diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/client/NotReactiveWebApplicationCondition.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/client/NotReactiveWebApplicationCondition.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..622f4ee193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/client/NotReactiveWebApplicationCondition.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * 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.autoconfigure.web.client;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnWebApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.NoneNestedConditions;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.SpringBootCondition;
+
+/**
+ * {@link SpringBootCondition} that applies only when running in a non-reactive web
+ * application.
+ *
+ * @author Phillip Webb
+ */
+class NotReactiveWebApplicationCondition extends NoneNestedConditions {
+
+	NotReactiveWebApplicationCondition() {
+		super(ConfigurationPhase.PARSE_CONFIGURATION);
+	}
+
+	@ConditionalOnWebApplication(type = ConditionalOnWebApplication.Type.REACTIVE)
+	private static class ReactiveWebApplication {
+
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/client/RestClientAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/client/RestClientAutoConfiguration.java
index bcd98abbf5..e62dc869f4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/client/RestClientAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/client/RestClientAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnWebApplication;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.NoneNestedConditions;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.web.client.ClientHttpRequestFactories;
+import org.springframework.boot.web.client.ClientHttpRequestFactorySettings;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.client.RestClientCustomizer;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Conditional;
@@ -33,38 +33,26 @@ import org.springframework.web.client.RestClient;
 /**
  * {@link EnableAutoConfiguration Auto-configuration} for {@link RestClient}.
  * <p>
- * This will produce a {@link RestClient.Builder RestClient.Builder} bean with the
- * {@code prototype} scope, meaning each injection point will receive a newly cloned
- * instance of the builder.
+ * This will produce a {@link org.springframework.web.client.RestClient.Builder
+ * RestClient.Builder} bean with the {@code prototype} scope, meaning each injection point
+ * will receive a newly cloned instance of the builder.
  *
  * @author Arjen Poutsma
  * @since 3.2.0
  */
 @AutoConfiguration(after = HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration.class)
 @ConditionalOnClass(RestClient.class)
-@Conditional(RestClientAutoConfiguration.NotReactiveWebApplicationCondition.class)
+@Conditional(NotReactiveWebApplicationCondition.class)
 public class RestClientAutoConfiguration {
 
 	@Bean
 	@Scope("prototype")
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean
 	public RestClient.Builder webClientBuilder(ObjectProvider<RestClientCustomizer> customizerProvider) {
-		RestClient.Builder builder = RestClient.builder();
+		RestClient.Builder builder = RestClient.builder()
+			.requestFactory(ClientHttpRequestFactories.get(ClientHttpRequestFactorySettings.DEFAULTS));
 		customizerProvider.orderedStream().forEach((customizer) -> customizer.customize(builder));
 		return builder;
 	}
 
-	static class NotReactiveWebApplicationCondition extends NoneNestedConditions {
-
-		NotReactiveWebApplicationCondition() {
-			super(ConfigurationPhase.PARSE_CONFIGURATION);
-		}
-
-		@ConditionalOnWebApplication(type = ConditionalOnWebApplication.Type.REACTIVE)
-		private static class ReactiveWebApplication {
-
-		}
-
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/client/RestTemplateAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/client/RestTemplateAutoConfiguration.java
index bbefd47fcc..fab1a2c4a4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/client/RestTemplateAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/client/RestTemplateAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -21,12 +21,8 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnWebApplication;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnWebApplication.Type;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.NoneNestedConditions;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConverters;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.http.HttpMessageConvertersAutoConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.client.RestTemplateAutoConfiguration.NotReactiveWebApplicationCondition;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.client.RestTemplateBuilder;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.client.RestTemplateCustomizer;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.client.RestTemplateRequestCustomizer;
@@ -69,17 +65,4 @@ public class RestTemplateAutoConfiguration {
 		return restTemplateBuilderConfigurer.configure(builder);
 	}
 
-	static class NotReactiveWebApplicationCondition extends NoneNestedConditions {
-
-		NotReactiveWebApplicationCondition() {
-			super(ConfigurationPhase.PARSE_CONFIGURATION);
-		}
-
-		@ConditionalOnWebApplication(type = Type.REACTIVE)
-		private static class ReactiveWebApplication {
-
-		}
-
-	}
-
 }