diff --git a/docs/getting-started/upgrading/from-fastmcp-3.mdx b/docs/getting-started/upgrading/from-fastmcp-3.mdx
index 37ff33f62..1cd484680 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/upgrading/from-fastmcp-3.mdx
+++ b/docs/getting-started/upgrading/from-fastmcp-3.mdx
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ transport = StreamableHttpTransport(
 )
 ```
 
-The `client` you pass to `FastMCP.from_openapi(client=...)` (and `OpenAPIProvider(client=...)`) is now type-hinted `httpx2.AsyncClient`. FastMCP does not gate on the type, so an existing `httpx.AsyncClient` keeps working at runtime via duck-typing this release — but switching it to `httpx2.AsyncClient` clears the type hint and is the supported path going forward. HTTP made inside your own tools is entirely yours and is unaffected either way.
+The `client` you pass to `FastMCP.from_openapi(client=...)` (and `OpenAPIProvider(client=...)`) should now be an `httpx2.AsyncClient`. Existing `httpx.AsyncClient` instances remain temporarily accepted via duck typing, but emit a `FastMCPDeprecationWarning` and will be rejected in a future release. HTTP made inside your own tools is entirely yours and is unaffected.
 
 **The subtlest break is exception handlers, and no type checker will catch it.** `httpx` very likely remains installed in your environment (the Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google SDKs all depend on it), so code that catches old-httpx exceptions around FastMCP calls still imports and still type-checks — it just never matches, because FastMCP now raises `httpx2` exceptions. The handler silently becomes dead code:
 
diff --git a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/auth/oauth_proxy/upstream.py b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/auth/oauth_proxy/upstream.py
index 8739aa7a3..bed40f670 100644
--- a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/auth/oauth_proxy/upstream.py
+++ b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/auth/oauth_proxy/upstream.py
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ class AsyncOAuth2Client:
     Drop-in replacement for the slice of authlib's `AsyncOAuth2Client` that
     `OAuthProxy` uses. Subclasses of `OAuthProxy` that override
     `_create_upstream_oauth_client` may return any object with the same
-    `fetch_token`/`refresh_token`/`client_secret`/`aclose` surface (including
-    an authlib client, if legacy httpx is installed in their environment).
+    `fetch_token`/`refresh_token`/`client_secret`/`aclose` surface.
     """
 
     def __init__(
diff --git a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/providers/openapi/README.md b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/providers/openapi/README.md
index 8c5e890c4..8b55d8753 100644
--- a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/providers/openapi/README.md
+++ b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/providers/openapi/README.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ The main server class orchestrates the stateless request building approach:
 
 ```python
 class FastMCPOpenAPI(FastMCP):
-    def __init__(self, openapi_spec: dict, client: httpx.AsyncClient, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, openapi_spec: dict, client: httpx2.AsyncClient, **kwargs):
         # 1. Parse OpenAPI spec to HTTP routes with pre-calculated schemas
         self._routes = parse_openapi_to_http_routes(openapi_spec)
         
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ OpenAPI Spec → HTTPRoute with Pre-calculated Fields → RequestDirector → HT
 2. **RequestDirector Setup**: openapi-core Spec initialized for request building
 3. **Component Creation**: Create components with RequestDirector reference
 4. **Request Building**: RequestDirector builds HTTP request from flat parameters
-5. **Request Execution**: Execute request with httpx client
+5. **Request Execution**: Execute request with httpx2 client
 6. **Response Processing**: Return structured MCP response
 
 ## Key Features
@@ -263,4 +263,4 @@ logging.getLogger("fastmcp.server.openapi_new").setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 - `/utilities/openapi_new/README.md` - Utility implementation details
 - `/server/openapi/README.md` - Legacy implementation reference
 - `/tests/server/openapi_new/` - Comprehensive test suite
-- Project documentation on OpenAPI integration patterns
\ No newline at end of file
+- Project documentation on OpenAPI integration patterns
diff --git a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/providers/openapi/components.py b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/providers/openapi/components.py
index 220b221a5..61af9ceaf 100644
--- a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/providers/openapi/components.py
+++ b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/providers/openapi/components.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
 import re
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 
 import httpx2
 from mcp_types import ToolAnnotations
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ from fastmcp.resources import (
 )
 from fastmcp.server.dependencies import get_http_headers
 from fastmcp.tools.base import Tool, ToolResult
-from fastmcp.utilities.exceptions import (
-    is_http_status_error,
-    is_request_error,
-    is_timeout_error,
-)
 from fastmcp.utilities.logging import get_logger
 from fastmcp.utilities.openapi import HTTPRoute
 from fastmcp.utilities.openapi.director import RequestDirector
@@ -63,30 +58,6 @@ logger = get_logger(__name__)
 _DEFAULT_MIME_TYPE = "application/json"
 
 
-def _convert_httpx_error(exc: Exception) -> ValueError | None:
-    if is_http_status_error(exc):
-        status_error = cast("httpx2.HTTPStatusError", exc)
-        error_message = (
-            f"HTTP error {status_error.response.status_code}: "
-            f"{status_error.response.reason_phrase}"
-        )
-        try:
-            error_data = status_error.response.json()
-            error_message += f" - {error_data}"
-        except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError):
-            if status_error.response.text:
-                error_message += f" - {status_error.response.text}"
-        return ValueError(error_message)
-
-    if is_timeout_error(exc):
-        return ValueError(f"HTTP request timed out ({type(exc).__name__})")
-
-    if is_request_error(exc):
-        return ValueError(f"Request error ({type(exc).__name__}): {exc!s}")
-
-    return None
-
-
 def _extract_mime_type_from_route(route: HTTPRoute) -> str:
     """Extract the primary MIME type from an HTTPRoute's response definitions.
 
@@ -200,12 +171,8 @@ class OpenAPITool(Tool):
             base_url = str(self._client.base_url) or "http://localhost"
             directed_request = self._director.build(self._route, arguments, base_url)
 
-            # Rebuild through the user's client so the request object comes
-            # from whichever httpx library the client belongs to (a legacy
-            # httpx.AsyncClient cannot send an httpx2.Request). Primitive
-            # values (str/bytes/tuples) cross that boundary safely; client
-            # default headers merge in with directed headers taking priority,
-            # matching the previous manual merge.
+            # Rebuild through the configured client so its default headers are
+            # merged with the directed headers taking priority.
             request = self._client.build_request(
                 method=directed_request.method,
                 url=str(directed_request.url.copy_with(query=None)),
@@ -262,11 +229,23 @@ class OpenAPITool(Tool):
             except json.JSONDecodeError:
                 return ToolResult(content=response.text)
 
-        except Exception as e:
-            converted_error = _convert_httpx_error(e)
-            if converted_error is None:
-                raise
-            raise converted_error from e
+        except httpx2.HTTPStatusError as e:
+            error_message = (
+                f"HTTP error {e.response.status_code}: {e.response.reason_phrase}"
+            )
+            try:
+                error_data = e.response.json()
+                error_message += f" - {error_data}"
+            except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError):
+                if e.response.text:
+                    error_message += f" - {e.response.text}"
+            raise ValueError(error_message) from e
+
+        except httpx2.TimeoutException as e:
+            raise ValueError(f"HTTP request timed out ({type(e).__name__})") from e
+
+        except httpx2.RequestError as e:
+            raise ValueError(f"Request error ({type(e).__name__}): {e!s}") from e
 
 
 class OpenAPIResource(Resource):
@@ -308,8 +287,7 @@ class OpenAPIResource(Resource):
             directed_request = self._director.build(
                 self._route, self._arguments, base_url
             )
-            # Primitive values only: a legacy httpx.AsyncClient cannot accept
-            # httpx2 URL/QueryParams/Headers objects.
+            # Build through the configured client so its defaults are applied.
             request = self._client.build_request(
                 method=directed_request.method,
                 url=str(directed_request.url.copy_with(query=None)),
@@ -353,11 +331,23 @@ class OpenAPIResource(Resource):
                     ]
                 )
 
-        except Exception as e:
-            converted_error = _convert_httpx_error(e)
-            if converted_error is None:
-                raise
-            raise converted_error from e
+        except httpx2.HTTPStatusError as e:
+            error_message = (
+                f"HTTP error {e.response.status_code}: {e.response.reason_phrase}"
+            )
+            try:
+                error_data = e.response.json()
+                error_message += f" - {error_data}"
+            except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError):
+                if e.response.text:
+                    error_message += f" - {e.response.text}"
+            raise ValueError(error_message) from e
+
+        except httpx2.TimeoutException as e:
+            raise ValueError(f"HTTP request timed out ({type(e).__name__})") from e
+
+        except httpx2.RequestError as e:
+            raise ValueError(f"Request error ({type(e).__name__}): {e!s}") from e
 
 
 def _path_argument_name(route: HTTPRoute, parameter_name: str) -> str:
diff --git a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/providers/openapi/provider.py b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/providers/openapi/provider.py
index 4048479a0..c16f14034 100644
--- a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/providers/openapi/provider.py
+++ b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/providers/openapi/provider.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import warnings
 from collections import Counter
 from collections.abc import AsyncIterator, Sequence
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ from typing import Any, Literal, cast
 import httpx2
 from jsonschema_path import SchemaPath
 
+from fastmcp._warnings import FastMCPDeprecationWarning
 from fastmcp.prompts import Prompt
 from fastmcp.resources import Resource, ResourceTemplate
 from fastmcp.server.providers.base import Provider
@@ -48,6 +50,14 @@ logger = get_logger(__name__)
 DEFAULT_TIMEOUT: float = 30.0
 
 
+def _is_legacy_httpx_client(client: object) -> bool:
+    """Detect a legacy httpx client without importing the legacy package."""
+    return any(
+        cls.__module__.partition(".")[0] == "httpx" and cls.__name__ == "AsyncClient"
+        for cls in type(client).__mro__
+    )
+
+
 class OpenAPIProvider(Provider):
     """Provider that creates MCP components from an OpenAPI specification.
 
@@ -84,10 +94,12 @@ class OpenAPIProvider(Provider):
 
         Args:
             openapi_spec: OpenAPI schema as a dictionary
-            client: Optional httpx AsyncClient for making HTTP requests.
+            client: Optional httpx2 AsyncClient for making HTTP requests.
                 If not provided, a default client is created using the first
                 server URL from the OpenAPI spec with a 30-second timeout.
                 To customize timeout or other settings, pass your own client.
+                Legacy httpx clients are temporarily accepted with a deprecation
+                warning.
             route_maps: Optional list of RouteMap objects defining route mappings
             route_map_fn: Optional callable for advanced route type mapping
             mcp_component_fn: Optional callable for component customization
@@ -103,6 +115,14 @@ class OpenAPIProvider(Provider):
         self._owns_client = client is None
         if client is None:
             client = self._create_default_client(openapi_spec)
+        elif _is_legacy_httpx_client(client):
+            warnings.warn(
+                "Passing an httpx.AsyncClient to OpenAPIProvider is deprecated "
+                "and will be removed in a future release. Pass an "
+                "httpx2.AsyncClient instead.",
+                FastMCPDeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
         self._client = client
         self._mcp_component_fn = mcp_component_fn
         self._validate_output = validate_output
diff --git a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/server.py b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/server.py
index 27602cb8c..8f8ccccbc 100644
--- a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/server.py
+++ b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/server/server.py
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ from fastmcp.tools.base import Tool, ToolResult
 from fastmcp.tools.function_tool import FunctionTool
 from fastmcp.tools.tool_transform import ToolTransformConfig
 from fastmcp.utilities.components import FastMCPComponent, _coerce_version
-from fastmcp.utilities.exceptions import is_http_status_error, is_timeout_error
 from fastmcp.utilities.logging import get_logger
 from fastmcp.utilities.tasks import TaskConfig
 from fastmcp.utilities.types import AnyFunction, FastMCPBaseModel, NotSet, NotSetT
@@ -1541,15 +1540,12 @@ class FastMCP(
                     logger.exception(f"Error calling tool {name!r}")
                     # Handle actionable errors that should reach the LLM
                     # even when masking is enabled
-                    if is_http_status_error(e):
-                        if (
-                            cast("httpx2.HTTPStatusError", e).response.status_code
-                            == 429
-                        ):
+                    if isinstance(e, httpx2.HTTPStatusError):
+                        if e.response.status_code == 429:
                             raise ToolError(
                                 "Rate limited by upstream API, please retry later"
                             ) from e
-                    if is_timeout_error(e):
+                    if isinstance(e, httpx2.TimeoutException):
                         raise ToolError(
                             "Upstream request timed out, please retry"
                         ) from e
@@ -1644,15 +1640,12 @@ class FastMCP(
                     except Exception as e:
                         logger.exception(f"Error reading resource {uri!r}")
                         # Handle actionable errors that should reach the LLM
-                        if is_http_status_error(e):
-                            if (
-                                cast("httpx2.HTTPStatusError", e).response.status_code
-                                == 429
-                            ):
+                        if isinstance(e, httpx2.HTTPStatusError):
+                            if e.response.status_code == 429:
                                 raise ResourceError(
                                     "Rate limited by upstream API, please retry later"
                                 ) from e
-                        if is_timeout_error(e):
+                        if isinstance(e, httpx2.TimeoutException):
                             raise ResourceError(
                                 "Upstream request timed out, please retry"
                             ) from e
@@ -1707,15 +1700,12 @@ class FastMCP(
                 except Exception as e:
                     logger.exception(f"Error reading resource {uri!r}")
                     # Handle actionable errors that should reach the LLM
-                    if is_http_status_error(e):
-                        if (
-                            cast("httpx2.HTTPStatusError", e).response.status_code
-                            == 429
-                        ):
+                    if isinstance(e, httpx2.HTTPStatusError):
+                        if e.response.status_code == 429:
                             raise ResourceError(
                                 "Rate limited by upstream API, please retry later"
                             ) from e
-                    if is_timeout_error(e):
+                    if isinstance(e, httpx2.TimeoutException):
                         raise ResourceError(
                             "Upstream request timed out, please retry"
                         ) from e
@@ -2407,10 +2397,10 @@ class FastMCP(
         Args:
             openapi_spec: OpenAPI schema as a dictionary
             client: Optional httpx2 AsyncClient for making HTTP requests.
-                An httpx (v1) AsyncClient is also accepted and works via
-                duck-typing. If not provided, a default client is created
-                using the first
+                If not provided, a default client is created using the first
                 server URL from the OpenAPI spec with a 30-second timeout.
+                Legacy httpx clients are temporarily accepted with a deprecation
+                warning.
             name: Name for the MCP server
             route_maps: Optional list of RouteMap objects defining route mappings
             route_map_fn: Optional callable for advanced route type mapping
diff --git a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/exceptions.py b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/exceptions.py
index e08200aa8..20241bc2f 100644
--- a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/exceptions.py
+++ b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/exceptions.py
@@ -8,42 +8,6 @@ from mcp import MCPError
 import fastmcp
 
 
-def _is_legacy_httpx_exception(exc: BaseException, exception_type: str) -> bool:
-    """Check a legacy-httpx exception without importing httpx on normal paths."""
-    if not any(
-        cls.__module__.partition(".")[0] == "httpx" for cls in type(exc).__mro__
-    ):
-        return False
-
-    try:
-        import httpx
-    except ImportError:
-        return False
-
-    return isinstance(exc, getattr(httpx, exception_type))
-
-
-def is_http_status_error(exc: BaseException) -> bool:
-    """Return whether an exception is an httpx2 or legacy-httpx status error."""
-    return isinstance(exc, httpx2.HTTPStatusError) or _is_legacy_httpx_exception(
-        exc, "HTTPStatusError"
-    )
-
-
-def is_timeout_error(exc: BaseException) -> bool:
-    """Return whether an exception is an httpx2 or legacy-httpx timeout."""
-    return isinstance(exc, httpx2.TimeoutException) or _is_legacy_httpx_exception(
-        exc, "TimeoutException"
-    )
-
-
-def is_request_error(exc: BaseException) -> bool:
-    """Return whether an exception is an httpx2 or legacy-httpx request error."""
-    return isinstance(exc, httpx2.RequestError) or _is_legacy_httpx_exception(
-        exc, "RequestError"
-    )
-
-
 def iter_exc(group: BaseExceptionGroup):
     for exc in group.exceptions:
         if isinstance(exc, BaseExceptionGroup):
diff --git a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/openapi/README.md b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/openapi/README.md
index 2f2a5f45f..c5e478e19 100644
--- a/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/openapi/README.md
+++ b/fastmcp_slim/fastmcp/utilities/openapi/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ OpenAPI Spec → Parser → HTTPRoute with Pre-calculated Fields → RequestDire
 ### Request Processing
 
 ```
-MCP Tool Call → RequestDirector.build() → httpx.Request → HTTP Response → Structured Output
+MCP Tool Call → RequestDirector.build() → httpx2.Request → HTTP Response → Structured Output
 ```
 
 1. **Tool Invocation**: FastMCP receives tool call with parameters
@@ -103,14 +103,14 @@ All components use the same RequestDirector approach:
 ### Basic Server Setup
 
 ```python
-import httpx
+import httpx2
 from fastmcp.server.openapi import FastMCPOpenAPI
 
 # OpenAPI spec (can be loaded from file/URL)
 openapi_spec = {...}
 
 # Create HTTP client
-async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+async with httpx2.AsyncClient() as client:
     # Create server with stateless request building
     server = FastMCPOpenAPI(
         openapi_spec=openapi_spec,
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ director = RequestDirector(spec)
 # Build HTTP request
 request = director.build(route, flat_arguments, base_url)
 
-# Execute with httpx
-async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+# Execute with httpx2
+async with httpx2.AsyncClient() as client:
     response = await client.send(request)
 ```
 
@@ -206,6 +206,6 @@ Tests are located in `/tests/server/openapi/`:
 ## Dependencies
 
 - `openapi-core` - OpenAPI specification processing and validation
-- `httpx` - HTTP client library
+- `httpx2` - HTTP client library
 - `pydantic` - Data validation and serialization
-- `urllib.parse` - URL building and manipulation
\ No newline at end of file
+- `urllib.parse` - URL building and manipulation
diff --git a/tests/server/providers/openapi/test_legacy_client_compat.py b/tests/server/providers/openapi/test_legacy_client_compat.py
index 85434eac5..fed60e1bc 100644
--- a/tests/server/providers/openapi/test_legacy_client_compat.py
+++ b/tests/server/providers/openapi/test_legacy_client_compat.py
@@ -1,20 +1,8 @@
-"""Legacy-httpx client compatibility for the OpenAPI integration.
-
-The upgrade guide promises that an existing legacy ``httpx.AsyncClient`` passed
-to ``OpenAPIProvider``/``FastMCP.from_openapi`` keeps working via duck-typing.
-That requires two things of the OpenAPI request path: requests must be built
-through the user's own client (``build_request``), and errors raised by that
-client — which are legacy-httpx exceptions, not httpx2 — must still receive the
-integration's specific error formatting rather than surfacing as generic
-failures.
-"""
+"""Deprecation bridge for legacy-httpx OpenAPI clients."""
 
 import pytest
 
-from fastmcp import FastMCP
-from fastmcp.client import Client
-from fastmcp.exceptions import ToolError
-from fastmcp.server.providers.openapi import OpenAPIProvider
+from fastmcp import Client, FastMCP, FastMCPDeprecationWarning
 
 httpx = pytest.importorskip("httpx", reason="legacy httpx not installed")
 
@@ -26,7 +14,6 @@ SPEC = {
         "/items": {
             "get": {
                 "operationId": "list_items",
-                "summary": "List items",
                 "responses": {
                     "200": {
                         "description": "Items",
@@ -46,136 +33,27 @@ SPEC = {
                     }
                 },
             }
-        },
+        }
     },
 }
 
 
-def _legacy_client(handler) -> "httpx.AsyncClient":
-    transport = httpx.MockTransport(handler)
-    return httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="https://api.example.com")
-
-
-def _server(client) -> FastMCP:
-    mcp = FastMCP("Legacy Client Server")
-    mcp.add_provider(OpenAPIProvider(openapi_spec=SPEC, client=client))
-    return mcp
-
-
-async def test_tool_call_with_legacy_client_succeeds():
-    """A legacy httpx.AsyncClient drives an OpenAPI tool end-to-end."""
-
+async def test_legacy_client_warns_and_remains_usable() -> None:
     def handler(request: "httpx.Request") -> "httpx.Response":
-        assert isinstance(request, httpx.Request)
         return httpx.Response(200, json={"items": ["a", "b"]})
 
-    async with _legacy_client(handler) as client:
-        async with Client(_server(client)) as mcp_client:
+    transport = httpx.MockTransport(handler)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(
+        transport=transport,
+        base_url="https://api.example.com",
+    ) as client:
+        with pytest.warns(
+            FastMCPDeprecationWarning,
+            match="httpx.AsyncClient.*deprecated",
+        ):
+            server = FastMCP.from_openapi(SPEC, client=client)
+
+        async with Client(server) as mcp_client:
             result = await mcp_client.call_tool("list_items", {})
-            assert result.structured_content == {"items": ["a", "b"]}
 
-
-async def test_tool_http_error_keeps_openapi_formatting_with_legacy_client():
-    """A legacy client's HTTP error still gets the integration's message format.
-
-    The handler raises legacy ``httpx.HTTPStatusError``; the error classifier
-    must recognize it so the error carries the formatted status + body rather
-    than a generic failure.
-    """
-
-    def handler(request: "httpx.Request") -> "httpx.Response":
-        return httpx.Response(500, json={"detail": "boom"})
-
-    async with _legacy_client(handler) as client:
-        async with Client(_server(client)) as mcp_client:
-            with pytest.raises(ToolError, match="HTTP error 500") as excinfo:
-                await mcp_client.call_tool("list_items", {})
-            assert "boom" in str(excinfo.value)
-
-
-async def test_tool_request_error_keeps_openapi_formatting_with_legacy_client():
-    """A legacy client's transport error maps to the formatted request error."""
-
-    def handler(request: "httpx.Request") -> "httpx.Response":
-        raise httpx.ConnectError("connection refused")
-
-    async with _legacy_client(handler) as client:
-        async with Client(_server(client)) as mcp_client:
-            with pytest.raises(ToolError, match="Request error"):
-                await mcp_client.call_tool("list_items", {})
-
-
-async def test_tool_timeout_keeps_openapi_formatting_with_legacy_client():
-    """A legacy client's timeout maps to the formatted timeout error."""
-
-    class UserTimeout(httpx.ReadTimeout):
-        pass
-
-    def handler(request: "httpx.Request") -> "httpx.Response":
-        raise UserTimeout("upstream timed out", request=request)
-
-    async with _legacy_client(handler) as client:
-        async with Client(_server(client)) as mcp_client:
-            with pytest.raises(ToolError, match="HTTP request timed out"):
-                await mcp_client.call_tool("list_items", {})
-
-
-async def test_multipart_tool_call_with_legacy_client():
-    """Multipart bodies must materialize and send through a legacy client too."""
-    spec = {
-        "openapi": "3.0.0",
-        "info": {"title": "Upload API", "version": "1.0.0"},
-        "servers": [{"url": "https://api.example.com"}],
-        "paths": {
-            "/upload": {
-                "post": {
-                    "operationId": "upload_file",
-                    "summary": "Upload a file",
-                    "requestBody": {
-                        "required": True,
-                        "content": {
-                            "multipart/form-data": {
-                                "schema": {
-                                    "type": "object",
-                                    "properties": {"file": {"type": "string"}},
-                                }
-                            }
-                        },
-                    },
-                    "responses": {
-                        "200": {
-                            "description": "Uploaded",
-                            "content": {
-                                "application/json": {
-                                    "schema": {
-                                        "type": "object",
-                                        "properties": {"ok": {"type": "boolean"}},
-                                    }
-                                }
-                            },
-                        }
-                    },
-                }
-            }
-        },
-    }
-    received: dict[str, object] = {}
-
-    def handler(request: "httpx.Request") -> "httpx.Response":
-        received["content_type"] = request.headers.get("content-type", "")
-        received["body"] = request.read()
-        return httpx.Response(200, json={"ok": True})
-
-    async with _legacy_client(handler) as client:
-        mcp = FastMCP("Legacy Multipart Server")
-        mcp.add_provider(OpenAPIProvider(openapi_spec=spec, client=client))
-        async with Client(mcp) as mcp_client:
-            result = await mcp_client.call_tool("upload_file", {"file": "data"})
-            assert result.structured_content == {"ok": True}
-
-    content_type = received["content_type"]
-    assert isinstance(content_type, str)
-    assert "multipart/form-data" in content_type
-    body = received["body"]
-    assert isinstance(body, bytes)
-    assert b"data" in body
+    assert result.structured_content == {"items": ["a", "b"]}
diff --git a/tests/server/test_legacy_httpx_errors.py b/tests/server/test_legacy_httpx_errors.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c5652fc92..000000000
--- a/tests/server/test_legacy_httpx_errors.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-"""Compatibility tests for legacy-httpx exceptions raised by user code."""
-
-import pytest
-
-from fastmcp import FastMCP
-from fastmcp.exceptions import ToolError
-
-httpx = pytest.importorskip("httpx", reason="legacy httpx not installed")
-
-
-async def test_legacy_httpx_rate_limit_remains_actionable() -> None:
-    server = FastMCP("Legacy httpx errors", mask_error_details=True)
-
-    @server.tool
-    def rate_limited() -> None:
-        request = httpx.Request("GET", "https://example.com")
-        response = httpx.Response(429, request=request)
-        raise httpx.HTTPStatusError("rate limited", request=request, response=response)
-
-    with pytest.raises(ToolError, match="Rate limited by upstream API"):
-        await server.call_tool("rate_limited", {})
diff --git a/tests/test_no_legacy_httpx.py b/tests/test_no_legacy_httpx.py
index b8a676e6f..24ee01366 100644
--- a/tests/test_no_legacy_httpx.py
+++ b/tests/test_no_legacy_httpx.py
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@ masks clean-install regressions: an accidental ``import httpx`` (directly or
 via a third-party integration such as authlib's httpx client) passes CI but
 breaks any install without those extras.
 
-This test simulates the clean install by running a subprocess that blocks
-legacy httpx imports at the meta-path level, then imports the modules that
-have historically regressed. The defensive user-compat shim in
-``fastmcp.server.server`` catches ImportError by design and must keep working
-when httpx is absent.
+These tests simulate a clean install by blocking legacy httpx imports at the
+meta-path level and verify that ordinary server startup leaves both legacy
+packages unloaded.
 """
 
 import subprocess