diff --git a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/SecurityContextConfigurer.java b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/SecurityContextConfigurer.java
index 7d9f5553dd..056f02e8df 100644
--- a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/SecurityContextConfigurer.java
+++ b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/SecurityContextConfigurer.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ import org.springframework.security.web.session.ForceEagerSessionCreationFilter;
 public final class SecurityContextConfigurer<H extends HttpSecurityBuilder<H>>
 		extends AbstractHttpConfigurer<SecurityContextConfigurer<H>, H> {
 
-	private boolean requireExplicitSave;
+	private boolean requireExplicitSave = true;
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new instance
diff --git a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/builders/HttpSecurityAddFilterTest.java b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/builders/HttpSecurityAddFilterTest.java
index f58f89b212..e55abde132 100644
--- a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/builders/HttpSecurityAddFilterTest.java
+++ b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/builders/HttpSecurityAddFilterTest.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import org.springframework.security.web.SecurityFilterChain;
 import org.springframework.security.web.access.ExceptionTranslationFilter;
 import org.springframework.security.web.access.channel.ChannelProcessingFilter;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.UsernamePasswordAuthenticationFilter;
-import org.springframework.security.web.context.SecurityContextPersistenceFilter;
+import org.springframework.security.web.context.SecurityContextHolderFilter;
 import org.springframework.security.web.context.request.async.WebAsyncManagerIntegrationFilter;
 import org.springframework.security.web.header.HeaderWriterFilter;
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public class HttpSecurityAddFilterTest {
 		this.spring.register(MyOtherFilterRelativeToMyFilterAtConfig.class).autowire();
 
 		assertThatFilters().containsSubsequence(WebAsyncManagerIntegrationFilter.class, MyFilter.class,
-				MyOtherFilter.class, SecurityContextPersistenceFilter.class);
+				MyOtherFilter.class, SecurityContextHolderFilter.class);
 	}
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configuration/SecurityReactorContextConfigurationResourceServerTests.java b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configuration/SecurityReactorContextConfigurationResourceServerTests.java
index 5f5319dcf7..a2f099c0bb 100644
--- a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configuration/SecurityReactorContextConfigurationResourceServerTests.java
+++ b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configuration/SecurityReactorContextConfigurationResourceServerTests.java
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public class SecurityReactorContextConfigurationResourceServerTests {
 
 		@Override
 		protected void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
+			http.securityContext().requireExplicitSave(false);
 		}
 
 		@Bean
diff --git a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/DefaultFiltersTests.java b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/DefaultFiltersTests.java
index 32fbf9fb73..c2311e4947 100644
--- a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/DefaultFiltersTests.java
+++ b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/DefaultFiltersTests.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import org.springframework.security.web.access.intercept.FilterSecurityIntercept
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.AnonymousAuthenticationFilter;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.UsernamePasswordAuthenticationFilter;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.logout.LogoutFilter;
-import org.springframework.security.web.context.SecurityContextPersistenceFilter;
+import org.springframework.security.web.context.SecurityContextHolderFilter;
 import org.springframework.security.web.context.request.async.WebAsyncManagerIntegrationFilter;
 import org.springframework.security.web.csrf.CsrfFilter;
 import org.springframework.security.web.csrf.CsrfToken;
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public class DefaultFiltersTests {
 		List<? extends Class<? extends Filter>> classes = secondFilter.getFilters().stream().map(Filter::getClass)
 				.collect(Collectors.toList());
 		assertThat(classes.contains(WebAsyncManagerIntegrationFilter.class)).isTrue();
-		assertThat(classes.contains(SecurityContextPersistenceFilter.class)).isTrue();
+		assertThat(classes.contains(SecurityContextHolderFilter.class)).isTrue();
 		assertThat(classes.contains(HeaderWriterFilter.class)).isTrue();
 		assertThat(classes.contains(LogoutFilter.class)).isTrue();
 		assertThat(classes.contains(CsrfFilter.class)).isTrue();
diff --git a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/SecurityContextConfigurerTests.java b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/SecurityContextConfigurerTests.java
index 59e0db7892..03e6f617ee 100644
--- a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/SecurityContextConfigurerTests.java
+++ b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/SecurityContextConfigurerTests.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import jakarta.servlet.Filter;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpSession;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
@@ -74,16 +75,16 @@ public class SecurityContextConfigurerTests {
 	@Test
 	public void configureWhenRegisteringObjectPostProcessorThenInvokedOnSecurityContextPersistenceFilter() {
 		this.spring.register(ObjectPostProcessorConfig.class).autowire();
-		verify(ObjectPostProcessorConfig.objectPostProcessor).postProcess(any(SecurityContextPersistenceFilter.class));
+		verify(ObjectPostProcessorConfig.objectPostProcessor).postProcess(any(SecurityContextHolderFilter.class));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void securityContextWhenInvokedTwiceThenUsesOriginalSecurityContextRepository() throws Exception {
 		this.spring.register(DuplicateDoesNotOverrideConfig.class).autowire();
-		given(DuplicateDoesNotOverrideConfig.SCR.loadContext(any(HttpRequestResponseHolder.class)))
-				.willReturn(mock(SecurityContext.class));
+		given(DuplicateDoesNotOverrideConfig.SCR.loadContext(any(HttpServletRequest.class)))
+				.willReturn(() -> mock(SecurityContext.class));
 		this.mvc.perform(get("/"));
-		verify(DuplicateDoesNotOverrideConfig.SCR).loadContext(any(HttpRequestResponseHolder.class));
+		verify(DuplicateDoesNotOverrideConfig.SCR).loadContext(any(HttpServletRequest.class));
 	}
 
 	// SEC-2932
diff --git a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/SessionManagementConfigurerTests.java b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/SessionManagementConfigurerTests.java
index 0874cd0d02..d2c0926e9b 100644
--- a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/SessionManagementConfigurerTests.java
+++ b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/configurers/SessionManagementConfigurerTests.java
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.session.ChangeSessionIdAu
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.session.CompositeSessionAuthenticationStrategy;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.session.ConcurrentSessionControlAuthenticationStrategy;
 import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.session.RegisterSessionAuthenticationStrategy;
-import org.springframework.security.web.context.HttpRequestResponseHolder;
 import org.springframework.security.web.context.SecurityContextRepository;
 import org.springframework.security.web.savedrequest.RequestCache;
 import org.springframework.security.web.session.ConcurrentSessionFilter;
@@ -101,11 +100,9 @@ public class SessionManagementConfigurerTests {
 	public void sessionManagementWhenConfiguredThenDoesNotOverrideSecurityContextRepository() throws Exception {
 		SessionManagementSecurityContextRepositoryConfig.SECURITY_CONTEXT_REPO = mock(SecurityContextRepository.class);
 		given(SessionManagementSecurityContextRepositoryConfig.SECURITY_CONTEXT_REPO
-				.loadContext(any(HttpRequestResponseHolder.class))).willReturn(mock(SecurityContext.class));
+				.loadContext(any(HttpServletRequest.class))).willReturn(() -> mock(SecurityContext.class));
 		this.spring.register(SessionManagementSecurityContextRepositoryConfig.class).autowire();
 		this.mvc.perform(get("/"));
-		verify(SessionManagementSecurityContextRepositoryConfig.SECURITY_CONTEXT_REPO)
-				.saveContext(any(SecurityContext.class), any(HttpServletRequest.class), any(HttpServletResponse.class));
 	}
 
 	@Test