diff --git a/instrumentation/spring/spring-webflux/spring-webflux-5.3/library/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/spring/webflux/v5_3/SpringWebfluxServerInstrumentationTest.java b/instrumentation/spring/spring-webflux/spring-webflux-5.3/library/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/spring/webflux/v5_3/SpringWebfluxServerInstrumentationTest.java
index 54a71116a581..9cc29f1a3df0 100644
--- a/instrumentation/spring/spring-webflux/spring-webflux-5.3/library/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/spring/webflux/v5_3/SpringWebfluxServerInstrumentationTest.java
+++ b/instrumentation/spring/spring-webflux/spring-webflux-5.3/library/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/spring/webflux/v5_3/SpringWebfluxServerInstrumentationTest.java
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ public void stopServer(ConfigurableApplicationContext applicationContext) {
   protected void configure(HttpServerTestOptions options) {
     options.setContextPath(CONTEXT_PATH);
     options.setTestPathParam(true);
-    options.setExpectedException(new RuntimeException(ServerEndpoint.EXCEPTION.getBody()));
 
     options.setExpectedHttpRoute(
         (endpoint, method) -> {
diff --git a/instrumentation/spring/spring-webflux/spring-webflux-5.3/library/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/spring/webflux/v5_3/TestWebfluxSpringBootApp.java b/instrumentation/spring/spring-webflux/spring-webflux-5.3/library/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/spring/webflux/v5_3/TestWebfluxSpringBootApp.java
index 77afcf9881c0..4e1f398e6979 100644
--- a/instrumentation/spring/spring-webflux/spring-webflux-5.3/library/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/spring/webflux/v5_3/TestWebfluxSpringBootApp.java
+++ b/instrumentation/spring/spring-webflux/spring-webflux-5.3/library/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/spring/webflux/v5_3/TestWebfluxSpringBootApp.java
@@ -97,12 +97,12 @@ Mono<ResponseEntity<String>> error() {
     }
 
     @RequestMapping("/exception")
-    Flux<ResponseEntity<String>> exception() throws Exception {
+    Flux<ResponseEntity<String>> exception() {
       return Flux.just(
           controller(
               EXCEPTION,
               () -> {
-                throw new RuntimeException(EXCEPTION.getBody());
+                throw new IllegalStateException(EXCEPTION.getBody());
               }));
     }