diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/datetime/standard/DurationFormatterUtils.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/datetime/standard/DurationFormatterUtils.java
index 34372fe9af7..b1f5f3e58bd 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/datetime/standard/DurationFormatterUtils.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/format/datetime/standard/DurationFormatterUtils.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Valentine Wu
  * @author Simon Baslé
- * @author Kim Seungrae
  * @since 6.2
  */
 public abstract class DurationFormatterUtils {
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@ public abstract class DurationFormatterUtils {
 	 * @return the printed result
 	 */
 	public static String print(Duration value, DurationFormat.Style style, @Nullable DurationFormat.Unit unit) {
-		Assert.notNull(value, "Value must not be null");
 		return switch (style) {
 			case ISO8601 -> value.toString();
 			case SIMPLE -> printSimple(value, unit);
diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/datetime/standard/DurationFormatterUtilsTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/datetime/standard/DurationFormatterUtilsTests.java
index 3174834e0cc..6a4a17931e6 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/datetime/standard/DurationFormatterUtilsTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/datetime/standard/DurationFormatterUtilsTests.java
@@ -41,6 +41,22 @@ import static org.springframework.format.annotation.DurationFormat.Style.SIMPLE;
  */
 class DurationFormatterUtilsTests {
 
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@EnumSource(DurationFormat.Style.class)
+	void parseEmptyStringFailsWithDedicatedException(DurationFormat.Style style) {
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
+				.isThrownBy(() -> DurationFormatterUtils.parse("", style))
+				.withMessage("Value must not be empty");
+	}
+
+	@ParameterizedTest
+	@EnumSource(DurationFormat.Style.class)
+	void parseNullStringFailsWithDedicatedException(DurationFormat.Style style) {
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
+				.isThrownBy(() -> DurationFormatterUtils.parse(null, style))
+				.withMessage("Value must not be empty");
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void parseSimpleWithUnits() {
 		Duration nanos = DurationFormatterUtils.parse("1ns", SIMPLE, Unit.SECONDS);
@@ -191,22 +207,6 @@ class DurationFormatterUtilsTests {
 				.havingCause().withMessage("Does not match composite duration pattern");
 	}
 
-	@ParameterizedTest
-	@EnumSource(DurationFormat.Style.class)
-	void parseEmptyStringThrowsForAllStyles(DurationFormat.Style style) {
-		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
-				.isThrownBy(() -> DurationFormatterUtils.parse("", style))
-				.withMessage("Value must not be empty");
-	}
-
-	@ParameterizedTest
-	@EnumSource(DurationFormat.Style.class)
-	void parseNullStringThrowsForAllStyles(DurationFormat.Style style) {
-		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
-				.isThrownBy(() -> DurationFormatterUtils.parse(null, style))
-				.withMessage("Value must not be empty");
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	void printSimple() {
 		assertThat(DurationFormatterUtils.print(Duration.ofNanos(12345), SIMPLE, Unit.NANOS))
@@ -259,14 +259,6 @@ class DurationFormatterUtilsTests {
 				.isEqualTo("-1d2h34m57s28ms3us2ns");
 	}
 
-	@ParameterizedTest
-	@EnumSource(DurationFormat.Style.class)
-	void printNullDurationThrowsForAllStyles(DurationFormat.Style style) {
-		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
-				.isThrownBy(() -> DurationFormatterUtils.print(null, style))
-				.withMessage("Value must not be null");
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	void detectAndParse() {
 		assertThat(DurationFormatterUtils.detectAndParse("PT1.234S", Unit.NANOS))