diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerProperties.java
index ed10ef42ee3..67eec8c266f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerProperties.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2022 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.
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ import org.springframework.util.unit.DataSize;
  * @author Victor Mandujano
  * @author Chris Bono
  * @author Parviz Rozikov
- * @author Leo Li
  * @since 1.0.0
  */
 @ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "server", ignoreUnknownFields = true)
@@ -1341,6 +1340,12 @@ public class ServerProperties {
 		 */
 		private DataSize maxInitialLineLength = DataSize.ofKilobytes(4);
 
+		/**
+		 * Maximum number of requests that can be made per connection. By default, a
+		 * connection serves unlimited number of requests.
+		 */
+		private Integer maxKeepAliveRequests;
+
 		/**
 		 * Whether to validate headers when decoding requests.
 		 */
@@ -1352,11 +1357,6 @@ public class ServerProperties {
 		 */
 		private Duration idleTimeout;
 
-		/**
-		 * Maximum number of requests that can be made per connection.
-		 */
-		private int maxKeepAliveRequests = -1;
-
 		public Duration getConnectionTimeout() {
 			return this.connectionTimeout;
 		}
@@ -1397,6 +1397,14 @@ public class ServerProperties {
 			this.maxInitialLineLength = maxInitialLineLength;
 		}
 
+		public Integer getMaxKeepAliveRequests() {
+			return this.maxKeepAliveRequests;
+		}
+
+		public void setMaxKeepAliveRequests(Integer maxKeepAliveRequests) {
+			this.maxKeepAliveRequests = maxKeepAliveRequests;
+		}
+
 		public boolean isValidateHeaders() {
 			return this.validateHeaders;
 		}
@@ -1413,14 +1421,6 @@ public class ServerProperties {
 			this.idleTimeout = idleTimeout;
 		}
 
-		public int getMaxKeepAliveRequests() {
-			return this.maxKeepAliveRequests;
-		}
-
-		public void setMaxKeepAliveRequests(int maxKeepAliveRequests) {
-			this.maxKeepAliveRequests = maxKeepAliveRequests;
-		}
-
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/NettyWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/NettyWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java
index 51af7a45a97..1776b8c97b4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/NettyWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/NettyWebServerFactoryCustomizer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2022 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.
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
  * @author Brian Clozel
  * @author Chentao Qu
  * @author Artsiom Yudovin
- * @author Leo Li
  * @since 2.1.0
  */
 public class NettyWebServerFactoryCustomizer
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ public class NettyWebServerFactoryCustomizer
 				.to((connectionTimeout) -> customizeConnectionTimeout(factory, connectionTimeout));
 		propertyMapper.from(nettyProperties::getIdleTimeout).whenNonNull()
 				.to((idleTimeout) -> customizeIdleTimeout(factory, idleTimeout));
-		propertyMapper.from(nettyProperties::getMaxKeepAliveRequests).whenNonNull()
+		propertyMapper.from(nettyProperties::getMaxKeepAliveRequests)
 				.to((maxKeepAliveRequests) -> customizeMaxKeepAliveRequests(factory, maxKeepAliveRequests));
 		customizeRequestDecoder(factory, propertyMapper);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerPropertiesTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerPropertiesTests.java
index 489c2af8d4f..8623ebb9eb9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerPropertiesTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerPropertiesTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2022 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.
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  * @author Rafiullah Hamedy
  * @author Chris Bono
  * @author Parviz Rozikov
- * @author Leo Li
  */
 class ServerPropertiesTests {
 
@@ -346,11 +345,6 @@ class ServerPropertiesTests {
 		assertThat(this.properties.getNetty().getMaxKeepAliveRequests()).isEqualTo(100);
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	void testCustomizeNettyMaxKeepAliveRequestsDefault() {
-		assertThat(this.properties.getNetty().getMaxKeepAliveRequests()).isEqualTo(-1);
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	void tomcatAcceptCountMatchesProtocolDefault() throws Exception {
 		assertThat(this.properties.getTomcat().getAcceptCount()).isEqualTo(getDefaultProtocol().getAcceptCount());
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/NettyWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/NettyWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java
index 6ef976dd19c..9304603f380 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/NettyWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/embedded/NettyWebServerFactoryCustomizerTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2022 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.