diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/rsocket/service/RSocketServiceProxyFactory.java b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/rsocket/service/RSocketServiceProxyFactory.java
index 832f4be2c8..0e663386e3 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/rsocket/service/RSocketServiceProxyFactory.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/rsocket/service/RSocketServiceProxyFactory.java
@@ -115,8 +115,9 @@ public final class RSocketServiceProxyFactory implements InitializingBean, Embed
 	@Deprecated(since = "6.0.0-RC2", forRemoval = true)
 	@Override
 	public void setEmbeddedValueResolver(StringValueResolver resolver) {
-		Assert.state(this.beanStyleFactory != null, "RSocketServiceProxyFactory was created through the builder");
-		this.beanStyleFactory.setEmbeddedValueResolver(resolver);
+		if (this.beanStyleFactory != null) {
+			this.beanStyleFactory.setEmbeddedValueResolver(resolver);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/service/invoker/HttpServiceProxyFactory.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/service/invoker/HttpServiceProxyFactory.java
index 7e23fb4c40..f078396389 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/service/invoker/HttpServiceProxyFactory.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/service/invoker/HttpServiceProxyFactory.java
@@ -131,8 +131,9 @@ public final class HttpServiceProxyFactory implements InitializingBean, Embedded
 	@Deprecated(since = "6.0.0-RC2", forRemoval = true)
 	@Override
 	public void setEmbeddedValueResolver(StringValueResolver resolver) {
-		Assert.state(this.beanStyleFactory != null, "HttpServiceProxyFactory was created through the builder");
-		this.beanStyleFactory.setEmbeddedValueResolver(resolver);
+		if (this.beanStyleFactory != null) {
+			this.beanStyleFactory.setEmbeddedValueResolver(resolver);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**