diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/env/internal/JdbcEnvironmentImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/env/internal/JdbcEnvironmentImpl.java
index ab55ef3d46..e19585abbc 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/env/internal/JdbcEnvironmentImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/env/internal/JdbcEnvironmentImpl.java
@@ -209,6 +209,20 @@ public class JdbcEnvironmentImpl implements JdbcEnvironment {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated currently used by Hibernate Reactive
+	 * This version of the constructor should handle the case in which we do actually have the option to access the DatabaseMetaData,
+	 * but since Hibernate Reactive is currently not making use of it we take a shortcut.
+	 */
+	@Deprecated
+	public JdbcEnvironmentImpl(
+			ServiceRegistryImplementor serviceRegistry,
+			Dialect dialect,
+			DatabaseMetaData databaseMetaData
+			/*JdbcConnectionAccess jdbcConnectionAccess*/) throws SQLException {
+		this(serviceRegistry, dialect);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * The main constructor form.  Builds a JdbcEnvironment using the available DatabaseMetaData
 	 *
@@ -361,9 +375,4 @@ public class JdbcEnvironmentImpl implements JdbcEnvironment {
 		return lobCreatorBuilder;
 	}
 
-	public TypeInfo getTypeInfoForJdbcCode(int jdbcTypeCode) {
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException( "Support for getting TypeInfo from jdbcTypeCode has been disabled as it wasn't used." +
-													" Use org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi.TypeInfo.extractTypeInfo as alternative, or report an issue and explain." );
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/env/spi/JdbcEnvironment.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/env/spi/JdbcEnvironment.java
index 3d4f79a1c8..2a9fa57f0b 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/env/spi/JdbcEnvironment.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/env/spi/JdbcEnvironment.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.env.spi;
 import org.hibernate.boot.model.naming.Identifier;
 import org.hibernate.dialect.Dialect;
 import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi.SqlExceptionHelper;
+import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi.TypeInfo;
 import org.hibernate.service.Service;
 
 /**
@@ -88,4 +89,13 @@ public interface JdbcEnvironment extends Service {
 	 */
 	LobCreatorBuilder getLobCreatorBuilder();
 
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated This is currently not implemented an will likely be removed
+	 * (A default method is provided to facilitate removal from implementors)
+	 */
+	@Deprecated
+	default TypeInfo getTypeInfoForJdbcCode(int jdbcTypeCode) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException( "Support for getting TypeInfo from jdbcTypeCode has been disabled as it wasn't used. Use org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi.TypeInfo.extractTypeInfo as alternative, or report an issue and explain." );
+	}
+
 }