diff --git a/test/jdk/com/sun/net/httpserver/ClearTextServerSSL.java b/test/jdk/com/sun/net/httpserver/ClearTextServerSSL.java
index 75e4f3fcf45..896f02b178d 100644
--- a/test/jdk/com/sun/net/httpserver/ClearTextServerSSL.java
+++ b/test/jdk/com/sun/net/httpserver/ClearTextServerSSL.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class ClearTextServerSSL {
 
     @Test
     public void test() throws Exception {
-        var sslContext = new SimpleSSLContext().get();
+        var sslContext = SimpleSSLContext.findSSLContext();
         var handler = new TestHandler();
         var server = HttpServer.create(new InetSocketAddress(LOOPBACK_ADDR, 0), 0);
         server.createContext(path(""), handler);
diff --git a/test/jdk/java/net/HttpURLConnection/SetAuthenticator/HTTPTest.java b/test/jdk/java/net/HttpURLConnection/SetAuthenticator/HTTPTest.java
index 2dc6963a63e..8965a942153 100644
--- a/test/jdk/java/net/HttpURLConnection/SetAuthenticator/HTTPTest.java
+++ b/test/jdk/java/net/HttpURLConnection/SetAuthenticator/HTTPTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -142,16 +142,12 @@ public class HTTPTest {
     }
 
     static {
-        try {
-            HttpsURLConnection.setDefaultHostnameVerifier(new HostnameVerifier() {
-                public boolean verify(String hostname, SSLSession session) {
-                    return true;
-                }
-            });
-            SSLContext.setDefault(new SimpleSSLContext().get());
-        } catch (IOException ex) {
-            throw new ExceptionInInitializerError(ex);
-        }
+        HttpsURLConnection.setDefaultHostnameVerifier(new HostnameVerifier() {
+            public boolean verify(String hostname, SSLSession session) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        });
+        SSLContext.setDefault(SimpleSSLContext.findSSLContext());
     }
 
     static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger ("com.sun.net.httpserver");
diff --git a/test/jdk/java/net/HttpURLConnection/SetAuthenticator/HTTPTestClient.java b/test/jdk/java/net/HttpURLConnection/SetAuthenticator/HTTPTestClient.java
index 3f436ef6d02..57790da171f 100644
--- a/test/jdk/java/net/HttpURLConnection/SetAuthenticator/HTTPTestClient.java
+++ b/test/jdk/java/net/HttpURLConnection/SetAuthenticator/HTTPTestClient.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class HTTPTestClient extends HTTPTest {
             // anything here. Otherwise it could look like:
             //     HttpsURLConnection httpsConn = (HttpsURLConnection)conn;
             //     httpsConn.setSSLSocketFactory(
-            //               new SimpleSSLContext().get().getSocketFactory());
+            //               SimpleSSLContext.findSSLContext().getSocketFactory());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/jdk/java/net/URLPermission/URLTest.java b/test/jdk/java/net/URLPermission/URLTest.java
index 907ba6072ec..9d1b4e840e6 100644
--- a/test/jdk/java/net/URLPermission/URLTest.java
+++ b/test/jdk/java/net/URLPermission/URLTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ public class URLTest {
     static HttpsServer httpsServer;
     static HttpContext c, cs;
     static ExecutorService e, es;
-    static SSLContext ctx;
+    private static final SSLContext ctx = SimpleSSLContext.findSSLContext();
     static int httpPort;
     static int httpsPort;
     static String httpAuth;
@@ -243,8 +243,6 @@ public class URLTest {
         es = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
         httpServer.setExecutor(e);
         httpsServer.setExecutor(es);
-
-        ctx = new SimpleSSLContext().get();
         httpsServer.setHttpsConfigurator(new HttpsConfigurator (ctx));
 
         httpServer.start();
diff --git a/test/jdk/javax/net/ssl/HttpsURLConnection/DummyCacheResponse.java b/test/jdk/javax/net/ssl/HttpsURLConnection/DummyCacheResponse.java
index f18dca8b0f7..e0d9a3cdc01 100644
--- a/test/jdk/javax/net/ssl/HttpsURLConnection/DummyCacheResponse.java
+++ b/test/jdk/javax/net/ssl/HttpsURLConnection/DummyCacheResponse.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import jdk.test.lib.net.SimpleSSLContext;
 import com.sun.net.httpserver.*;
 
 public class DummyCacheResponse extends SecureCacheResponse {
-    static SSLContext sslContext;
+    private static final SSLContext sslContext = SimpleSSLContext.findSSLContext();
     private final SSLSession cachedSession;
     private final Map<String, List<String>> rqstHeaders;
 
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ public class DummyCacheResponse extends SecureCacheResponse {
             executor = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
             httpsServer.setExecutor(executor);
 
-            sslContext = new SimpleSSLContext().get();
             httpsServer.setHttpsConfigurator(new HttpsConfigurator(sslContext));
             httpsServer.start();
 
diff --git a/test/jdk/javax/net/ssl/HttpsURLConnection/Equals.java b/test/jdk/javax/net/ssl/HttpsURLConnection/Equals.java
index 35913edd2bf..1e43547c59d 100644
--- a/test/jdk/javax/net/ssl/HttpsURLConnection/Equals.java
+++ b/test/jdk/javax/net/ssl/HttpsURLConnection/Equals.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class Equals {
      */
     private static final boolean debug = false;
 
-    static SSLContext ctx;
+    private static final SSLContext ctx = SimpleSSLContext.findSSLContext();
 
     public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
         if (debug) {
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ public class Equals {
             HttpContext c2 = s2.createContext("/test1", h);
             executor = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
             s2.setExecutor(executor);
-            ctx = new SimpleSSLContext().get();
             s2.setHttpsConfigurator(new HttpsConfigurator(ctx));
             s2.start();
             int httpsport = s2.getAddress().getPort();
diff --git a/test/jdk/javax/net/ssl/HttpsURLConnection/HttpsSession.java b/test/jdk/javax/net/ssl/HttpsURLConnection/HttpsSession.java
index e17ff6c95b2..7b6ac18c4c9 100644
--- a/test/jdk/javax/net/ssl/HttpsURLConnection/HttpsSession.java
+++ b/test/jdk/javax/net/ssl/HttpsURLConnection/HttpsSession.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import jdk.test.lib.net.SimpleSSLContext;
 
 public class HttpsSession {
 
-    static SSLContext sslContext;
+    private static final SSLContext sslContext = SimpleSSLContext.findSSLContext();
 
     public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
         HttpsServer httpsServer = null;
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ public class HttpsSession {
 
             executor = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
             httpsServer.setExecutor(executor);
-
-            sslContext = new SimpleSSLContext().get();
             httpsServer.setHttpsConfigurator(new HttpsConfigurator(sslContext));
             httpsServer.start();
 
diff --git a/test/jdk/javax/net/ssl/HttpsURLConnection/SubjectAltNameIP.java b/test/jdk/javax/net/ssl/HttpsURLConnection/SubjectAltNameIP.java
index cbd2089e7bd..de747922d7b 100644
--- a/test/jdk/javax/net/ssl/HttpsURLConnection/SubjectAltNameIP.java
+++ b/test/jdk/javax/net/ssl/HttpsURLConnection/SubjectAltNameIP.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2025, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class SubjectAltNameIP {
      */
     void doServerSide() throws Exception {
         SSLServerSocketFactory sslssf =
-            new SimpleSSLContext().get().getServerSocketFactory();
+            SimpleSSLContext.findSSLContext().getServerSocketFactory();
         SSLServerSocket sslServerSocket =
             (SSLServerSocket) sslssf.createServerSocket(
                     serverPort, 0,
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class SubjectAltNameIP {
             throw new RuntimeException("Server failed to start.", serverException);
         }
 
-        SSLSocketFactory sf = new SimpleSSLContext().get().getSocketFactory();
+        SSLSocketFactory sf = SimpleSSLContext.findSSLContext().getSocketFactory();
         URI uri = new URI("https://" + hostName + ":" + serverPort + "/index.html");
         HttpsURLConnection conn = (HttpsURLConnection)uri.toURL().openConnection();
 
diff --git a/test/jdk/sun/net/www/protocol/http/RedirectOnPost.java b/test/jdk/sun/net/www/protocol/http/RedirectOnPost.java
index 1f88c851f63..69da47651b7 100644
--- a/test/jdk/sun/net/www/protocol/http/RedirectOnPost.java
+++ b/test/jdk/sun/net/www/protocol/http/RedirectOnPost.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class RedirectOnPost {
 
     public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
         ExecutorService e= Executors.newFixedThreadPool(5);
-        SSLContext ctx = new SimpleSSLContext().get();
+        SSLContext ctx = SimpleSSLContext.findSSLContext();
         HttpServer httpServer = getHttpServer(e);
         HttpsServer httpsServer = getHttpsServer(e, ctx);
 
diff --git a/test/jdk/sun/security/krb5/auto/HttpsCB.java b/test/jdk/sun/security/krb5/auto/HttpsCB.java
index 1f9f0de33ac..278e72592be 100644
--- a/test/jdk/sun/security/krb5/auto/HttpsCB.java
+++ b/test/jdk/sun/security/krb5/auto/HttpsCB.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public class HttpsCB {
         MyHttpHandler h = new MyHttpHandler();
         HttpsServer server = HttpsServer.create(new InetSocketAddress(0), 0);
         server.setHttpsConfigurator(
-                new HttpsConfigurator(new SimpleSSLContext().get()));
+                new HttpsConfigurator(SimpleSSLContext.findSSLContext()));
         server.createContext("/", h).setAuthenticator(
                 new MyServerAuthenticator(scheme, principal, ktab));
         server.start();
diff --git a/test/langtools/jdk/javadoc/doclet/testLinkOption/TestRedirectLinks.java b/test/langtools/jdk/javadoc/doclet/testLinkOption/TestRedirectLinks.java
index 2a415141229..a4fd5e3f68e 100644
--- a/test/langtools/jdk/javadoc/doclet/testLinkOption/TestRedirectLinks.java
+++ b/test/langtools/jdk/javadoc/doclet/testLinkOption/TestRedirectLinks.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2002, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2002, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -221,10 +221,7 @@ public class TestRedirectLinks extends JavadocTester {
             out.println("Starting old server (" + oldServer.getClass().getSimpleName() + ") on " + oldURL);
             oldServer.start();
 
-            SSLContext sslContext = new SimpleSSLContext().get();
-            if (sslContext == null) {
-                throw new AssertionError("Could not create a SSLContext");
-            }
+            SSLContext sslContext = SimpleSSLContext.findSSLContext();
             newServer = HttpsServer.create(new InetSocketAddress(loopback, 0), 0);
             String newURL = URIBuilder.newBuilder()
                     .scheme("https")
diff --git a/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/net/SimpleSSLContext.java b/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/net/SimpleSSLContext.java
index 3e0d362cc23..ae2b479c271 100644
--- a/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/net/SimpleSSLContext.java
+++ b/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/net/SimpleSSLContext.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2005, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2005, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -23,12 +23,16 @@
 
 package jdk.test.lib.net;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.util.*;
-import java.io.*;
-import java.security.*;
-import javax.net.ssl.*;
+import java.security.KeyStore;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.StringTokenizer;
+import javax.net.ssl.KeyManagerFactory;
+import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
+import javax.net.ssl.TrustManagerFactory;
 
 /**
  * Utility for creating a simple usable {@link SSLContext} for testing purposes.
@@ -39,17 +43,7 @@ public final class SimpleSSLContext {
 
     private static final String DEFAULT_KEY_STORE_FILE_REL_PATH = "jdk/test/lib/net/testkeys";
 
-    private final SSLContext ssl;
-
-    // Made `public` for backward compatibility
-    public SimpleSSLContext() throws IOException {
-        this.ssl = findSSLContext(DEFAULT_KEY_STORE_FILE_REL_PATH, DEFAULT_PROTOCOL);
-    }
-
-    // Kept for backward compatibility
-    public SimpleSSLContext(String keyStoreFileRelPath) throws IOException {
-        this.ssl = findSSLContext(Objects.requireNonNull(keyStoreFileRelPath), DEFAULT_PROTOCOL);
-    }
+    private SimpleSSLContext() {}
 
     /**
      * {@return a new {@link SSLContext} instance by searching for a key store
@@ -136,20 +130,4 @@ public final class SimpleSSLContext {
         }
     }
 
-    // Kept for backward compatibility
-    public static SSLContext getContext(String protocol) throws IOException {
-        try {
-            return protocol == null || protocol.isEmpty()
-                    ? findSSLContext()
-                    : findSSLContext(protocol);
-        } catch (RuntimeException re) {
-            throw new IOException(re);
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Kept for backward compatibility
-    public SSLContext get() {
-        return ssl;
-    }
-
 }