diff --git a/msa/black-box-tests/pom.xml b/msa/black-box-tests/pom.xml
index f1b7525438..4c81e0f31f 100644
--- a/msa/black-box-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/msa/black-box-tests/pom.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
             <artifactId>testcontainers</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>software.xdev</groupId>
+            <artifactId>testcontainers-junit4-mock</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.zeroturnaround</groupId>
             <artifactId>zt-exec</artifactId>
@@ -63,11 +68,6 @@
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
             <artifactId>testng</artifactId>
diff --git a/msa/black-box-tests/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/msa/AbstractLwm2mClientTest.java b/msa/black-box-tests/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/msa/AbstractLwm2mClientTest.java
index d0a8b53c32..c0ae8e9776 100644
--- a/msa/black-box-tests/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/msa/AbstractLwm2mClientTest.java
+++ b/msa/black-box-tests/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/msa/AbstractLwm2mClientTest.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 import org.eclipse.leshan.client.object.Security;
 import org.eclipse.leshan.core.util.Hex;
-import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.thingsboard.common.util.JacksonUtil;
 import org.thingsboard.common.util.ThingsBoardThreadFactory;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.Device;
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ public class AbstractLwm2mClientTest extends AbstractContainerTest{
                     log.warn("msa basicTestConnection update -> finishState: [{}] states: {}", finishState, lwM2MTestClient.getClientStates());
                     return lwM2MTestClient.getClientStates().contains(finishState) || lwM2MTestClient.getClientStates().contains(ON_UPDATE_SUCCESS);
                 });
-        Assert.assertTrue(lwM2MTestClient.getClientStates().containsAll(expectedStatusesRegistrationLwm2mSuccess));
+        assertThat(lwM2MTestClient.getClientStates()).containsAll(expectedStatusesRegistrationLwm2mSuccess);
     }
 
     public LwM2MTestClient createNewClient(Security security,
diff --git a/msa/black-box-tests/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/msa/connectivity/lwm2m/LwM2MTestClient.java b/msa/black-box-tests/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/msa/connectivity/lwm2m/LwM2MTestClient.java
index 9b1ab4bd22..c9f193704b 100644
--- a/msa/black-box-tests/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/msa/connectivity/lwm2m/LwM2MTestClient.java
+++ b/msa/black-box-tests/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/msa/connectivity/lwm2m/LwM2MTestClient.java
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ import org.eclipse.leshan.core.request.BootstrapRequest;
 import org.eclipse.leshan.core.request.DeregisterRequest;
 import org.eclipse.leshan.core.request.RegisterRequest;
 import org.eclipse.leshan.core.request.UpdateRequest;
-import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.thingsboard.server.msa.connectivity.lwm2m.Lwm2mTestHelper.LwM2MClientState;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -63,6 +62,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.eclipse.californium.scandium.config.DtlsConfig.DTLS_CONNECTION_ID_LENGTH;
 import static org.eclipse.californium.scandium.config.DtlsConfig.DTLS_RECOMMENDED_CIPHER_SUITES_ONLY;
 import static org.eclipse.leshan.core.LwM2mId.ACCESS_CONTROL;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class LwM2MTestClient {
     private Map<LwM2MClientState, Integer> clientDtlsCid;
 
     public void init(Security security, int clientPort) throws InvalidDDFFileException, IOException {
-        Assert.assertNull("client already initialized", leshanClient);
+        assertThat(leshanClient).as("client already initialized").isNull();
 
         List<ObjectModel> models = new ArrayList<>();
         for (String resourceName : resources) {
diff --git a/msa/vc-executor/pom.xml b/msa/vc-executor/pom.xml
index 34340ab08c..081ebd1d3c 100644
--- a/msa/vc-executor/pom.xml
+++ b/msa/vc-executor/pom.xml
@@ -75,11 +75,6 @@
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.awaitility</groupId>
             <artifactId>awaitility</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c3451544a4..f75e782bef 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
         <rest-assured.version>5.4.0</rest-assured.version>
         <hamcrest.version>2.2</hamcrest.version>
         <testcontainers.version>1.19.7</testcontainers.version>
+        <testcontainers-junit4-mock.version>1.0.1</testcontainers-junit4-mock.version>
         <zeroturnaround.version>1.12</zeroturnaround.version>
         <selenium.version>4.19.1</selenium.version>
         <webdrivermanager.version>5.8.0</webdrivermanager.version>
@@ -2153,6 +2154,14 @@
                     </exclusion>
                 </exclusions>
             </dependency>
+            <!-- Mocks the few JUnit 4 classes that testcontainers needs so that JUnit 4 can be excluded.
+            Fixes/Works around https://github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-java/issues/970 -->
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>software.xdev</groupId>
+                <artifactId>testcontainers-junit4-mock</artifactId>
+                <version>${testcontainers-junit4-mock.version}</version>
+                <scope>test</scope>
+            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.zeroturnaround</groupId>
                 <artifactId>zt-exec</artifactId>