diff --git a/module/spring-boot-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jdbc/health/DataSourceHealthIndicator.java b/module/spring-boot-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jdbc/health/DataSourceHealthIndicator.java
index 2c9eb0c16aa..79e23a93105 100644
--- a/module/spring-boot-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jdbc/health/DataSourceHealthIndicator.java
+++ b/module/spring-boot-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jdbc/health/DataSourceHealthIndicator.java
@@ -175,13 +175,9 @@ public class DataSourceHealthIndicator extends AbstractHealthIndicator implement
 			if (columns != 1) {
 				throw new IncorrectResultSetColumnCountException(1, columns);
 			}
-			return getResultSetValue(rs);
-		}
-
-		// RowMapper.mapRow isn't defined as @Nullable return type
-		@SuppressWarnings("NullAway")
-		private Object getResultSetValue(ResultSet rs) throws SQLException {
-			return JdbcUtils.getResultSetValue(rs, 1);
+			Object result = JdbcUtils.getResultSetValue(rs, 1);
+			Assert.state(result != null, "'result' must not be null");
+			return result;
 		}
 
 	}