diff --git a/lib/modules/datasource/maven/util.spec.ts b/lib/modules/datasource/maven/util.spec.ts
index fb94fa28ea7cae..fc42f24610b2b7 100644
--- a/lib/modules/datasource/maven/util.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/datasource/maven/util.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import type Request from 'got/dist/source/core';
 import { partial } from '../../../../test/util';
 import { HOST_DISABLED } from '../../../constants/error-messages';
-import { type Http, HttpError } from '../../../util/http';
-import { parseUrl } from '../../../util/url';
+import { Http, HttpError } from '../../../util/http';
 import {
   checkResource,
   downloadHttpProtocol,
@@ -10,6 +9,8 @@ import {
   downloadS3Protocol,
 } from './util';
 
+const http = new Http('test');
+
 function httpError({
   name,
   message = 'unknown error',
@@ -46,16 +47,8 @@ describe('modules/datasource/maven/util', () => {
   describe('downloadMavenXml', () => {
     it('returns empty object for unsupported protocols', async () => {
       const res = await downloadMavenXml(
-        null as never, // #22198
-        parseUrl('unsupported://server.com/'),
-      );
-      expect(res).toEqual({});
-    });
-
-    it('returns empty object for invalid URLs', async () => {
-      const res = await downloadMavenXml(
-        null as never, // #22198
-        null,
+        http,
+        new URL('unsupported://server.com/'),
       );
       expect(res).toEqual({});
     });
@@ -63,8 +56,7 @@ describe('modules/datasource/maven/util', () => {
 
   describe('downloadS3Protocol', () => {
     it('returns null for non-S3 URLs', async () => {
-      // #22198
-      const res = await downloadS3Protocol(parseUrl('http://not-s3.com/')!);
+      const res = await downloadS3Protocol(new URL('http://not-s3.com/'));
       expect(res).toBeNull();
     });
   });
@@ -114,18 +106,12 @@ describe('modules/datasource/maven/util', () => {
 
   describe('checkResource', () => {
     it('returns not found for unsupported protocols', async () => {
-      const res = await checkResource(
-        null as never, // #22198
-        'unsupported://server.com/',
-      );
+      const res = await checkResource(http, 'unsupported://server.com/');
       expect(res).toBe('not-found');
     });
 
     it('returns error for invalid URLs', async () => {
-      const res = await checkResource(
-        null as never, // #22198
-        'not-a-valid-url',
-      );
+      const res = await checkResource(http, 'not-a-valid-url');
       expect(res).toBe('error');
     });
   });
diff --git a/lib/modules/datasource/maven/util.ts b/lib/modules/datasource/maven/util.ts
index b521b99d53ab1d..d68d35757bdf01 100644
--- a/lib/modules/datasource/maven/util.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/datasource/maven/util.ts
@@ -307,12 +307,8 @@ export function getMavenUrl(
 
 export async function downloadMavenXml(
   http: Http,
-  pkgUrl: URL | null,
+  pkgUrl: URL,
 ): Promise<MavenXml> {
-  if (!pkgUrl) {
-    return {};
-  }
-
   const protocol = pkgUrl.protocol;
 
   if (protocol === 'http:' || protocol === 'https:') {