diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/aot/MongoRuntimeHints.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/aot/MongoRuntimeHints.java
index 347a00f7f..8ad7eedb9 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/aot/MongoRuntimeHints.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/aot/MongoRuntimeHints.java
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.event.ReactiveAfterConvertC
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.event.ReactiveAfterSaveCallback;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.event.ReactiveBeforeConvertCallback;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.event.ReactiveBeforeSaveCallback;
-import org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.support.QuerydslMongoPredicateExecutor;
-import org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.support.ReactiveQuerydslMongoPredicateExecutor;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 
@@ -66,7 +64,6 @@ class MongoRuntimeHints implements RuntimeHintsRegistrar {
 									MemberCategory.INVOKE_PUBLIC_METHODS));
 		}
 
-		registerQuerydslHints(hints, classLoader);
 	}
 
 	private static void registerTransactionProxyHints(RuntimeHints hints, @Nullable ClassLoader classLoader) {
@@ -83,27 +80,4 @@ class MongoRuntimeHints implements RuntimeHintsRegistrar {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Register hints for Querydsl integration.
-	 *
-	 * @param hints must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param classLoader can be {@literal null}.
-	 * @since 4.0.1
-	 */
-	private static void registerQuerydslHints(RuntimeHints hints, @Nullable ClassLoader classLoader) {
-
-		if (ClassUtils.isPresent("com.querydsl.core.types.Predicate", classLoader)) {
-
-			if (isReactorPresent()) {
-				hints.reflection().registerType(ReactiveQuerydslMongoPredicateExecutor.class,
-						MemberCategory.INVOKE_PUBLIC_METHODS, MemberCategory.INVOKE_DECLARED_CONSTRUCTORS);
-
-			}
-
-			if (MongoAotPredicates.isSyncClientPresent(classLoader)) {
-				hints.reflection().registerType(QuerydslMongoPredicateExecutor.class, MemberCategory.INVOKE_PUBLIC_METHODS,
-						MemberCategory.INVOKE_DECLARED_CONSTRUCTORS);
-			}
-		}
-	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/aot/RepositoryRuntimeHints.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/aot/RepositoryRuntimeHints.java
index 7f9b77e56..d9d011827 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/aot/RepositoryRuntimeHints.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/aot/RepositoryRuntimeHints.java
@@ -17,13 +17,15 @@ package org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.aot;
 
 import static org.springframework.data.mongodb.aot.MongoAotPredicates.*;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.MemberCategory;
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.RuntimeHints;
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.RuntimeHintsRegistrar;
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.TypeReference;
-import org.springframework.data.querydsl.QuerydslPredicateExecutor;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.aot.MongoAotPredicates;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.support.QuerydslMongoPredicateExecutor;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.support.ReactiveQuerydslMongoPredicateExecutor;
 import org.springframework.data.querydsl.QuerydslUtils;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 
@@ -37,25 +39,42 @@ class RepositoryRuntimeHints implements RuntimeHintsRegistrar {
 	public void registerHints(RuntimeHints hints, @Nullable ClassLoader classLoader) {
 
 		hints.reflection().registerTypes(
-				Arrays.asList(TypeReference.of("org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.support.SimpleMongoRepository")),
+				List.of(TypeReference.of("org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.support.SimpleMongoRepository")),
 				builder -> builder.withMembers(MemberCategory.INVOKE_DECLARED_CONSTRUCTORS,
 						MemberCategory.INVOKE_PUBLIC_METHODS));
 
 		if (isReactorPresent()) {
 
 			hints.reflection().registerTypes(
-					Arrays.asList(
+					List.of(
 							TypeReference.of("org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.support.SimpleReactiveMongoRepository")),
 					builder -> builder.withMembers(MemberCategory.INVOKE_DECLARED_CONSTRUCTORS,
 							MemberCategory.INVOKE_PUBLIC_METHODS));
 		}
 
 		if (QuerydslUtils.QUERY_DSL_PRESENT) {
+			registerQuerydslHints(hints, classLoader);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Register hints for Querydsl integration.
+	 *
+	 * @param hints must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @param classLoader can be {@literal null}.
+	 * @since 4.0.2
+	 */
+	private static void registerQuerydslHints(RuntimeHints hints, @Nullable ClassLoader classLoader) {
+
+		if (isReactorPresent()) {
+			hints.reflection().registerType(ReactiveQuerydslMongoPredicateExecutor.class,
+					MemberCategory.INVOKE_PUBLIC_METHODS, MemberCategory.INVOKE_DECLARED_CONSTRUCTORS);
+
+		}
 
-			hints.reflection().registerType(
-					TypeReference.of("org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.support.QuerydslMongoPredicateExecutor"),
-					hint -> hint.withMembers(MemberCategory.INVOKE_PUBLIC_CONSTRUCTORS, MemberCategory.INVOKE_PUBLIC_METHODS)
-							.onReachableType(QuerydslPredicateExecutor.class));
+		if (MongoAotPredicates.isSyncClientPresent(classLoader)) {
+			hints.reflection().registerType(QuerydslMongoPredicateExecutor.class, MemberCategory.INVOKE_PUBLIC_METHODS,
+					MemberCategory.INVOKE_DECLARED_CONSTRUCTORS);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/aot/MongoRuntimeHintsUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/aot/RepositoryRuntimeHintsUnitTests.java
similarity index 72%
rename from spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/aot/MongoRuntimeHintsUnitTests.java
rename to spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/aot/RepositoryRuntimeHintsUnitTests.java
index 179c16440..59e1f20e9 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/aot/MongoRuntimeHintsUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/aot/RepositoryRuntimeHintsUnitTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2023 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.
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.springframework.data.mongodb.aot;
+package org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.aot;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
 
@@ -28,27 +28,17 @@ import org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.support.ReactiveQuerydslMongo
 import com.mongodb.client.MongoClient;
 
 /**
+ * Unit tests for {@link RepositoryRuntimeHints}.
+ *
  * @author Christoph Strobl
  */
-class MongoRuntimeHintsUnitTests {
-
-	@Test // GH-4244
-	void doesNotRegisterTypesForQuerydslIntegrationWhenQuerydslNotPresent() {
-
-		RuntimeHints runtimeHints = new RuntimeHints();
-		new MongoRuntimeHints().registerHints(runtimeHints, new HidingClassLoader("com.querydsl"));
-
-		assertThat(runtimeHints)
-				.matches(RuntimeHintsPredicates.reflection().onType(QuerydslMongoPredicateExecutor.class).negate()
-						.and(RuntimeHintsPredicates.reflection().onType(ReactiveQuerydslMongoPredicateExecutor.class).negate()));
-
-	}
+class RepositoryRuntimeHintsUnitTests {
 
 	@Test // GH-4244
 	void registersTypesForQuerydslIntegration() {
 
 		RuntimeHints runtimeHints = new RuntimeHints();
-		new MongoRuntimeHints().registerHints(runtimeHints, null);
+		new RepositoryRuntimeHints().registerHints(runtimeHints, null);
 
 		assertThat(runtimeHints).matches(RuntimeHintsPredicates.reflection().onType(QuerydslMongoPredicateExecutor.class)
 				.and(RuntimeHintsPredicates.reflection().onType(ReactiveQuerydslMongoPredicateExecutor.class)));
@@ -58,7 +48,7 @@ class MongoRuntimeHintsUnitTests {
 	void onlyRegistersReactiveTypesForQuerydslIntegrationWhenNoSyncClientPresent() {
 
 		RuntimeHints runtimeHints = new RuntimeHints();
-		new MongoRuntimeHints().registerHints(runtimeHints, HidingClassLoader.hide(MongoClient.class));
+		new RepositoryRuntimeHints().registerHints(runtimeHints, HidingClassLoader.hide(MongoClient.class));
 
 		assertThat(runtimeHints).matches(RuntimeHintsPredicates.reflection().onType(QuerydslMongoPredicateExecutor.class)
 				.negate().and(RuntimeHintsPredicates.reflection().onType(ReactiveQuerydslMongoPredicateExecutor.class)));
@@ -69,7 +59,7 @@ class MongoRuntimeHintsUnitTests {
 	void doesNotRegistersReactiveTypesForQuerydslIntegrationWhenReactorNotPresent() {
 
 		RuntimeHints runtimeHints = new RuntimeHints();
-		new MongoRuntimeHints().registerHints(runtimeHints, new HidingClassLoader("reactor.core"));
+		new RepositoryRuntimeHints().registerHints(runtimeHints, new HidingClassLoader("reactor.core"));
 
 		assertThat(runtimeHints).matches(RuntimeHintsPredicates.reflection().onType(QuerydslMongoPredicateExecutor.class)
 				.and(RuntimeHintsPredicates.reflection().onType(ReactiveQuerydslMongoPredicateExecutor.class).negate()));