diff --git a/http-client-jdk/src/main/java/io/micronaut/http/client/jdk/AbstractJdkHttpClient.java b/http-client-jdk/src/main/java/io/micronaut/http/client/jdk/AbstractJdkHttpClient.java
index 7399999bec6..a329482a4aa 100644
--- a/http-client-jdk/src/main/java/io/micronaut/http/client/jdk/AbstractJdkHttpClient.java
+++ b/http-client-jdk/src/main/java/io/micronaut/http/client/jdk/AbstractJdkHttpClient.java
@@ -382,8 +382,7 @@ protected <I, R extends io.micronaut.http.HttpResponse<?>> Publisher<R> applyFil
                 return ExecutionFlow.error(e);
             }
         });
-        return (Publisher<R>) Mono.from(ReactiveExecutionFlow.fromFlow(runner.run(request)).toPublisher())
-            .map(x -> x);
+        return (Publisher<R>) Mono.from(ReactiveExecutionFlow.fromFlow(runner.run(request)).toPublisher());
     }
 
     protected <O> Publisher<io.micronaut.http.HttpResponse<O>> responsePublisher(