diff --git a/quarkus/README.md b/quarkus/README.md
index baf9cf4a87b..a3466111d06 100644
--- a/quarkus/README.md
+++ b/quarkus/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,16 @@ For development purposes, you can run the server in development mode instead usi
 This spins up Keycloak using a development database (h2-file) and with insecure HTTP enabled.
 
 ### Running from your IDE
-Alternatively, you can run the server in development mode from your IDE. For that, run the `org.keycloak.quarkus._private.IDELauncher` main class in the `server` directory.
+Alternatively, you can run the server in development mode from your IDE. For that, run the `org.keycloak.Keycloak` main class in the `tests/junit5` directory.
+
+If you have problems starting the server in debug mode, add following environment variables to your run config:
+
+    -Djava.util.logging.manager=org.jboss.logmanager.LogManager
+    -Djava.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.common.threadFactory=io.quarkus.bootstrap.forkjoin.QuarkusForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory
+
+Set the `kc.home.dir` environment variable for keeping state between startups:
+    
+    -Dkc.home.dir=.kc 
 
 ## Contributing
 Please make sure to read our [Contribution Guidelines](../CONTRIBUTING.md) before contributing.
diff --git a/quarkus/server/pom.xml b/quarkus/server/pom.xml
index f29fbf88429..876875b135a 100644
--- a/quarkus/server/pom.xml
+++ b/quarkus/server/pom.xml
@@ -33,19 +33,6 @@
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
         </dependency>
-        <!-- Necessary for proper execution of IDELauncher -->
-        <!-- Can be removed as part of the https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/issues/22455 enhancement -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
-            <artifactId>quarkus-vertx-http-dev-ui-resources</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <!-- this dependency is necessary to start the IDELauncher -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.oracle.database.jdbc</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ojdbc11</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.mvnpm</groupId>
             <artifactId>importmap</artifactId>
diff --git a/quarkus/server/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/_private/IDELauncher.java b/quarkus/server/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/_private/IDELauncher.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 86d4dcea5a2..00000000000
--- a/quarkus/server/src/main/java/org/keycloak/quarkus/_private/IDELauncher.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-package org.keycloak.quarkus._private;
-
-import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.nio.file.Paths;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.keycloak.quarkus.runtime.KeycloakMain;
-import org.keycloak.quarkus.runtime.cli.Picocli;
-
-import io.quarkus.runtime.Quarkus;
-
-/**
- * <p>This main class should be used to start the server in dev mode for development purposes. By running this class,
- * developers should be able to mimic any server behavior and configuration as if they were using the CLI.
- *
- * <p>There are some limitations during development such as:
- *
- * <ul>
- *     <li>Transient dependencies from the keycloak server extension (runtime module) are not eligible for hot-reload</li>
- *     <li>Code changes such as changing the structure of classes (e.g.: new/change methods) should still require a JVM restart</li>
- * </ul>
- *
- * <p>Despite the limitations, it should be possible to debug the extension (e.g.: deployment steps) as well as perform changes at runtime
- * without having to restart the JVM.
- *
- * @author <a href="mailto:psilva@redhat.com">Pedro Igor</a>
- */
-public class IDELauncher {
-
-    public static void main(String[] args) {
-        if (System.getProperty("java.util.logging.manager") == null) {
-            System.setProperty("java.util.logging.manager", "org.jboss.logmanager.LogManager");
-        }
-
-        if (System.getProperty("picocli.disable.closures") == null) {
-            System.setProperty("picocli.disable.closures", "true");
-        }
-
-        if (System.getProperty("java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.common.threadFactory") == null) {
-            System.setProperty("java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.common.threadFactory", "io.quarkus.bootstrap.forkjoin.QuarkusForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory");
-        }
-
-        List<String> devArgs = new ArrayList<>(Picocli.parseArgs(args));
-
-        if (System.getProperty("kc.home.dir") == null) {
-            // direct the auto-created files to the target folder, so they are cleaned by "mvn clean"
-            // users can still provide a different folder by setting the property when starting it from their IDE.
-            Path path = Paths.get(System.getProperty("user.dir"), "target", "kc");
-            System.setProperty("kc.home.dir", path.toAbsolutePath().toString());
-        }
-
-        if (devArgs.isEmpty()) {
-            devArgs.add("start-dev");
-        }
-
-        Quarkus.run(KeycloakMain.class, devArgs.toArray(new String[devArgs.size()]));
-    }
-}
diff --git a/quarkus/tests/junit5/src/main/java/org/keycloak/Keycloak.java b/quarkus/tests/junit5/src/main/java/org/keycloak/Keycloak.java
index 05ef4570c87..29563eaa517 100644
--- a/quarkus/tests/junit5/src/main/java/org/keycloak/Keycloak.java
+++ b/quarkus/tests/junit5/src/main/java/org/keycloak/Keycloak.java
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ public class Keycloak {
             }
 
             List<String> args = new ArrayList<>(rawArgs);
+            if (args.isEmpty()) {
+                args.add("start-dev");
+            }
 
             addOptionIfNotSet(args, HttpOptions.HTTP_ENABLED, true);
             addOptionIfNotSet(args, HttpOptions.HTTP_PORT);