diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/filter/UrlHandlerFilterTests.java b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/filter/UrlHandlerFilterTests.java
index f8dec6ba1f3a..d3d1ee73bbba 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/filter/UrlHandlerFilterTests.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/filter/UrlHandlerFilterTests.java
@@ -40,14 +40,13 @@
 public class UrlHandlerFilterTests {
 
 	@Test
-	void trailingSlashWithRequestWrapping() throws Exception {
-		testTrailingSlashWithRequestWrapping("/path/**", "/path/123", null);
-		testTrailingSlashWithRequestWrapping("/path/*", "/path", "/123");
-		testTrailingSlashWithRequestWrapping("/path/*", "", "/path/123");
+	void requestWrapping() throws Exception {
+		testRequestWrapping("/path/**", "/path/123", null);
+		testRequestWrapping("/path/*", "/path", "/123");
+		testRequestWrapping("/path/*", "", "/path/123");
 	}
 
-	void testTrailingSlashWithRequestWrapping(
-			String pattern, String servletPath, @Nullable String pathInfo) throws Exception {
+	void testRequestWrapping(String pattern, String servletPath, @Nullable String pathInfo) throws Exception {
 
 		UrlHandlerFilter filter = UrlHandlerFilter.trailingSlashHandler(pattern).wrapRequest().build();
 
@@ -70,31 +69,32 @@ void testTrailingSlashWithRequestWrapping(
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void shouldNotSkipTrailingSlashForRootPath() throws Exception {
-		UrlHandlerFilter filter = UrlHandlerFilter.trailingSlashHandler("/**").wrapRequest().build();
-		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest("GET", "/");
-		request.setPathInfo("/");
+	void redirect() throws Exception {
+		HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.PERMANENT_REDIRECT;
+		UrlHandlerFilter filter = UrlHandlerFilter.trailingSlashHandler("/path/*").redirect(status).build();
+
+		String path = "/path/123";
+		MockHttpServletResponse response = new MockHttpServletResponse();
 
 		MockFilterChain chain = new MockFilterChain();
-		filter.doFilterInternal(request, new MockHttpServletResponse(), chain);
+		filter.doFilterInternal(new MockHttpServletRequest("GET", path + "/"), response, chain);
 
-		HttpServletRequest actual = (HttpServletRequest) chain.getRequest();
-		assertThat(actual).isNotNull().isSameAs(request);
-		assertThat(actual.getRequestURI()).isEqualTo("/");
-		assertThat(actual.getRequestURL().toString()).isEqualTo("http://localhost/");
-		assertThat(actual.getServletPath()).isEqualTo("");
-		assertThat(actual.getPathInfo()).isEqualTo("/");
+		assertThat(chain.getRequest()).isNull();
+		assertThat(response.getStatus()).isEqualTo(status.value());
+		assertThat(response.getHeader(HttpHeaders.LOCATION)).isEqualTo(path);
+		assertThat(response.isCommitted()).isTrue();
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void noTrailingSlashWithRequestWrapping() throws Exception {
-		testNoTrailingSlashWithRequestWrapping("/path/**", "/path/123");
-		testNoTrailingSlashWithRequestWrapping("/path/*", "/path/123");
+	void noUrlHandling() throws Exception {
+		testNoUrlHandling("/path/**", "/path/123");
+		testNoUrlHandling("/path/*", "/path/123");
+		testNoUrlHandling("/**", "/"); // gh-33444
 	}
 
-	private static void testNoTrailingSlashWithRequestWrapping(
-			String pattern, String requestURI) throws ServletException, IOException {
+	private static void testNoUrlHandling(String pattern, String requestURI) throws ServletException, IOException {
 
+		// No request wrapping
 		UrlHandlerFilter filter = UrlHandlerFilter.trailingSlashHandler(pattern).wrapRequest().build();
 
 		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest("GET", requestURI);
@@ -103,34 +103,15 @@ private static void testNoTrailingSlashWithRequestWrapping(
 
 		HttpServletRequest actual = (HttpServletRequest) chain.getRequest();
 		assertThat(actual).as("Request should not be wrapped").isSameAs(request);
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void trailingSlashHandlerWithRedirect() throws Exception {
-		HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.PERMANENT_REDIRECT;
-		UrlHandlerFilter filter = UrlHandlerFilter.trailingSlashHandler("/path/*").redirect(status).build();
-
-		String path = "/path/123";
-		MockHttpServletResponse response = new MockHttpServletResponse();
-
-		MockFilterChain chain = new MockFilterChain();
-		filter.doFilterInternal(new MockHttpServletRequest("GET", path + "/"), response, chain);
-
-		assertThat(chain.getRequest()).isNull();
-		assertThat(response.getStatus()).isEqualTo(status.value());
-		assertThat(response.getHeader(HttpHeaders.LOCATION)).isEqualTo(path);
-		assertThat(response.isCommitted()).isTrue();
-	}
 
-	@Test
-	void noTrailingSlashWithRedirect() throws Exception {
+		// No redirect
 		HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.PERMANENT_REDIRECT;
-		UrlHandlerFilter filter = UrlHandlerFilter.trailingSlashHandler("/path/*").redirect(status).build();
+		filter = UrlHandlerFilter.trailingSlashHandler(pattern).redirect(status).build();
 
-		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest("GET", "/path/123");
+		request = new MockHttpServletRequest("GET", requestURI);
 		MockHttpServletResponse response = new MockHttpServletResponse();
 
-		MockFilterChain chain = new MockFilterChain();
+		chain = new MockFilterChain();
 		filter.doFilterInternal(request, response, chain);
 
 		assertThat(chain.getRequest()).isSameAs(request);