diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/web/RoutableHttpClientFactory.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/web/RoutableHttpClientFactory.java
index be5342137d944..d3576bd9f922e 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/web/RoutableHttpClientFactory.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/web/RoutableHttpClientFactory.java
@@ -75,21 +75,6 @@ public HttpResponse execute(HttpRequest request) throws UncheckedIOException {
         public WebSocket openSocket(HttpRequest request, WebSocket.Listener listener) {
           throw new UnsupportedOperationException("openSocket");
         }
-
-        @Override
-        public <T>
-            java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture<java.net.http.HttpResponse<T>> sendAsyncNative(
-                java.net.http.HttpRequest request,
-                java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandler<T> handler) {
-          throw new UnsupportedOperationException("sendAsyncNative is not supported");
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public <T> java.net.http.HttpResponse<T> sendNative(
-            java.net.http.HttpRequest request, java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandler<T> handler)
-            throws java.io.IOException, InterruptedException {
-          throw new UnsupportedOperationException("sendNative is not supported");
-        }
       };
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/RemoteWebDriverBuilder.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/RemoteWebDriverBuilder.java
index 2e6b708268955..e310b95ee573e 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/RemoteWebDriverBuilder.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/RemoteWebDriverBuilder.java
@@ -297,23 +297,6 @@ public WebSocket openSocket(HttpRequest request, WebSocket.Listener listener) {
               public HttpResponse execute(HttpRequest req) throws UncheckedIOException {
                 return handler.execute(req);
               }
-
-              @Override
-              public <T>
-                  java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture<java.net.http.HttpResponse<T>>
-                      sendAsyncNative(
-                          java.net.http.HttpRequest request,
-                          java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandler<T> handler) {
-                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("sendAsyncNative is not supported");
-              }
-
-              @Override
-              public <T> java.net.http.HttpResponse<T> sendNative(
-                  java.net.http.HttpRequest request,
-                  java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandler<T> handler)
-                  throws java.io.IOException, InterruptedException {
-                throw new UnsupportedOperationException("sendNative is not supported");
-              }
             };
           }
         };
diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/HttpClient.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/HttpClient.java
index 458909441724b..6dafb23ff25c9 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/HttpClient.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/HttpClient.java
@@ -47,8 +47,11 @@ default void close() {}
    * @param handler the BodyHandler that determines how to handle the response body
    * @return a CompletableFuture containing the HTTP response
    */
-  <T> CompletableFuture<java.net.http.HttpResponse<T>> sendAsyncNative(
-      java.net.http.HttpRequest request, java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandler<T> handler);
+  default <T> CompletableFuture<java.net.http.HttpResponse<T>> sendAsyncNative(
+    java.net.http.HttpRequest request,
+    java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandler<T> handler) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("sendAsyncNative is not supported by this HttpClient implementation");
+  }
 
   /**
    * Sends an HTTP request using java.net.http.HttpClient and allows specifying the BodyHandler.
@@ -60,10 +63,12 @@ <T> CompletableFuture<java.net.http.HttpResponse<T>> sendAsyncNative(
    * @throws java.io.IOException if an I/O error occurs
    * @throws InterruptedException if the operation is interrupted
    */
-  <T> java.net.http.HttpResponse<T> sendNative(
-      java.net.http.HttpRequest request, java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandler<T> handler)
-      throws java.io.IOException, InterruptedException;
-
+  default <T> java.net.http.HttpResponse<T> sendNative(
+    java.net.http.HttpRequest request,
+    java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandler<T> handler)
+    throws java.io.IOException, InterruptedException {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("sendNative is not supported by this HttpClient implementation");
+  }
   interface Factory {
 
     /**
diff --git a/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/grid/testing/PassthroughHttpClient.java b/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/grid/testing/PassthroughHttpClient.java
index d77faab75b4ca..f465dff3acdee 100644
--- a/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/grid/testing/PassthroughHttpClient.java
+++ b/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/grid/testing/PassthroughHttpClient.java
@@ -48,19 +48,6 @@ public WebSocket openSocket(HttpRequest request, WebSocket.Listener listener) {
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException("openSocket");
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public <T> java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture<java.net.http.HttpResponse<T>> sendAsyncNative(
-      java.net.http.HttpRequest request, java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandler<T> handler) {
-    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("sendAsyncNative");
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public <T> java.net.http.HttpResponse<T> sendNative(
-      java.net.http.HttpRequest request, java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandler<T> handler)
-      throws java.io.IOException, InterruptedException {
-    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("sendNative");
-  }
-
   public static class Factory implements HttpClient.Factory {
 
     private final Routable handler;
diff --git a/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/remote/ProtocolHandshakeTest.java b/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/remote/ProtocolHandshakeTest.java
index 784b9fe0056ca..d04e845a76a39 100644
--- a/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/remote/ProtocolHandshakeTest.java
+++ b/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/remote/ProtocolHandshakeTest.java
@@ -194,19 +194,5 @@ String getRequestPayload() {
     public WebSocket openSocket(HttpRequest request, WebSocket.Listener listener) {
       throw new UnsupportedOperationException("openSocket");
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public <T>
-        java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture<java.net.http.HttpResponse<T>> sendAsyncNative(
-            java.net.http.HttpRequest request, java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandler<T> handler) {
-      throw new UnsupportedOperationException("sendAsyncNative");
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public <T> java.net.http.HttpResponse<T> sendNative(
-        java.net.http.HttpRequest request, java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandler<T> handler)
-        throws java.io.IOException, InterruptedException {
-      throw new UnsupportedOperationException("sendNative");
-    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/NativeHttpClientMethodsTest.java b/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/NativeHttpClientMethodsTest.java
index 9defc7aa51e74..a3c21905ad054 100644
--- a/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/NativeHttpClientMethodsTest.java
+++ b/java/test/org/openqa/selenium/remote/http/NativeHttpClientMethodsTest.java
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ public java.net.http.HttpClient.Version version() {
       return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(mockResponse);
     }
 
+
+
     @Override
     public <T> java.net.http.HttpResponse<T> sendNative(
         java.net.http.HttpRequest request, java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandler<T> handler)