diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/resource/ResourceHandlerUtils.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/resource/ResourceHandlerUtils.java
index e2687b2909f..277609e011f 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/resource/ResourceHandlerUtils.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/resource/ResourceHandlerUtils.java
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ public abstract class ResourceHandlerUtils {
 			}
 			else if (location instanceof ContextResource contextResource) {
 				path = contextResource.getPathWithinContext();
-				Assert.isTrue(!"/".equals(path),
-						() -> "Resource location '" + location + "' is considered unsafe " +
-								"and cannot be used as it provides access to the root servlet context.");
 			}
 			else if (location instanceof UrlResource) {
 				path = location.getURL().toExternalForm();
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/resource/ResourceHandlerUtilsTests.java b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/resource/ResourceHandlerUtilsTests.java
index 3b3c0059c71..56836b1057c 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/resource/ResourceHandlerUtilsTests.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/resource/ResourceHandlerUtilsTests.java
@@ -82,13 +82,6 @@ class ResourceHandlerUtilsTests {
 				.withMessageContaining("is considered unsafe");
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	void assertResourceLocationShouldRejectUnsafeContextResource() {
-		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() ->
-				ResourceHandlerUtils.assertResourceLocation(new TestContextResource("/")))
-				.withMessageContaining("is considered unsafe");
-	}
-
 	private static class TestContextResource implements ContextResource {
 
 		private final String path;
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/ResourceHandlerUtils.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/ResourceHandlerUtils.java
index 214f80fc5f1..367654fa7d5 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/ResourceHandlerUtils.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/ResourceHandlerUtils.java
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ public abstract class ResourceHandlerUtils {
 			}
 			else if (location instanceof ContextResource contextResource) {
 				path = contextResource.getPathWithinContext();
-				Assert.isTrue(!"/".equals(path),
-						() -> "Resource location '" + location + "' is considered unsafe " +
-								"and cannot be used as it provides access to the root servlet context.");
 			}
 			else if (location instanceof UrlResource) {
 				path = location.getURL().toExternalForm();
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/ResourceHandlerUtilsTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/ResourceHandlerUtilsTests.java
index 84c72de129b..0f1c9c5ed44 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/ResourceHandlerUtilsTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/ResourceHandlerUtilsTests.java
@@ -77,11 +77,4 @@ class ResourceHandlerUtilsTests {
 				.withMessageContaining("is considered unsafe");
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	void assertResourceLocationShouldRejectUnsafeContextResource() {
-		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() ->
-				ResourceHandlerUtils.assertResourceLocation(new ServletContextResource(new MockServletContext(), "/")))
-				.withMessageContaining("is considered unsafe");
-	}
-
 }