diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/web/servlet/mockmvc/WebMvcTestHateoasIntegrationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/web/servlet/mockmvc/WebMvcTestHateoasIntegrationTests.java
index 28b4960172..f22ef521d9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/web/servlet/mockmvc/WebMvcTestHateoasIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/web/servlet/mockmvc/WebMvcTestHateoasIntegrationTests.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class WebMvcTestHateoasIntegrationTests {
 	@Test
 	void hateoasResponse() throws Exception {
 		this.mockMvc.perform(get("/hateoas/resource"))
-				.andExpect(header().string(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE, "application/hal+json;charset=UTF-8"));
+				.andExpect(header().string(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE, "application/hal+json"));
 	}
 
 }