diff --git a/microprofile/messaging/health/pom.xml b/microprofile/messaging/health/pom.xml
index 1ec6191dfd8..0b6b2646f69 100644
--- a/microprofile/messaging/health/pom.xml
+++ b/microprofile/messaging/health/pom.xml
@@ -55,21 +55,6 @@
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter-params</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.helidon.reactive.webclient</groupId>
-            <artifactId>helidon-reactive-webclient</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.helidon.reactive.media</groupId>
-            <artifactId>helidon-reactive-media-jsonp</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.helidon.reactive.media</groupId>
-            <artifactId>helidon-reactive-media-jsonb</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.helidon.microprofile.tests</groupId>
             <artifactId>helidon-microprofile-tests-junit5</artifactId>
diff --git a/microprofile/messaging/health/src/test/java/io/helidon/microprofile/messaging/health/MessagingHealthTest.java b/microprofile/messaging/health/src/test/java/io/helidon/microprofile/messaging/health/MessagingHealthTest.java
index 7734b2a6876..9f0218c7841 100644
--- a/microprofile/messaging/health/src/test/java/io/helidon/microprofile/messaging/health/MessagingHealthTest.java
+++ b/microprofile/messaging/health/src/test/java/io/helidon/microprofile/messaging/health/MessagingHealthTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2020, 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -30,14 +30,15 @@
 import io.helidon.microprofile.tests.junit5.AddExtensions;
 import io.helidon.microprofile.tests.junit5.DisableDiscovery;
 import io.helidon.microprofile.tests.junit5.HelidonTest;
-import io.helidon.reactive.media.jsonp.JsonpSupport;
-import io.helidon.reactive.webclient.WebClient;
 
 import jakarta.enterprise.inject.se.SeContainer;
 import jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi.CDI;
 import jakarta.json.JsonObject;
 import jakarta.json.JsonValue;
+import jakarta.ws.rs.client.WebTarget;
+import jakarta.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.health.HealthCheckResponse;
+import org.glassfish.jersey.ext.cdi1x.internal.CdiComponentProvider;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.opentest4j.AssertionFailedError;
@@ -78,33 +79,28 @@
         @AddExtension(JaxRsCdiExtension.class),
         @AddExtension(HealthCdiExtension.class),
         @AddExtension(MessagingCdiExtension.class),
+        @AddExtension(CdiComponentProvider.class)
 })
 public class MessagingHealthTest {
 
     private static final String ERROR_MESSAGE = "BOOM!";
 
-    private WebClient client;
-
     @BeforeEach
     void setUp() {
         ServerCdiExtension server = CDI.current().select(ServerCdiExtension.class).get();
-        client = WebClient.builder()
-                .baseUri("http://localhost:" + server.port())
-                .addReader(JsonpSupport.reader())
-                .build();
     }
 
     @Test
-    void alivenessWithErrorSignal(SeContainer container) {
+    void alivenessWithErrorSignal(WebTarget webTarget, SeContainer container) {
         TestMessagingBean bean = container.select(TestMessagingBean.class).get();
 
-        assertMessagingHealth(UP, Map.of(
+        assertMessagingHealth(webTarget, UP, Map.of(
                 CHANNEL_1, UP,
                 CHANNEL_2, UP
         ));
 
         bean.getEmitter1().fail(new RuntimeException(ERROR_MESSAGE));
-        assertMessagingHealth(DOWN, Map.of(
+        assertMessagingHealth(webTarget, DOWN, Map.of(
                 CHANNEL_1, DOWN,
                 CHANNEL_2, UP
         ));
@@ -112,7 +108,7 @@ void alivenessWithErrorSignal(SeContainer container) {
                 equalTo(ERROR_MESSAGE));
 
         bean.getEmitter2().fail(new RuntimeException(ERROR_MESSAGE));
-        assertMessagingHealth(DOWN, Map.of(
+        assertMessagingHealth(webTarget, DOWN, Map.of(
                 CHANNEL_1, DOWN,
                 CHANNEL_2, DOWN
         ));
@@ -121,10 +117,10 @@ void alivenessWithErrorSignal(SeContainer container) {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void alivenessWithCancelSignal(SeContainer container) {
+    void alivenessWithCancelSignal(WebTarget webTarget, SeContainer container) {
         TestMessagingBean bean = container.select(TestMessagingBean.class).get();
 
-        assertMessagingHealth(UP, Map.of(
+        assertMessagingHealth(webTarget, UP, Map.of(
                 CHANNEL_1, UP,
                 CHANNEL_2, UP
         ));
@@ -132,40 +128,35 @@ void alivenessWithCancelSignal(SeContainer container) {
         assertThat(bean.getEmitter2().isCancelled(), equalTo(Boolean.FALSE));
 
         bean.getSubscriber1().cancel();
-        assertMessagingHealth(DOWN, Map.of(
+        assertMessagingHealth(webTarget, DOWN, Map.of(
                 CHANNEL_1, DOWN,
                 CHANNEL_2, UP
         ));
         assertThat(bean.getEmitter1().isCancelled(), equalTo(Boolean.TRUE));
 
         bean.getSubscriber2().cancel();
-        assertMessagingHealth(DOWN, Map.of(
+        assertMessagingHealth(webTarget, DOWN, Map.of(
                 CHANNEL_1, DOWN,
                 CHANNEL_2, DOWN
         ));
         assertThat(bean.getEmitter2().isCancelled(), equalTo(Boolean.TRUE));
     }
 
-    private void assertMessagingHealth(HealthCheckResponse.Status rootState, Map<String, HealthCheckResponse.Status> channels) {
-        JsonObject messaging = getHealthCheck("messaging");
+    private void assertMessagingHealth(WebTarget webTarget, HealthCheckResponse.Status rootState, Map<String, HealthCheckResponse.Status> channels) {
+        JsonObject messaging = getHealthCheck(webTarget, "messaging");
         assertThat(messaging.getString("status"), equalTo(rootState.name()));
         JsonObject data = messaging.getJsonObject("data");
         channels.forEach((name, state) -> assertThat(data.getString(name), equalTo(state.name())));
     }
 
-    private JsonObject getHealthCheck(String checkName) {
-        return client.get()
-                .path("/health")
-                .submit()
-                .await(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-                .content()
-                .as(JsonObject.class)
-                .await(500, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
-                .getValue("/checks")
-                .asJsonArray().stream()
-                .map(JsonValue::asJsonObject)
-                .filter(check -> check.getString("name").equals(checkName))
-                .findFirst()
-                .orElseThrow(() -> new AssertionFailedError("Health check 'messaging' is missing!"));
+    private JsonObject getHealthCheck(WebTarget webTarget, String checkName) {
+        Response response = webTarget.path("/health").request().get();
+        JsonObject jsonObject = response.readEntity(JsonObject.class);
+        return jsonObject.getValue("/checks")
+                         .asJsonArray().stream()
+                         .map(JsonValue::asJsonObject)
+                         .filter(check -> check.getString("name").equals(checkName))
+                         .findFirst()
+                         .orElseThrow(() -> new AssertionFailedError("Health check 'messaging' is missing!"));
     }
 }