diff --git a/micrometer-commons/src/main/java/io/micrometer/common/docs/KeyName.java b/micrometer-commons/src/main/java/io/micrometer/common/docs/KeyName.java
index d71dbebf1e..8ce149a47f 100644
--- a/micrometer-commons/src/main/java/io/micrometer/common/docs/KeyName.java
+++ b/micrometer-commons/src/main/java/io/micrometer/common/docs/KeyName.java
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ default KeyValue withValue(String value) {
         return KeyValue.of(this, value);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a key value for the given key name with {@value KeyValue#NONE_VALUE}.
+     * @return key value
+     * @since 1.16.0
+     */
+    default KeyValue withNoneValue() {
+        return KeyValue.of(this, KeyValue.NONE_VALUE);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a key value for the given key name.
      * @param value value for key
diff --git a/micrometer-core/src/main/java/io/micrometer/core/instrument/binder/httpcomponents/hc5/DefaultApacheHttpClientObservationConvention.java b/micrometer-core/src/main/java/io/micrometer/core/instrument/binder/httpcomponents/hc5/DefaultApacheHttpClientObservationConvention.java
index dda3ca0431..eb2a3ee761 100644
--- a/micrometer-core/src/main/java/io/micrometer/core/instrument/binder/httpcomponents/hc5/DefaultApacheHttpClientObservationConvention.java
+++ b/micrometer-core/src/main/java/io/micrometer/core/instrument/binder/httpcomponents/hc5/DefaultApacheHttpClientObservationConvention.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class DefaultApacheHttpClientObservationConvention implements ApacheHttpC
 
     private static final KeyValue STATUS_CLIENT_ERROR = ApacheHttpClientKeyNames.STATUS.withValue("CLIENT_ERROR");
 
-    private static final KeyValue EXCEPTION_NONE = ApacheHttpClientKeyNames.EXCEPTION.withValue(KeyValue.NONE_VALUE);
+    private static final KeyValue EXCEPTION_NONE = ApacheHttpClientKeyNames.EXCEPTION.withNoneValue();
 
     private static final KeyValue OUTCOME_UNKNOWN = ApacheHttpClientKeyNames.OUTCOME.withValue(Outcome.UNKNOWN.name());
 
diff --git a/micrometer-core/src/test/java/io/micrometer/core/instrument/binder/httpcomponents/hc5/DefaultApacheHttpClientObservationConventionTest.java b/micrometer-core/src/test/java/io/micrometer/core/instrument/binder/httpcomponents/hc5/DefaultApacheHttpClientObservationConventionTest.java
index e465f778b0..95ebc30e45 100644
--- a/micrometer-core/src/test/java/io/micrometer/core/instrument/binder/httpcomponents/hc5/DefaultApacheHttpClientObservationConventionTest.java
+++ b/micrometer-core/src/test/java/io/micrometer/core/instrument/binder/httpcomponents/hc5/DefaultApacheHttpClientObservationConventionTest.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 package io.micrometer.core.instrument.binder.httpcomponents.hc5;
 
-import io.micrometer.common.KeyValue;
 import org.apache.hc.client5.http.HttpRoute;
 import org.apache.hc.client5.http.async.methods.SimpleHttpRequest;
 import org.apache.hc.client5.http.async.methods.SimpleHttpResponse;
@@ -67,8 +66,7 @@ void shouldHaveDefaultContextName() {
     void shouldContributeExceptionNoneWhenSuccess() {
         HttpClientContext clientContext = HttpClientContext.create();
         ApacheHttpClientContext context = new ApacheHttpClientContext(null, clientContext);
-        assertThat(observationConvention.getLowCardinalityKeyValues(context))
-            .contains(EXCEPTION.withValue(KeyValue.NONE_VALUE));
+        assertThat(observationConvention.getLowCardinalityKeyValues(context)).contains(EXCEPTION.withNoneValue());
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/micrometer-core/src/test/java/io/micrometer/core/instrument/binder/httpcomponents/hc5/ObservationExecChainHandlerTest.java b/micrometer-core/src/test/java/io/micrometer/core/instrument/binder/httpcomponents/hc5/ObservationExecChainHandlerTest.java
index 1dfd3bc567..07930ca5e7 100644
--- a/micrometer-core/src/test/java/io/micrometer/core/instrument/binder/httpcomponents/hc5/ObservationExecChainHandlerTest.java
+++ b/micrometer-core/src/test/java/io/micrometer/core/instrument/binder/httpcomponents/hc5/ObservationExecChainHandlerTest.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 package io.micrometer.core.instrument.binder.httpcomponents.hc5;
 
-import io.micrometer.common.KeyValue;
 import io.micrometer.common.lang.Nullable;
 import io.micrometer.observation.tck.TestObservationRegistry;
 import org.apache.hc.client5.http.HttpRoute;
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ void shouldInstrumentCancelledRequests() throws Exception {
             assertThat(observationRegistry).hasObservationWithNameEqualTo("httpcomponents.httpclient.request")
                 .that()
                 .hasLowCardinalityKeyValue(OUTCOME.withValue("UNKNOWN"))
-                .hasLowCardinalityKeyValue(EXCEPTION.withValue(KeyValue.NONE_VALUE));
+                .hasLowCardinalityKeyValue(EXCEPTION.withNoneValue());
         }
 
     }