diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/http/client/MockClientHttpRequest.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/http/client/MockClientHttpRequest.java
index a5f36472ea..bac710f1bf 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/http/client/MockClientHttpRequest.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/http/client/MockClientHttpRequest.java
@@ -141,14 +141,10 @@ public class MockClientHttpRequest extends MockHttpOutputMessage implements Clie
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-		sb.append(this.httpMethod);
-		sb.append(' ').append(this.uri);
+		sb.append(this.httpMethod).append(' ').append(this.uri);
 		if (!getHeaders().isEmpty()) {
 			sb.append(", headers: ").append(getHeaders());
 		}
-		if (sb.length() == 0) {
-			sb.append("Not yet initialized");
-		}
 		return sb.toString();
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-web/src/testFixtures/java/org/springframework/web/testfixture/http/client/MockClientHttpRequest.java b/spring-web/src/testFixtures/java/org/springframework/web/testfixture/http/client/MockClientHttpRequest.java
index a68485c9e3..826b193712 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/testFixtures/java/org/springframework/web/testfixture/http/client/MockClientHttpRequest.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/testFixtures/java/org/springframework/web/testfixture/http/client/MockClientHttpRequest.java
@@ -141,14 +141,10 @@ public class MockClientHttpRequest extends MockHttpOutputMessage implements Clie
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-		sb.append(this.httpMethod);
-		sb.append(' ').append(this.uri);
+		sb.append(this.httpMethod).append(' ').append(this.uri);
 		if (!getHeaders().isEmpty()) {
 			sb.append(", headers: ").append(getHeaders());
 		}
-		if (sb.length() == 0) {
-			sb.append("Not yet initialized");
-		}
 		return sb.toString();
 	}