diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/client/MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/client/MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory.java
index d8906052ff5..7f71820c304 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/client/MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/client/MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory.java
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilder
  *
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
  * @since 3.2
- * @deprecated in favor of {@link RestTestClient#bindTo(MockMvc)}
+ * @deprecated in favor of
+ * {@link org.springframework.test.web.servlet.client.MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory},
+ * or consider also using {@link RestTestClient#bindTo(MockMvc)} for tests against a
+ * MockMvc server through a test client.
  */
 @Deprecated(since = "7.0")
 public class MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory implements ClientHttpRequestFactory {
diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/client/MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/client/MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory.java
index 3c0edb6975d..acb23a32444 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/client/MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/servlet/client/MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory.java
@@ -47,12 +47,15 @@ import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilder
  * @author Rob Worsnop
  * @since 7.0
  */
-class MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory implements ClientHttpRequestFactory {
+public class MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory implements ClientHttpRequestFactory {
 
 	private final MockMvc mockMvc;
 
 
-	MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory(MockMvc mockMvc) {
+	/**
+	 * Constructor with a MockMvc instance to perform requests with.
+	 */
+	public MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory(MockMvc mockMvc) {
 		Assert.notNull(mockMvc, "MockMvc must not be null");
 		this.mockMvc = mockMvc;
 	}