diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 6b40f0c98..c2a2dd3b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: ./.ci.readme.fmt.sh
       - run: ./.ci.govet.sh
       - run: go test -v -race ./...
+      - run: go test -tags testify_no_objx ./...
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
@@ -41,3 +42,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version: ${{ matrix.go_version }}
       - run: go test -v -race ./...
+      - run: go test -tags testify_no_objx ./...
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7f6d2a85e..b624c59e3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ module github.com/stretchr/testify
 // .github/workflows/main.yml
 go 1.17
 
-require (
-	github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.2 // To avoid a cycle the version of testify used by objx should be excluded below
-	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
-)
+require gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 
 // Break dependency cycle with objx.
 // See https://github.com/stretchr/objx/pull/140
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2f74e66dd..a62c313c5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
-github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
-github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.2 h1:xuMeJ0Sdp5ZMRXx/aWO6RZxdr3beISkG5/G/aIRr3pY=
-github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.2/go.mod h1:FRsXN1f5AsAjCGJKqEizvkpNtU+EGNCLh3NxZ/8L+MA=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
diff --git a/mock/mock.go b/mock/mock.go
index a13c37f3b..f36641fca 100644
--- a/mock/mock.go
+++ b/mock/mock.go
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/stretchr/objx"
-
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/internal/difflib"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/internal/spew"
@@ -311,7 +309,7 @@ type Mock struct {
 
 	// TestData holds any data that might be useful for testing.  Testify ignores
 	// this data completely allowing you to do whatever you like with it.
-	testData objx.Map
+	testData testData
 
 	mutex sync.Mutex
 }
@@ -324,16 +322,6 @@ func (m *Mock) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%[1]T<%[1]p>", m)
 }
 
-// TestData holds any data that might be useful for testing.  Testify ignores
-// this data completely allowing you to do whatever you like with it.
-func (m *Mock) TestData() objx.Map {
-	if m.testData == nil {
-		m.testData = make(objx.Map)
-	}
-
-	return m.testData
-}
-
 /*
 	Setting expectations
 */
diff --git a/mock/mock_no_objx.go b/mock/mock_no_objx.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8db50ec0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mock/mock_no_objx.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//go:build testify_no_objx || testify_no_deps
+
+package mock
+
+type testData = struct{}
diff --git a/mock/mock_objx.go b/mock/mock_objx.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d7e0eda5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mock/mock_objx.go
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// This source file isolates the uses of the objx module to ease
+// maintenance of downstream forks that remove that dependency.
+// See https://github.com/stretchr/testify/issues/1752
+
+//go:build !testify_no_objx && !testify_no_deps
+
+package mock
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+)
+
+type testData = TestData
+
+// TestData holds any data that might be useful for testing.  Testify ignores
+// this data completely allowing you to do whatever you like with it.
+//
+// Deprecated: do not use. The new TestData do not return an [github.com/stretchr/objx.Map] anymore.
+// See https://github.com/stretchr/testify/issues/1852.
+func (m *Mock) TestData() TestData {
+	if m.testData == nil {
+		m.testData = make(TestData)
+	}
+
+	return m.testData
+}
+
+// TestData replaces [github.com/stretchr/objx.Map].
+type TestData map[string]interface{}
+
+type reflectValue = reflect.Value
+
+// TestDataValue replaces [github.com/stretchr/objx.Value] and exposes the same methods as [reflect.Value].
+// Only a subset of objx.Value methods are available.
+type TestDataValue struct {
+	reflectValue
+}
+
+// Set replaces [github.com/stretchr/objx.Map.Set].
+func (td TestData) Set(selector string, v interface{}) {
+	td[selector] = v
+}
+
+// Get replaces [github.com/stretchr/objx.Map.Get].
+func (td TestData) Get(selector string) *TestDataValue {
+	v, ok := td[selector]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &TestDataValue{reflectValue: reflect.ValueOf(&v).Elem()}
+}
+
+// MustInter replaces [github.com/stretchr/objx.Value.MustInter].
+func (v *TestDataValue) MustInter() interface{} {
+	if v == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	// v.reflectValue contains an interface (ex: error), so dereference it
+	return v.reflectValue.Elem()
+}
+
+// MustInter replaces [github.com/stretchr/objx.Value.Data].
+func (v *TestDataValue) Data() interface{} {
+	if v == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return v.reflectValue.Interface()
+}
diff --git a/mock/mock_objx_test.go b/mock/mock_objx_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..556ac9c44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mock/mock_objx_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//go:build !testify_no_objx && !testify_no_deps
+
+package mock
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func Test_Mock_TestData(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	var mockedService = new(TestExampleImplementation)
+
+	if assert.NotNil(t, mockedService.TestData()) {
+
+		mockedService.TestData().Set("something", 123)
+		assert.Equal(t, 123, mockedService.TestData().Get("something").Data())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/mock/mock_test.go b/mock/mock_test.go
index 3dc9e0b1e..698e0f5ac 100644
--- a/mock/mock_test.go
+++ b/mock/mock_test.go
@@ -164,18 +164,6 @@ func (m *MockTestingT) FailNow() {
 	Mock
 */
 
-func Test_Mock_TestData(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-
-	var mockedService = new(TestExampleImplementation)
-
-	if assert.NotNil(t, mockedService.TestData()) {
-
-		mockedService.TestData().Set("something", 123)
-		assert.Equal(t, 123, mockedService.TestData().Get("something").Data())
-	}
-}
-
 func Test_Mock_On(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()