diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/mock/mockito/MockitoTestExecutionListener.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/mock/mockito/MockitoTestExecutionListener.java
index be4561d45a5..0da250af7e7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/mock/mockito/MockitoTestExecutionListener.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/mock/mockito/MockitoTestExecutionListener.java
@@ -16,27 +16,18 @@
 
 package org.springframework.boot.test.mock.mockito;
 
-import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
-import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
-import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 
-import org.mockito.Captor;
-import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
-
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestContext;
 import org.springframework.test.context.TestExecutionListener;
 import org.springframework.test.context.support.AbstractTestExecutionListener;
 import org.springframework.test.context.support.DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener;
 import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
-import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils.FieldCallback;
 
 /**
  * {@link TestExecutionListener} to enable {@link MockBean @MockBean} and
- * {@link SpyBean @SpyBean} support. Also triggers
- * {@link MockitoAnnotations#openMocks(Object)} when any Mockito annotations used,
- * primarily to allow {@link Captor @Captor} annotations.
+ * {@link SpyBean @SpyBean} support.
  * <p>
  * To use the automatic reset support of {@code @MockBean} and {@code @SpyBean}, configure
  * {@link ResetMocksTestExecutionListener} as well.
@@ -49,8 +40,6 @@ import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils.FieldCallback;
  */
 public class MockitoTestExecutionListener extends AbstractTestExecutionListener {
 
-	private static final String MOCKS_ATTRIBUTE_NAME = MockitoTestExecutionListener.class.getName() + ".mocks";
-
 	@Override
 	public final int getOrder() {
 		return 1950;
@@ -58,8 +47,6 @@ public class MockitoTestExecutionListener extends AbstractTestExecutionListener
 
 	@Override
 	public void prepareTestInstance(TestContext testContext) throws Exception {
-		closeMocks(testContext);
-		initMocks(testContext);
 		injectFields(testContext);
 	}
 
@@ -67,41 +54,10 @@ public class MockitoTestExecutionListener extends AbstractTestExecutionListener
 	public void beforeTestMethod(TestContext testContext) throws Exception {
 		if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(
 				testContext.getAttribute(DependencyInjectionTestExecutionListener.REINJECT_DEPENDENCIES_ATTRIBUTE))) {
-			closeMocks(testContext);
-			initMocks(testContext);
 			reinjectFields(testContext);
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public void afterTestMethod(TestContext testContext) throws Exception {
-		closeMocks(testContext);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void afterTestClass(TestContext testContext) throws Exception {
-		closeMocks(testContext);
-	}
-
-	private void initMocks(TestContext testContext) {
-		if (hasMockitoAnnotations(testContext)) {
-			testContext.setAttribute(MOCKS_ATTRIBUTE_NAME, MockitoAnnotations.openMocks(testContext.getTestInstance()));
-		}
-	}
-
-	private void closeMocks(TestContext testContext) throws Exception {
-		Object mocks = testContext.getAttribute(MOCKS_ATTRIBUTE_NAME);
-		if (mocks instanceof AutoCloseable closeable) {
-			closeable.close();
-		}
-	}
-
-	private boolean hasMockitoAnnotations(TestContext testContext) {
-		MockitoAnnotationCollection collector = new MockitoAnnotationCollection();
-		ReflectionUtils.doWithFields(testContext.getTestClass(), collector);
-		return collector.hasAnnotations();
-	}
-
 	private void injectFields(TestContext testContext) {
 		postProcessFields(testContext, (mockitoField, postProcessor) -> postProcessor.inject(mockitoField.field,
 				mockitoField.target, mockitoField.definition));
@@ -130,28 +86,6 @@ public class MockitoTestExecutionListener extends AbstractTestExecutionListener
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * {@link FieldCallback} to collect Mockito annotations.
-	 */
-	private static final class MockitoAnnotationCollection implements FieldCallback {
-
-		private final Set<Annotation> annotations = new LinkedHashSet<>();
-
-		@Override
-		public void doWith(Field field) throws IllegalArgumentException {
-			for (Annotation annotation : field.getDeclaredAnnotations()) {
-				if (annotation.annotationType().getName().startsWith("org.mockito")) {
-					this.annotations.add(annotation);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		boolean hasAnnotations() {
-			return !this.annotations.isEmpty();
-		}
-
-	}
-
 	private static final class MockitoField {
 
 		private final Field field;
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/mock/mockito/MockitoTestExecutionListenerTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/mock/mockito/MockitoTestExecutionListenerTests.java
index 3ce7d272a2e..74dacbdcf1b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/mock/mockito/MockitoTestExecutionListenerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/mock/mockito/MockitoTestExecutionListenerTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -53,14 +53,6 @@ class MockitoTestExecutionListenerTests {
 	@Mock
 	private MockitoPostProcessor postProcessor;
 
-	@Test
-	void prepareTestInstanceShouldInitMockitoAnnotations() throws Exception {
-		WithMockitoAnnotations instance = new WithMockitoAnnotations();
-		this.listener.prepareTestInstance(mockTestContext(instance));
-		assertThat(instance.mock).isNotNull();
-		assertThat(instance.captor).isNotNull();
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	void prepareTestInstanceShouldInjectMockBean() throws Exception {
 		given(this.applicationContext.getBean(MockitoPostProcessor.class)).willReturn(this.postProcessor);