diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/client/JettyWebSocketClient.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/client/JettyWebSocketClient.java
index f7782aa552d..94264479c91 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/client/JettyWebSocketClient.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/client/JettyWebSocketClient.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.adapter.JettyWebSocketSession;
/**
* A {@link WebSocketClient} implementation for use with Jetty
* {@link org.eclipse.jetty.websocket.client.WebSocketClient}.
+ * Only supported on Jetty 11, superseded by {@link StandardWebSocketClient}.
*
*
Note: the Jetty {@code WebSocketClient} requires
* lifecycle management and must be started and stopped. This is automatically
@@ -49,7 +50,9 @@ import org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.adapter.JettyWebSocketSession;
* @author Rossen Stoyanchev
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 5.0
+ * @deprecated as of 6.0.3, in favor of {@link StandardWebSocketClient}
*/
+@Deprecated(since = "6.0.3", forRemoval = true)
public class JettyWebSocketClient implements WebSocketClient, Lifecycle {
private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(JettyWebSocketClient.class);
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/AbstractWebSocketIntegrationTests.java b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/AbstractWebSocketIntegrationTests.java
index 71a081c0aef..55ad014c274 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/AbstractWebSocketIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/AbstractWebSocketIntegrationTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 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.
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ abstract class AbstractWebSocketIntegrationTests {
static Stream