diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-webflux/src/test/java/sample/webflux/SampleWebFluxApplicationTests.java b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-webflux/src/test/java/sample/webflux/SampleWebFluxApplicationTests.java
index bc35ef4ee46..19478faacc9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-webflux/src/test/java/sample/webflux/SampleWebFluxApplicationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-webflux/src/test/java/sample/webflux/SampleWebFluxApplicationTests.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class SampleWebFluxApplicationTests {
 	@Test
 	public void testWelcome() throws Exception {
 		this.webClient.get().uri("/").accept(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN).exchange()
-				.expectBody(String.class).value().isEqualTo("Hello World");
+				.expectBody(String.class).isEqualTo("Hello World");
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/web/reactive/webclient/WebFluxTestAllControllersIntegrationTests.java b/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/web/reactive/webclient/WebFluxTestAllControllersIntegrationTests.java
index 176dcbdabb5..eb9087385f0 100644
--- a/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/web/reactive/webclient/WebFluxTestAllControllersIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/web/reactive/webclient/WebFluxTestAllControllersIntegrationTests.java
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ public class WebFluxTestAllControllersIntegrationTests {
 	@Test
 	public void shouldFindController1() {
 		this.webClient.get().uri("/one").exchange().expectStatus().isOk()
-				.expectBody(String.class).value().isEqualTo("one");
+				.expectBody(String.class).isEqualTo("one");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void shouldFindController2() {
 		this.webClient.get().uri("/two").exchange().expectStatus().isOk()
-				.expectBody(String.class).value().isEqualTo("two");
+				.expectBody(String.class).isEqualTo("two");
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/web/reactive/webclient/WebFluxTestOneControllerIntegrationTests.java b/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/web/reactive/webclient/WebFluxTestOneControllerIntegrationTests.java
index d4b3efa5105..49bacba5916 100644
--- a/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/web/reactive/webclient/WebFluxTestOneControllerIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/web/reactive/webclient/WebFluxTestOneControllerIntegrationTests.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class WebFluxTestOneControllerIntegrationTests {
 	@Test
 	public void shouldFindController() {
 		this.webClient.get().uri("/one").exchange().expectStatus().isOk()
-				.expectBody(String.class).value().isEqualTo("one");
+				.expectBody(String.class).isEqualTo("one");
 	}
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/web/reactive/webclient/WebTestClientSpringBootTestIntegrationTests.java b/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/web/reactive/webclient/WebTestClientSpringBootTestIntegrationTests.java
index f97ae867b4f..f8c7261f04f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/web/reactive/webclient/WebTestClientSpringBootTestIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/web/reactive/webclient/WebTestClientSpringBootTestIntegrationTests.java
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ public class WebTestClientSpringBootTestIntegrationTests {
 	@Test
 	public void shouldFindController1() {
 		this.webClient.get().uri("/one").exchange().expectStatus().isOk()
-				.expectBody(String.class).value().isEqualTo("one");
+				.expectBody(String.class).isEqualTo("one");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void shouldFindController2() {
 		this.webClient.get().uri("/two").exchange().expectStatus().isOk()
-				.expectBody(String.class).value().isEqualTo("two");
+				.expectBody(String.class).isEqualTo("two");
 	}
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/AbstractSpringBootTestEmbeddedReactiveWebEnvironmentTests.java b/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/AbstractSpringBootTestEmbeddedReactiveWebEnvironmentTests.java
index 5b144bbe7d4..399db3206ea 100644
--- a/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/AbstractSpringBootTestEmbeddedReactiveWebEnvironmentTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/AbstractSpringBootTestEmbeddedReactiveWebEnvironmentTests.java
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractSpringBootTestEmbeddedReactiveWebEnvironmentTests
 	public void runAndTestHttpEndpoint() {
 		assertThat(this.port).isNotEqualTo(8080).isNotEqualTo(0);
 		WebTestClient.bindToServer().baseUrl("http://localhost:" + this.port).build()
-				.get().uri("/").exchange().expectBody(String.class).value()
+				.get().uri("/").exchange().expectBody(String.class)
 				.isEqualTo("Hello World");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void injectWebTestClient() {
-		this.webClient.get().uri("/").exchange().expectBody(String.class).value()
+		this.webClient.get().uri("/").exchange().expectBody(String.class)
 				.isEqualTo("Hello World");
 	}