diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtils.java
index 8ed89edff36..35f0e9c102d 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtils.java
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ public abstract class DataBufferUtils {
 
 	private static final Consumer<DataBuffer> RELEASE_CONSUMER = DataBufferUtils::release;
 
+	/**
+	 * Workaround to disable use of pooled buffers:
+	 * https://github.com/reactor/reactor-core/issues/1634
+	 */
+	private static final DataBufferFactory defaultDataBufferFactory = new DefaultDataBufferFactory();
+
 
 	//---------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Reading
@@ -132,16 +138,21 @@ public abstract class DataBufferUtils {
 		Assert.isTrue(position >= 0, "'position' must be >= 0");
 		Assert.isTrue(bufferSize > 0, "'bufferSize' must be > 0");
 
+		DataBufferFactory bufferFactoryToUse = defaultDataBufferFactory;
+
 		Flux<DataBuffer> flux = Flux.using(channelSupplier,
 				channel -> Flux.create(sink -> {
 					ReadCompletionHandler handler =
-							new ReadCompletionHandler(channel, sink, position, bufferFactory, bufferSize);
-					DataBuffer dataBuffer = bufferFactory.allocateBuffer(bufferSize);
+							new ReadCompletionHandler(channel, sink, position, bufferFactoryToUse, bufferSize);
+					DataBuffer dataBuffer = bufferFactoryToUse.allocateBuffer(bufferSize);
 					ByteBuffer byteBuffer = dataBuffer.asByteBuffer(0, bufferSize);
 					channel.read(byteBuffer, position, dataBuffer, handler);
 					sink.onDispose(handler::dispose);
 				}),
-				DataBufferUtils::closeChannel);
+				channel -> {
+					// Do not close channel from here, rather wait for the current read callback
+					// and then complete after releasing the DataBuffer.
+				});
 
 		return flux.doOnDiscard(PooledDataBuffer.class, DataBufferUtils::release);
 	}
@@ -505,26 +516,40 @@ public abstract class DataBufferUtils {
 
 		@Override
 		public void completed(Integer read, DataBuffer dataBuffer) {
-			if (read != -1) {
+			if (read != -1 && !this.disposed.get()) {
 				long pos = this.position.addAndGet(read);
 				dataBuffer.writePosition(read);
 				this.sink.next(dataBuffer);
-				if (!this.disposed.get()) {
+				// It's possible for cancellation to happen right before the push into the sink
+				if (this.disposed.get()) {
+					// TODO:
+					// This is not ideal since we already passed the buffer into the sink and
+					// releasing may cause something reading to fail. Maybe we won't have to
+					// do this after https://github.com/reactor/reactor-core/issues/1634
+					complete(dataBuffer);
+				}
+				else {
 					DataBuffer newDataBuffer = this.dataBufferFactory.allocateBuffer(this.bufferSize);
 					ByteBuffer newByteBuffer = newDataBuffer.asByteBuffer(0, this.bufferSize);
 					this.channel.read(newByteBuffer, pos, newDataBuffer, this);
 				}
 			}
 			else {
-				release(dataBuffer);
-				this.sink.complete();
+				complete(dataBuffer);
 			}
 		}
 
+		private void complete(DataBuffer dataBuffer) {
+			release(dataBuffer);
+			this.sink.complete();
+			closeChannel(this.channel);
+		}
+
 		@Override
 		public void failed(Throwable exc, DataBuffer dataBuffer) {
 			release(dataBuffer);
 			this.sink.error(exc);
+			closeChannel(this.channel);
 		}
 
 		public void dispose() {
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/codec/ResourceRegionEncoderTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/codec/ResourceRegionEncoderTests.java
index 112fd6a7c5c..d96b96b522d 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/codec/ResourceRegionEncoderTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/codec/ResourceRegionEncoderTests.java
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ public class ResourceRegionEncoderTests  {
 				.expectComplete()
 				.verify();
 
-		// TODO: https://github.com/reactor/reactor-core/issues/1634
-		// this.bufferFactory.checkForLeaks();
+		 this.bufferFactory.checkForLeaks();
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -122,11 +121,10 @@ public class ResourceRegionEncoderTests  {
 				.expectComplete()
 				.verify();
 
-		// TODO: https://github.com/reactor/reactor-core/issues/1634
-		// this.bufferFactory.checkForLeaks();
+		 this.bufferFactory.checkForLeaks();
 	}
 
-	@Test // gh-
+	@Test // gh-22107
 	public void cancelWithoutDemandForMultipleResourceRegions() {
 		Resource resource = new ClassPathResource("ResourceRegionEncoderTests.txt", getClass());
 		Flux<ResourceRegion> regions = Flux.just(
@@ -173,8 +171,7 @@ public class ResourceRegionEncoderTests  {
 				.expectError(EncodingException.class)
 				.verify();
 
-		// TODO: https://github.com/reactor/reactor-core/issues/1634
-		// this.bufferFactory.checkForLeaks();
+		 this.bufferFactory.checkForLeaks();
 	}
 
 	protected Consumer<DataBuffer> stringConsumer(String expected) {
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/AbstractDataBufferAllocatingTestCase.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/AbstractDataBufferAllocatingTestCase.java
index 5409e71489b..3904bdc6b1b 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/AbstractDataBufferAllocatingTestCase.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/AbstractDataBufferAllocatingTestCase.java
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractDataBufferAllocatingTestCase {
 						catch (InterruptedException ex) {
 							// ignore
 						}
+						continue;
 					}
 					assertEquals("ByteBuf Leak: " + total + " unreleased allocations", 0, total);
 				}
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtilsTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtilsTests.java
index 314788bdcd4..8e2ece6e58e 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtilsTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/DataBufferUtilsTests.java
@@ -187,8 +187,6 @@ public class DataBufferUtilsTests extends AbstractDataBufferAllocatingTestCase {
 				.verify();
 	}
 
-	// TODO: Remove ignore after https://github.com/reactor/reactor-core/issues/1634
-	@Ignore
 	@Test // gh-22107
 	public void readAsynchronousFileChannelCancelWithoutDemand() throws Exception {
 		URI uri = this.resource.getURI();
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/LeakAwareDataBufferFactory.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/LeakAwareDataBufferFactory.java
index e270533af8c..e79da102758 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/LeakAwareDataBufferFactory.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/LeakAwareDataBufferFactory.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ public class LeakAwareDataBufferFactory implements DataBufferFactory {
 				catch (InterruptedException ex) {
 					// ignore
 				}
+				continue;
 			}
 			List<AssertionError> errors = this.created.stream()
 					.filter(LeakAwareDataBuffer::isAllocated)