diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/ReactiveCachingTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/ReactiveCachingTests.java
index 5c04f80a51..06130951af 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/ReactiveCachingTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cache/annotation/ReactiveCachingTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 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.
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ class ReactiveCachingTests {
 			LateCacheHitDeterminationConfig.class,
 			LateCacheHitDeterminationWithValueWrapperConfig.class})
 	void cacheHitDetermination(Class<?> configClass) {
-		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext ctx = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(configClass, ReactiveCacheableService.class);
+
+		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext ctx =
+				new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(configClass, ReactiveCacheableService.class);
 		ReactiveCacheableService service = ctx.getBean(ReactiveCacheableService.class);
 
 		Object key = new Object();
@@ -117,7 +119,9 @@ class ReactiveCachingTests {
 			LateCacheHitDeterminationConfig.class,
 			LateCacheHitDeterminationWithValueWrapperConfig.class})
 	void fluxCacheDoesntDependOnFirstRequest(Class<?> configClass) {
-		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext ctx = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(configClass, ReactiveCacheableService.class);
+
+		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext ctx =
+				new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(configClass, ReactiveCacheableService.class);
 		ReactiveCacheableService service = ctx.getBean(ReactiveCacheableService.class);
 
 		Object key = new Object();
@@ -135,6 +139,7 @@ class ReactiveCachingTests {
 		ctx.close();
 	}
 
+
 	@CacheConfig(cacheNames = "first")
 	static class ReactiveCacheableService {
 
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/JdkClientHttpRequestFactory.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/JdkClientHttpRequestFactory.java
index 3d0d0c0819..6597048cb1 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/JdkClientHttpRequestFactory.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/JdkClientHttpRequestFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2023-2024 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.
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
- * {@link ClientHttpRequestFactory} implementation based on the Java
- * {@link HttpClient}.
+ * {@link ClientHttpRequestFactory} implementation based on the Java {@link HttpClient}.
  *
  * @author Marten Deinum
  * @author Arjen Poutsma
@@ -89,13 +88,11 @@ public class JdkClientHttpRequestFactory implements ClientHttpRequestFactory {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Set the underlying {@code HttpClient}'s read timeout as a
-	 * {@code Duration}.
+	 * Set the underlying {@code HttpClient}'s read timeout as a {@code Duration}.
 	 * <p>Default is the system's default timeout.
 	 * @see java.net.http.HttpRequest.Builder#timeout
 	 */
 	public void setReadTimeout(Duration readTimeout) {
-		Assert.notNull(readTimeout, "ReadTimeout must not be null");
 		this.readTimeout = readTimeout;
 	}