diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/DefaultWebTestClientBuilder.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/DefaultWebTestClientBuilder.java
index 41d007da75..e6b0462905 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/DefaultWebTestClientBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/DefaultWebTestClientBuilder.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class DefaultWebTestClientBuilder implements WebTestClient.Builder {
 				"Either WebHttpHandlerBuilder or ClientHttpConnector must be provided");
 
 		this.webClientBuilder = (webClientBuilder != null ? webClientBuilder : WebClient.builder());
-		this.httpHandlerBuilder = (httpHandlerBuilder != null ? httpHandlerBuilder.cloneBuilder() : null);
+		this.httpHandlerBuilder = (httpHandlerBuilder != null ? httpHandlerBuilder.clone() : null);
 		this.connector = connector;
 		this.responseTimeout = responseTimeout;
 	}
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class DefaultWebTestClientBuilder implements WebTestClient.Builder {
 				new HttpHandlerConnector(this.httpHandlerBuilder.build()));
 
 		DefaultWebTestClientBuilder webTestClientBuilder = new DefaultWebTestClientBuilder(
-				this.webClientBuilder.cloneBuilder(), this.httpHandlerBuilder,
+				this.webClientBuilder.clone(), this.httpHandlerBuilder,
 				this.connector, this.responseTimeout);
 
 		return new DefaultWebTestClient(this.webClientBuilder,
diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/WebTestClient.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/WebTestClient.java
index c5af93aae2..2e3d7bc970 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/WebTestClient.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/WebTestClient.java
@@ -384,9 +384,8 @@ public interface WebTestClient {
 		Builder responseTimeout(Duration timeout);
 
 		/**
-		 *
-		 * @param configurer
-		 * @return
+		 * Shortcut for pre-packaged customizations to WebTestClient builder.
+		 * @param configurer the configurer to apply
 		 */
 		Builder apply(WebTestClientConfigurer configurer);
 
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/server/adapter/WebHttpHandlerBuilder.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/server/adapter/WebHttpHandlerBuilder.java
index 43217c8ddf..434b906cc9 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/server/adapter/WebHttpHandlerBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/server/adapter/WebHttpHandlerBuilder.java
@@ -280,7 +280,8 @@ public class WebHttpHandlerBuilder {
 	 * Clone this {@link WebHttpHandlerBuilder}.
 	 * @return the cloned builder instance
 	 */
-	public WebHttpHandlerBuilder cloneBuilder() {
+	@Override
+	public WebHttpHandlerBuilder clone() {
 		return new WebHttpHandlerBuilder(this);
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultWebClientBuilder.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultWebClientBuilder.java
index 043129d111..34dce879f2 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultWebClientBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultWebClientBuilder.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -92,11 +91,6 @@ class DefaultWebClientBuilder implements WebClient.Builder {
 		return this;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public WebClient.Builder cloneBuilder() {
-		return new DefaultWebClientBuilder(this);
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public WebClient.Builder defaultUriVariables(Map<String, ?> defaultUriVariables) {
 		this.defaultUriVariables = defaultUriVariables;
@@ -226,10 +220,6 @@ class DefaultWebClientBuilder implements WebClient.Builder {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private static <T> List<T> unmodifiableCopy(List<? extends T> list) {
-		return Collections.unmodifiableList(new ArrayList<>(list));
-	}
-
 	private UriBuilderFactory initUriBuilderFactory() {
 		if (this.uriBuilderFactory != null) {
 			return this.uriBuilderFactory;
@@ -254,4 +244,9 @@ class DefaultWebClientBuilder implements WebClient.Builder {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public WebClient.Builder clone() {
+		return new DefaultWebClientBuilder(this);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClient.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClient.java
index 328342641c..9221f02834 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClient.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClient.java
@@ -192,11 +192,6 @@ public interface WebClient {
 		 */
 		Builder baseUrl(String baseUrl);
 
-		/**
-		 * Clone this {@code WebClient.Builder}
-		 */
-		Builder cloneBuilder();
-
 		/**
 		 * Configure default URI variable values that will be used when expanding
 		 * URI templates using a {@link Map}.
@@ -310,6 +305,11 @@ public interface WebClient {
 		 */
 		WebClient build();
 
+		/**
+		 * Clone this {@code WebClient.Builder}
+		 */
+		Builder clone();
+
 	}