diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
index 2a26d24822..ca85c275ec 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION-2.x
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ Project: jackson-databind
 
 2.18.0 (not yet released)
 
+#4119: Exception when deserialization uses a record with a constructor
+  property with `access=READ_ONLY`
+ (reported by @Mochis)
 #4452: `@JsonProperty` not serializing field names properly
   on `@JsonCreator` in Record
  (reported by @Incara)
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/failing/CreatorWithReadOnlyParam4119Test.java b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/creators/CreatorWithReadOnlyParam4119Test.java
similarity index 95%
rename from src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/failing/CreatorWithReadOnlyParam4119Test.java
rename to src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/creators/CreatorWithReadOnlyParam4119Test.java
index 0d284d2c02..7803b0fc4d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/failing/CreatorWithReadOnlyParam4119Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/creators/CreatorWithReadOnlyParam4119Test.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.fasterxml.jackson.failing;
+package com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.creators;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/creators/DelegatingCreatorImplicitNames2543Test.java b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/creators/DelegatingCreatorImplicitNames2543Test.java
index 9cde9c061c..6288328084 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/creators/DelegatingCreatorImplicitNames2543Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/creators/DelegatingCreatorImplicitNames2543Test.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 public class DelegatingCreatorImplicitNames2543Test
     extends DatabindTestUtil
 {
-    static class Data {
+    static class Data2543 {
 
         final String part1;
         final String part2;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static class Data {
         // this creator is considered a source of settable bean properties,
         // used during deserialization
         @JsonCreator(mode = PROPERTIES)
-        public Data(@JsonProperty("part1") String part1,
+        public Data2543(@JsonProperty("part1") String part1,
                     @JsonProperty("part2") String part2) {
             this.part1 = part1;
             this.part2 = part2;
@@ -37,14 +37,15 @@ public Data(@JsonProperty("part1") String part1,
         // no properties should be collected from this creator,
         // even though it has an argument with an implicit name
         @JsonCreator(mode = DELEGATING)
-        public static Data fromFullData(String fullData) {
+        public static Data2543 fromFullData(String fullData) {
             String[] parts = fullData.split("\\s+", 2);
-            return new Data(parts[0], parts[1]);
+            return new Data2543(parts[0], parts[1]);
         }
     }
 
     static class DelegatingCreatorNamedArgumentIntrospector
-            extends JacksonAnnotationIntrospector {
+            extends JacksonAnnotationIntrospector
+    {
         private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
         @Override
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ public String findImplicitPropertyName(AnnotatedMember member) {
 
     @Test
     public void testDeserialization() throws Exception {
-        Data data = MAPPER.readValue(a2q("{'part1':'a','part2':'b'}"), Data.class);
+        Data2543 data = MAPPER.readValue(a2q("{'part1':'a','part2':'b'}"), Data2543.class);
 
         assertThat(data.part1).isEqualTo("a");
         assertThat(data.part2).isEqualTo("b");
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ public void testDeserialization() throws Exception {
 
     @Test
     public void testDelegatingDeserialization() throws Exception {
-        Data data = MAPPER.readValue(a2q("'a b'"), Data.class);
+        Data2543 data = MAPPER.readValue(a2q("'a b'"), Data2543.class);
 
         assertThat(data.part1).isEqualTo("a");
         assertThat(data.part2).isEqualTo("b");
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/creators/DelegatingExternalProperty1003Test.java b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/creators/DelegatingExternalProperty1003Test.java
index c2d69af74f..c014567453 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/creators/DelegatingExternalProperty1003Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/databind/deser/creators/DelegatingExternalProperty1003Test.java
@@ -5,40 +5,42 @@
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.*;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.*;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.testutil.DatabindTestUtil;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
-public class DelegatingExternalProperty1003Test
+public class DelegatingExternalProperty1003Test extends DatabindTestUtil
 {
-    static class HeroBattle {
+    // [databind#1003]
+    public interface Hero1003 { }
 
-        private final Hero hero;
+    static class HeroBattle1003 {
 
-        HeroBattle(Hero hero) {
+        private final Hero1003 hero;
+
+        HeroBattle1003(Hero1003 hero) {
             if (hero == null) throw new Error();
             this.hero = hero;
         }
 
         @JsonTypeInfo(use = JsonTypeInfo.Id.CLASS, include = JsonTypeInfo.As.EXTERNAL_PROPERTY, property = "heroType")
-        public Hero getHero() {
+        public Hero1003 getHero() {
             return hero;
         }
 
         @JsonCreator
-        static HeroBattle fromJson(Delegate json) {
-            return new HeroBattle(json.hero);
+        static HeroBattle1003 fromJson(Delegate1003 json) {
+            return new HeroBattle1003(json.hero);
         }
     }
 
-    static class Delegate {
+    static class Delegate1003 {
         @JsonProperty
         @JsonTypeInfo(use = JsonTypeInfo.Id.CLASS, include = JsonTypeInfo.As.EXTERNAL_PROPERTY, property = "heroType")
-        public Hero hero;
+        public Hero1003 hero;
     }
 
-    public interface Hero { }
-
-    static class Superman implements Hero {
+    static class Superman1003 implements Hero1003 {
         String name = "superman";
 
         public String getName() {
@@ -46,15 +48,15 @@ public String getName() {
         }
     }
 
+    // [databind#1003]
     @Test
     public void testExtrnalPropertyDelegatingCreator() throws Exception
     {
-        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
-
-        final String json = mapper.writeValueAsString(new HeroBattle(new Superman()));
+        ObjectMapper mapper = newJsonMapper();
 
-        final HeroBattle battle = mapper.readValue(json, HeroBattle.class);
+        final String json = mapper.writeValueAsString(new HeroBattle1003(new Superman1003()));
+        final HeroBattle1003 battle = mapper.readValue(json, HeroBattle1003.class);
 
-        assertTrue(battle.getHero() instanceof Superman);
+        assertTrue(battle.getHero() instanceof Superman1003);
     }
 }