diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/reactive/ReactorClientHttpConnector.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/reactive/ReactorClientHttpConnector.java
index 0e54a4a541..c323d725b1 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/reactive/ReactorClientHttpConnector.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/reactive/ReactorClientHttpConnector.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import reactor.netty.http.client.HttpClientRequest;
 import reactor.netty.resources.ConnectionProvider;
 import reactor.netty.resources.LoopResources;
 
-import org.springframework.context.Lifecycle;
 import org.springframework.context.SmartLifecycle;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;