diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/SOLR-18075-zkNoJetty.yml b/changelog/unreleased/SOLR-18075-zkNoJetty.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f501e1cb602
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/SOLR-18075-zkNoJetty.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# See https://github.com/apache/solr/blob/main/dev-docs/changelog.adoc
+title: 'solrj-zookeeper depended on jetty, although not in practice.  Not any longer.'
+type: other # added, changed, fixed, deprecated, removed, dependency_update, security, other
+authors:
+  - name: David Smiley
+links:
+  - name: SOLR-18075
+    url: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-18075
diff --git a/solr/solrj-zookeeper/build.gradle b/solr/solrj-zookeeper/build.gradle
index dc975966e3c..5270edf330d 100644
--- a/solr/solrj-zookeeper/build.gradle
+++ b/solr/solrj-zookeeper/build.gradle
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ dependencies {
   }
 
   implementation project(':solr:solrj')
-  implementation project(':solr:solrj-jetty')
-    implementation project(':solr:api')
+  implementation project(':solr:api')
 
   implementation libs.slf4j.api
 
diff --git a/solr/solrj-zookeeper/gradle.lockfile b/solr/solrj-zookeeper/gradle.lockfile
index d5935f4fe83..5eb3e782023 100644
--- a/solr/solrj-zookeeper/gradle.lockfile
+++ b/solr/solrj-zookeeper/gradle.lockfile
@@ -131,23 +131,23 @@ org.apiguardian:apiguardian-api:1.1.2=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.checkerframework:checker-qual:3.33.0=apiHelper
 org.codehaus.woodstox:stax2-api:4.2.2=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.eclipse.jetty.ee10:jetty-ee10-servlet:12.0.27=jarValidation,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-org.eclipse.jetty.http2:jetty-http2-client-transport:12.0.27=jarValidation,permitTestUsedUndeclared,runtimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-org.eclipse.jetty.http2:jetty-http2-client:12.0.27=compileClasspath,jarValidation,permitTestUsedUndeclared,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-org.eclipse.jetty.http2:jetty-http2-common:12.0.27=compileClasspath,jarValidation,permitTestUsedUndeclared,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-org.eclipse.jetty.http2:jetty-http2-hpack:12.0.27=compileClasspath,jarValidation,permitTestUsedUndeclared,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+org.eclipse.jetty.http2:jetty-http2-client-transport:12.0.27=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath
+org.eclipse.jetty.http2:jetty-http2-client:12.0.27=jarValidation,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+org.eclipse.jetty.http2:jetty-http2-common:12.0.27=jarValidation,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+org.eclipse.jetty.http2:jetty-http2-hpack:12.0.27=jarValidation,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.eclipse.jetty.http2:jetty-http2-server:12.0.27=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath
-org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-alpn-client:12.0.27=compileClasspath,jarValidation,permitTestUsedUndeclared,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-alpn-java-client:12.0.27=jarValidation,permitTestUsedUndeclared,runtimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-alpn-client:12.0.27=jarValidation,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-alpn-java-client:12.0.27=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-alpn-java-server:12.0.27=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-alpn-server:12.0.27=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath
-org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-client:12.0.27=jarValidation,permitTestUsedUndeclared,runtimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-http:12.0.27=compileClasspath,jarValidation,permitTestUsedUndeclared,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-io:12.0.27=compileClasspath,jarValidation,permitTestUsedUndeclared,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-client:12.0.27=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath
+org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-http:12.0.27=jarValidation,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-io:12.0.27=jarValidation,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-rewrite:12.0.27=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-security:12.0.27=jarValidation,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server:12.0.27=jarValidation,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-session:12.0.27=jarValidation,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util:12.0.27=compileClasspath,jarValidation,permitTestUsedUndeclared,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util:12.0.27=jarValidation,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.glassfish.hk2.external:aopalliance-repackaged:3.1.1=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.glassfish.hk2:hk2-api:3.1.1=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.glassfish.hk2:hk2-locator:3.1.1=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath
diff --git a/solr/solrj-zookeeper/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/cloud/NodesSysPropsCacher.java b/solr/solrj-zookeeper/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/cloud/NodesSysPropsCacher.java
index 46974dce6d4..856c6d8a9f9 100644
--- a/solr/solrj-zookeeper/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/cloud/NodesSysPropsCacher.java
+++ b/solr/solrj-zookeeper/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/cloud/NodesSysPropsCacher.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.SolrRequest;
-import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.jetty.HttpJettySolrClient;
+import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.impl.HttpSolrClientBase;
 import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.request.GenericSolrRequest;
 import org.apache.solr.common.NavigableObject;
 import org.apache.solr.common.SolrException;
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
 public class NodesSysPropsCacher implements NodesSysProps, AutoCloseable {
   private volatile boolean isClosed = false;
   private final Map<String, Map<String, Object>> nodeVsTagsCache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
-  private ZkStateReader zkStateReader;
-  private final HttpJettySolrClient solrClient;
+  private final ZkStateReader zkStateReader;
+  private final HttpSolrClientBase solrClient;
 
-  public NodesSysPropsCacher(HttpJettySolrClient solrClient, ZkStateReader zkStateReader) {
+  public NodesSysPropsCacher(HttpSolrClientBase solrClient, ZkStateReader zkStateReader) {
     this.zkStateReader = zkStateReader;
     this.solrClient = solrClient;
     zkStateReader.registerLiveNodesListener(