- *
- * @author Andy Wilkinson
- */
-@ClassPathExclusions({ "httpclient5-*.jar", "okhttp-*.jar" })
-class ClientHttpRequestFactoriesJdkClientTests
-		extends AbstractClientHttpRequestFactoriesTests<JdkClientHttpRequestFactory> {
-
-	ClientHttpRequestFactoriesJdkClientTests() {
-		super(JdkClientHttpRequestFactory.class);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected long connectTimeout(JdkClientHttpRequestFactory requestFactory) {
-		HttpClient httpClient = (HttpClient) ReflectionTestUtils.getField(requestFactory, "httpClient");
-		return httpClient.connectTimeout().map(Duration::toMillis).orElse(-1L);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	protected long readTimeout(JdkClientHttpRequestFactory requestFactory) {
-		return ((Duration) ReflectionTestUtils.getField(requestFactory, "readTimeout")).toMillis();
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/client/ClientHttpRequestFactoriesSimpleTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/client/ClientHttpRequestFactoriesSimpleTests.java
index 189901f20c42..bb4425484511 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/client/ClientHttpRequestFactoriesSimpleTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/client/ClientHttpRequestFactoriesSimpleTests.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  *
  * @author Andy Wilkinson
  */
-@ClassPathExclusions(files = {"httpclient5-*.jar", "jetty-client-*.jar", "okhttp-*.jar"}, packages = "java.net.http")
+@ClassPathExclusions({ "httpclient5-*.jar", "jetty-client-*.jar", "okhttp-*.jar" })
 class ClientHttpRequestFactoriesSimpleTests
 		extends AbstractClientHttpRequestFactoriesTests<SimpleClientHttpRequestFactory> {
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/client/ClientHttpRequestFactoriesTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/client/ClientHttpRequestFactoriesTests.java
index 546b862d987a..239023e8b9c0 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/client/ClientHttpRequestFactoriesTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/web/client/ClientHttpRequestFactoriesTests.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpRequest;
 import org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpRequestFactory;
 import org.springframework.http.client.HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory;
+import org.springframework.http.client.JdkClientHttpRequestFactory;
 import org.springframework.http.client.OkHttp3ClientHttpRequestFactory;
 import org.springframework.http.client.SimpleClientHttpRequestFactory;
 
@@ -75,6 +76,13 @@ void getOfOkHttpFactoryReturnsOkHttpFactory() {
 		assertThat(requestFactory).isInstanceOf(OkHttp3ClientHttpRequestFactory.class);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void getOfJdkFactoryReturnsJdkFactory() {
+		ClientHttpRequestFactory requestFactory = ClientHttpRequestFactories.get(JdkClientHttpRequestFactory.class,
+				ClientHttpRequestFactorySettings.DEFAULTS);
+		assertThat(requestFactory).isInstanceOf(JdkClientHttpRequestFactory.class);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void getOfUnknownTypeCreatesFactory() {
 		ClientHttpRequestFactory requestFactory = ClientHttpRequestFactories.get(TestClientHttpRequestFactory.class,
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/webservices/client/HttpWebServiceMessageSenderBuilderSimpleIntegrationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/webservices/client/HttpWebServiceMessageSenderBuilderSimpleIntegrationTests.java
index 5872c3a092dc..6c3a0b2ef18e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/webservices/client/HttpWebServiceMessageSenderBuilderSimpleIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/webservices/client/HttpWebServiceMessageSenderBuilderSimpleIntegrationTests.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  *
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
  */
-@ClassPathExclusions(files = { "httpclient5-*.jar", "jetty-client-*.jar", "okhttp*.jar" }, packages = "java.net.http")
+@ClassPathExclusions({ "httpclient5-*.jar", "jetty-client-*.jar", "okhttp*.jar" })
 class HttpWebServiceMessageSenderBuilderSimpleIntegrationTests {
 
 	private final HttpWebServiceMessageSenderBuilder builder = new HttpWebServiceMessageSenderBuilder();