diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 10017f9d5..1bd7b6aed 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 org.gradle.daemon=true
 
-selenium.version=4.19.0
+selenium.version=4.26.0
 # Please increment the value in a release
 appiumClient.version=9.3.0
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/AppiumDriver.java b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/AppiumDriver.java
index c8d660e9f..a8757843c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/AppiumDriver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/AppiumDriver.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package io.appium.java_client;
 
 import io.appium.java_client.internal.CapabilityHelpers;
-import io.appium.java_client.internal.ReflectionHelpers;
 import io.appium.java_client.internal.SessionHelpers;
 import io.appium.java_client.remote.AppiumCommandExecutor;
 import io.appium.java_client.remote.AppiumW3CHttpCommandCodec;
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@
 import lombok.Getter;
 import org.openqa.selenium.Capabilities;
 import org.openqa.selenium.ImmutableCapabilities;
-import org.openqa.selenium.MutableCapabilities;
 import org.openqa.selenium.OutputType;
 import org.openqa.selenium.SessionNotCreatedException;
 import org.openqa.selenium.UnsupportedCommandException;
@@ -152,12 +150,10 @@ public AppiumDriver(Capabilities capabilities) {
      */
     public AppiumDriver(URL remoteSessionAddress, String platformName, String automationName) {
         super();
-        ReflectionHelpers.setPrivateFieldValue(
-                RemoteWebDriver.class, this, "capabilities", new ImmutableCapabilities(
-                        Map.of(
-                                PLATFORM_NAME, platformName,
-                                APPIUM_PREFIX + AUTOMATION_NAME_OPTION, automationName
-                        )
+        this.capabilities = new ImmutableCapabilities(
+                Map.of(
+                        PLATFORM_NAME, platformName,
+                        APPIUM_PREFIX + AUTOMATION_NAME_OPTION, automationName
                 )
         );
         SessionHelpers.SessionAddress sessionAddress = SessionHelpers.parseSessionAddress(remoteSessionAddress);
@@ -168,7 +164,7 @@ public AppiumDriver(URL remoteSessionAddress, String platformName, String automa
         executor.setResponseCodec(new W3CHttpResponseCodec());
         setCommandExecutor(executor);
         this.executeMethod = new AppiumExecutionMethod(this);
-        locationContext = new RemoteLocationContext(executeMethod);
+        this.locationContext = new RemoteLocationContext(executeMethod);
         super.setErrorHandler(ERROR_HANDLER);
         this.remoteAddress = executor.getAddressOfRemoteServer();
 
@@ -293,10 +289,7 @@ protected void startSession(Capabilities capabilities) {
                 && isNullOrEmpty((String) rawCapabilities.get(CapabilityType.BROWSER_NAME))) {
             rawCapabilities.remove(CapabilityType.BROWSER_NAME);
         }
-        MutableCapabilities returnedCapabilities = new BaseOptions<>(rawCapabilities);
-        ReflectionHelpers.setPrivateFieldValue(
-                RemoteWebDriver.class, this, "capabilities", returnedCapabilities
-        );
+        this.capabilities = new BaseOptions<>(rawCapabilities);
         setSessionId(response.getSessionId());
     }
 
@@ -345,8 +338,6 @@ public AppiumDriver markExtensionAbsence(String extName) {
     }
 
     protected HttpClient getHttpClient() {
-        return ReflectionHelpers.getPrivateFieldValue(
-                HttpCommandExecutor.class, getCommandExecutor(), "client", HttpClient.class
-        );
+        return ((HttpCommandExecutor) getCommandExecutor()).client;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/AppiumFluentWait.java b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/AppiumFluentWait.java
index 6361a5652..a284e1ebb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/AppiumFluentWait.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/AppiumFluentWait.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package io.appium.java_client;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Throwables;
-import io.appium.java_client.internal.ReflectionHelpers;
 import lombok.AccessLevel;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import org.openqa.selenium.TimeoutException;
@@ -114,43 +113,32 @@ public AppiumFluentWait<T> withPollDelay(Duration pollDelay) {
         return this;
     }
 
-    private <B> B getPrivateFieldValue(String fieldName, Class<B> fieldType) {
-        return ReflectionHelpers.getPrivateFieldValue(FluentWait.class, this, fieldName, fieldType);
-    }
-
-    private Object getPrivateFieldValue(String fieldName) {
-        return getPrivateFieldValue(fieldName, Object.class);
-    }
-
     protected Clock getClock() {
-        return getPrivateFieldValue("clock", Clock.class);
+        return clock;
     }
 
     protected Duration getTimeout() {
-        return getPrivateFieldValue("timeout", Duration.class);
+        return timeout;
     }
 
     protected Duration getInterval() {
-        return getPrivateFieldValue("interval", Duration.class);
+        return interval;
     }
 
     protected Sleeper getSleeper() {
-        return getPrivateFieldValue("sleeper", Sleeper.class);
+        return sleeper;
     }
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     protected List<Class<? extends Throwable>> getIgnoredExceptions() {
-        return getPrivateFieldValue("ignoredExceptions", List.class);
+        return ignoredExceptions;
     }
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     protected Supplier<String> getMessageSupplier() {
-        return getPrivateFieldValue("messageSupplier", Supplier.class);
+        return messageSupplier;
     }
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     protected T getInput() {
-        return (T) getPrivateFieldValue("input");
+        return (T) input;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/remote/AppiumCommandExecutor.java b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/remote/AppiumCommandExecutor.java
index 118f0ff81..a689e7d33 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/remote/AppiumCommandExecutor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/remote/AppiumCommandExecutor.java
@@ -119,12 +119,14 @@ public AppiumCommandExecutor(Map<String, CommandInfo> additionalCommands,
         this(additionalCommands, service, HttpClient.Factory.createDefault(), appiumClientConfig);
     }
 
+    @Deprecated
     @SuppressWarnings("SameParameterValue")
     protected <B> B getPrivateFieldValue(
             Class<? extends CommandExecutor> cls, String fieldName, Class<B> fieldType) {
         return ReflectionHelpers.getPrivateFieldValue(cls, this, fieldName, fieldType);
     }
 
+    @Deprecated
     @SuppressWarnings("SameParameterValue")
     protected void setPrivateFieldValue(
             Class<? extends CommandExecutor> cls, String fieldName, Object newValue) {
@@ -137,20 +139,19 @@ protected Map<String, CommandInfo> getAdditionalCommands() {
     }
 
     protected CommandCodec<HttpRequest> getCommandCodec() {
-        //noinspection unchecked
-        return getPrivateFieldValue(HttpCommandExecutor.class, "commandCodec", CommandCodec.class);
+        return this.commandCodec;
     }
 
     public void setCommandCodec(CommandCodec<HttpRequest> newCodec) {
-        setPrivateFieldValue(HttpCommandExecutor.class, "commandCodec", newCodec);
+        this.commandCodec = newCodec;
     }
 
     public void setResponseCodec(ResponseCodec<HttpResponse> codec) {
-        setPrivateFieldValue(HttpCommandExecutor.class, "responseCodec", codec);
+        this.responseCodec = codec;
     }
 
     protected HttpClient getClient() {
-        return getPrivateFieldValue(HttpCommandExecutor.class, "client", HttpClient.class);
+        return this.client;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/service/local/AppiumServiceBuilder.java b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/service/local/AppiumServiceBuilder.java
index ad3729e77..5dadb6403 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/service/local/AppiumServiceBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/service/local/AppiumServiceBuilder.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
 import io.appium.java_client.android.options.context.SupportsChromedriverExecutableOption;
 import io.appium.java_client.android.options.signing.SupportsKeystoreOptions;
-import io.appium.java_client.internal.ReflectionHelpers;
 import io.appium.java_client.remote.MobileBrowserType;
 import io.appium.java_client.remote.options.SupportsAppOption;
 import io.appium.java_client.service.local.flags.GeneralServerFlag;
@@ -400,10 +399,7 @@ protected List<String> createArgs() {
 
     @Override
     protected void loadSystemProperties() {
-        File driverExecutable = ReflectionHelpers.getPrivateFieldValue(
-                DriverService.Builder.class, this, "exe", File.class
-        );
-        if (driverExecutable == null) {
+        if (this.exe == null) {
             usingDriverExecutable(findDefaultExecutable());
         }
     }