diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory.java
index 65e0b19144e..cc7ebcc776c 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory.java
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import org.apache.hc.client5.http.impl.classic.HttpClients;
 import org.apache.hc.client5.http.io.HttpClientConnectionManager;
 import org.apache.hc.client5.http.protocol.HttpClientContext;
 import org.apache.hc.core5.http.ClassicHttpRequest;
-import org.apache.hc.core5.http.io.SocketConfig;
 import org.apache.hc.core5.http.protocol.HttpContext;
 import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -68,8 +67,6 @@ public class HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory implements ClientHttpRequest
 
 	private @Nullable BiFunction<HttpMethod, URI, HttpContext> httpContextFactory;
 
-	private long connectTimeout = -1;
-
 	private long connectionRequestTimeout = -1;
 
 	private long readTimeout = -1;
@@ -110,44 +107,6 @@ public class HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory implements ClientHttpRequest
 		return this.httpClient;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Set the connection timeout for the underlying {@link RequestConfig}.
-	 * A timeout value of 0 specifies an infinite timeout.
-	 * <p>Additional properties can be configured by specifying a
-	 * {@link RequestConfig} instance on a custom {@link HttpClient}.
-	 * <p>This options does not affect connection timeouts for SSL
-	 * handshakes or CONNECT requests; for that, it is required to
-	 * use the {@link SocketConfig} on the
-	 * {@link HttpClient} itself.
-	 * @param connectTimeout the timeout value in milliseconds
-	 * @see RequestConfig#getConnectTimeout()
-	 * @see SocketConfig#getSoTimeout
-	 */
-	public void setConnectTimeout(int connectTimeout) {
-		Assert.isTrue(connectTimeout >= 0, "Timeout must be a non-negative value");
-		this.connectTimeout = connectTimeout;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Set the connection timeout for the underlying {@link RequestConfig}.
-	 * A timeout value of 0 specifies an infinite timeout.
-	 * <p>Additional properties can be configured by specifying a
-	 * {@link RequestConfig} instance on a custom {@link HttpClient}.
-	 * <p>This options does not affect connection timeouts for SSL
-	 * handshakes or CONNECT requests; for that, it is required to
-	 * use the {@link SocketConfig} on the
-	 * {@link HttpClient} itself.
-	 * @param connectTimeout the timeout as a {@code Duration}.
-	 * @since 6.1
-	 * @see RequestConfig#getConnectTimeout()
-	 * @see SocketConfig#getSoTimeout
-	 */
-	public void setConnectTimeout(Duration connectTimeout) {
-		Assert.notNull(connectTimeout, "ConnectTimeout must not be null");
-		Assert.isTrue(!connectTimeout.isNegative(), "Timeout must be a non-negative value");
-		this.connectTimeout = connectTimeout.toMillis();
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Set the timeout in milliseconds used when requesting a connection
 	 * from the connection manager using the underlying {@link RequestConfig}.
@@ -295,16 +254,12 @@ public class HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory implements ClientHttpRequest
 	 * @return the merged request config
 	 * @since 4.2
 	 */
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")  // setConnectTimeout
 	protected RequestConfig mergeRequestConfig(RequestConfig clientConfig) {
-		if (this.connectTimeout == -1 && this.connectionRequestTimeout == -1 && this.readTimeout == -1) {  // nothing to merge
+		if (this.connectionRequestTimeout == -1 && this.readTimeout == -1) {  // nothing to merge
 			return clientConfig;
 		}
 
 		RequestConfig.Builder builder = RequestConfig.copy(clientConfig);
-		if (this.connectTimeout >= 0) {
-			builder.setConnectTimeout(this.connectTimeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
-		}
 		if (this.connectionRequestTimeout >= 0) {
 			builder.setConnectionRequestTimeout(this.connectionRequestTimeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
 		}
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/client/HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactoryTests.java b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/client/HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactoryTests.java
index 95ca49ed43a..f5a041ec1fa 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/client/HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/client/HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactoryTests.java
@@ -61,11 +61,9 @@ class HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactoryTests extends AbstractHttpRequestFac
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	void assertCustomConfig() throws Exception {
 		HttpClient httpClient = HttpClientBuilder.create().build();
 		HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory hrf = new HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory(httpClient);
-		hrf.setConnectTimeout(1234);
 		hrf.setConnectionRequestTimeout(4321);
 		hrf.setReadTimeout(5678);
 
@@ -76,7 +74,6 @@ class HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactoryTests extends AbstractHttpRequestFac
 		assertThat(config).as("Request config should be set").isNotNull();
 		assertThat(config).as("Wrong request config type " + config.getClass().getName()).isInstanceOf(RequestConfig.class);
 		RequestConfig requestConfig = (RequestConfig) config;
-		assertThat(requestConfig.getConnectTimeout()).as("Wrong custom connection timeout").isEqualTo(Timeout.of(1234, MILLISECONDS));
 		assertThat(requestConfig.getConnectionRequestTimeout()).as("Wrong custom connection request timeout").isEqualTo(Timeout.of(4321, MILLISECONDS));
 		assertThat(requestConfig.getResponseTimeout()).as("Wrong custom response timeout").isEqualTo(Timeout.of(5678, MILLISECONDS));
 	}
@@ -103,10 +100,8 @@ class HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactoryTests extends AbstractHttpRequestFac
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	void localSettingsOverrideClientDefaultSettings() throws Exception {
 		RequestConfig defaultConfig = RequestConfig.custom()
-				.setConnectTimeout(1234, MILLISECONDS)
 				.setConnectionRequestTimeout(6789, MILLISECONDS)
 				.setResponseTimeout(4321, MILLISECONDS)
 				.build();
@@ -116,11 +111,9 @@ class HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactoryTests extends AbstractHttpRequestFac
 		given(configurable.getConfig()).willReturn(defaultConfig);
 
 		HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory hrf = new HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory(client);
-		hrf.setConnectTimeout(5000);
 		hrf.setReadTimeout(Duration.ofMillis(4000));
 
 		RequestConfig requestConfig = retrieveRequestConfig(hrf);
-		assertThat(requestConfig.getConnectTimeout()).isEqualTo(Timeout.of(5000, MILLISECONDS));
 		assertThat(requestConfig.getConnectionRequestTimeout()).isEqualTo(Timeout.of(6789, MILLISECONDS));
 		assertThat(requestConfig.getResponseTimeout()).isEqualTo(Timeout.of(4000, MILLISECONDS));
 	}