diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/ServletRequestPathUtils.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/ServletRequestPathUtils.java
index 8dd025f67ef..c57bd4b5e4d 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/ServletRequestPathUtils.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/ServletRequestPathUtils.java
@@ -249,15 +249,15 @@ public abstract class ServletRequestPathUtils {
 			if (requestUri == null) {
 				requestUri = request.getRequestURI();
 			}
-			if (UrlPathHelper.servlet4Present) {
-				String servletPathPrefix = Servlet4Delegate.getServletPathPrefix(request);
-				if (StringUtils.hasText(servletPathPrefix)) {
-					if (servletPathPrefix.endsWith("/")) {
-						servletPathPrefix = servletPathPrefix.substring(0, servletPathPrefix.length() - 1);
-					}
-					return new ServletRequestPath(requestUri, request.getContextPath(), servletPathPrefix);
+
+			String servletPathPrefix = Servlet4Delegate.getServletPathPrefix(request);
+			if (StringUtils.hasText(servletPathPrefix)) {
+				if (servletPathPrefix.endsWith("/")) {
+					servletPathPrefix = servletPathPrefix.substring(0, servletPathPrefix.length() - 1);
 				}
+				return new ServletRequestPath(requestUri, request.getContextPath(), servletPathPrefix);
 			}
+
 			return RequestPath.parse(requestUri, request.getContextPath());
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/UrlPathHelper.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/UrlPathHelper.java
index b85ef80844a..419f6ac4294 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/UrlPathHelper.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/util/UrlPathHelper.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2022 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.
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
-import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.LinkedMultiValueMap;
 import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
@@ -61,9 +60,6 @@ public class UrlPathHelper {
 	 */
 	public static final String PATH_ATTRIBUTE = UrlPathHelper.class.getName() + ".PATH";
 
-	static final boolean servlet4Present =
-			ClassUtils.hasMethod(HttpServletRequest.class, "getHttpServletMapping");
-
 	/**
 	 * Special WebSphere request attribute, indicating the original request URI.
 	 * Preferable over the standard Servlet 2.4 forward attribute on WebSphere,
@@ -266,10 +262,12 @@ public class UrlPathHelper {
 	 * or if the servlet has been mapped to root; {@code false} otherwise
 	 */
 	private boolean skipServletPathDetermination(HttpServletRequest request) {
-		if (servlet4Present) {
-			return Servlet4Delegate.skipServletPathDetermination(request);
+		HttpServletMapping mapping = (HttpServletMapping) request.getAttribute(RequestDispatcher.INCLUDE_MAPPING);
+		if (mapping == null) {
+			mapping = request.getHttpServletMapping();
 		}
-		return false;
+		MappingMatch match = mapping.getMappingMatch();
+		return (match != null && (!match.equals(MappingMatch.PATH) || mapping.getPattern().equals("/*")));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -767,21 +765,4 @@ public class UrlPathHelper {
 		rawPathInstance.setReadOnly();
 	}
 
-
-	/**
-	 * Inner class to avoid a hard dependency on Servlet 4 {@link HttpServletMapping}
-	 * and {@link MappingMatch} at runtime.
-	 */
-	private static class Servlet4Delegate {
-
-		public static boolean skipServletPathDetermination(HttpServletRequest request) {
-			HttpServletMapping mapping = (HttpServletMapping) request.getAttribute(RequestDispatcher.INCLUDE_MAPPING);
-			if (mapping == null) {
-				mapping = request.getHttpServletMapping();
-			}
-			MappingMatch match = mapping.getMappingMatch();
-			return (match != null && (!match.equals(MappingMatch.PATH) || mapping.getPattern().equals("/*")));
-		}
-	}
-
 }