diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 4c39ac045..40e291327 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: ./.ci.readme.fmt.sh
       - run: ./.ci.govet.sh
       - run: go test -v -race ./...
+      - run: go test -tags testify_no_objx ./...
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
@@ -39,3 +40,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version: ${{ matrix.go_version }}
       - run: go test -v -race ./...
+      - run: go test -tags testify_no_objx ./...
diff --git a/mock/mock.go b/mock/mock.go
index e88402b3e..fa1b363c4 100644
--- a/mock/mock.go
+++ b/mock/mock.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	"github.com/pmezard/go-difflib/difflib"
-	"github.com/stretchr/objx"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
@@ -311,7 +310,7 @@ type Mock struct {
 
 	// TestData holds any data that might be useful for testing.  Testify ignores
 	// this data completely allowing you to do whatever you like with it.
-	testData objx.Map
+	testData testData
 
 	mutex sync.Mutex
 }
@@ -324,16 +323,6 @@ func (m *Mock) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%[1]T<%[1]p>", m)
 }
 
-// TestData holds any data that might be useful for testing.  Testify ignores
-// this data completely allowing you to do whatever you like with it.
-func (m *Mock) TestData() objx.Map {
-	if m.testData == nil {
-		m.testData = make(objx.Map)
-	}
-
-	return m.testData
-}
-
 /*
 	Setting expectations
 */
diff --git a/mock/mock_no_objx.go b/mock/mock_no_objx.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8db50ec0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mock/mock_no_objx.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//go:build testify_no_objx || testify_no_deps
+
+package mock
+
+type testData = struct{}
diff --git a/mock/mock_objx.go b/mock/mock_objx.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77f75dd65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mock/mock_objx.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// This source file isolates the uses of the objx module to ease
+// maintenance of downstream forks that remove that dependency.
+// See https://github.com/stretchr/testify/issues/1752
+
+//go:build !testify_no_objx && !testify_no_deps
+
+package mock
+
+import "github.com/stretchr/objx"
+
+type testData = objx.Map
+
+// TestData holds any data that might be useful for testing.  Testify ignores
+// this data completely allowing you to do whatever you like with it.
+func (m *Mock) TestData() objx.Map {
+	if m.testData == nil {
+		m.testData = make(objx.Map)
+	}
+
+	return m.testData
+}
diff --git a/mock/mock_objx_test.go b/mock/mock_objx_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..556ac9c44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mock/mock_objx_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//go:build !testify_no_objx && !testify_no_deps
+
+package mock
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func Test_Mock_TestData(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	var mockedService = new(TestExampleImplementation)
+
+	if assert.NotNil(t, mockedService.TestData()) {
+
+		mockedService.TestData().Set("something", 123)
+		assert.Equal(t, 123, mockedService.TestData().Get("something").Data())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/mock/mock_test.go b/mock/mock_test.go
index c9fea8f6e..f3330f7ac 100644
--- a/mock/mock_test.go
+++ b/mock/mock_test.go
@@ -163,18 +163,6 @@ func (m *MockTestingT) FailNow() {
 	Mock
 */
 
-func Test_Mock_TestData(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-
-	var mockedService = new(TestExampleImplementation)
-
-	if assert.NotNil(t, mockedService.TestData()) {
-
-		mockedService.TestData().Set("something", 123)
-		assert.Equal(t, 123, mockedService.TestData().Get("something").Data())
-	}
-}
-
 func Test_Mock_On(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()