diff --git a/modules/cache/cache_redis.go b/modules/cache/cache_redis.go
index e54887555d..4c243b2426 100644
--- a/modules/cache/cache_redis.go
+++ b/modules/cache/cache_redis.go
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/nosql"
 
 	"code.forgejo.org/go-chi/cache"
-	"github.com/redis/go-redis/v9"
 )
 
 // RedisCacher represents a redis cache adapter implementation.
 type RedisCacher struct {
-	c          redis.UniversalClient
+	c          nosql.RedisClient
 	prefix     string
 	hsetName   string
 	occupyMode bool
diff --git a/modules/nosql/manager.go b/modules/nosql/manager.go
index 375c2b5d00..0ba21585fa 100644
--- a/modules/nosql/manager.go
+++ b/modules/nosql/manager.go
@@ -27,8 +27,46 @@ type Manager struct {
 	LevelDBConnections map[string]*levelDBHolder
 }
 
+// RedisClient is a subset of redis.UniversalClient, it exposes less methods
+// to avoid generating machine code for unused methods. New method definitions
+// should be copied from the definitions in the Redis library github.com/redis/go-redis.
+type RedisClient interface {
+	// redis.GenericCmdable
+	Del(ctx context.Context, keys ...string) *redis.IntCmd
+	Exists(ctx context.Context, keys ...string) *redis.IntCmd
+
+	// redis.ListCmdable
+	RPush(ctx context.Context, key string, values ...any) *redis.IntCmd
+	LPop(ctx context.Context, key string) *redis.StringCmd
+	LLen(ctx context.Context, key string) *redis.IntCmd
+
+	// redis.StringCmdable
+	Decr(ctx context.Context, key string) *redis.IntCmd
+	Incr(ctx context.Context, key string) *redis.IntCmd
+	Set(ctx context.Context, key string, value any, expiration time.Duration) *redis.StatusCmd
+	Get(ctx context.Context, key string) *redis.StringCmd
+
+	// redis.HashCmdable
+	HSet(ctx context.Context, key string, values ...any) *redis.IntCmd
+	HDel(ctx context.Context, key string, fields ...string) *redis.IntCmd
+	HKeys(ctx context.Context, key string) *redis.StringSliceCmd
+
+	// redis.SetCmdable
+	SAdd(ctx context.Context, key string, members ...any) *redis.IntCmd
+	SRem(ctx context.Context, key string, members ...any) *redis.IntCmd
+	SIsMember(ctx context.Context, key string, member any) *redis.BoolCmd
+
+	// redis.Cmdable
+	DBSize(ctx context.Context) *redis.IntCmd
+	FlushDB(ctx context.Context) *redis.StatusCmd
+	Ping(ctx context.Context) *redis.StatusCmd
+
+	// redis.UniversalClient
+	Close() error
+}
+
 type redisClientHolder struct {
-	redis.UniversalClient
+	RedisClient
 	name  []string
 	count int64
 }
diff --git a/modules/nosql/manager_redis.go b/modules/nosql/manager_redis.go
index 3c5502f979..79a533bd6b 100644
--- a/modules/nosql/manager_redis.go
+++ b/modules/nosql/manager_redis.go
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ func (m *Manager) CloseRedisClient(connection string) error {
 	for _, name := range client.name {
 		delete(m.RedisConnections, name)
 	}
-	return client.UniversalClient.Close()
+	return client.RedisClient.Close()
 }
 
 // GetRedisClient gets a redis client for a particular connection
-func (m *Manager) GetRedisClient(connection string) (client redis.UniversalClient) {
+func (m *Manager) GetRedisClient(connection string) (client RedisClient) {
 	// Because we want associate any goroutines created by this call to the main nosqldb context we need to
 	// wrap this in a goroutine labelled with the nosqldb context
 	done := make(chan struct{})
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (m *Manager) GetRedisClient(connection string) (client redis.UniversalClien
 	return client
 }
 
-func (m *Manager) getRedisClient(connection string) redis.UniversalClient {
+func (m *Manager) getRedisClient(connection string) RedisClient {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 	client, ok := m.RedisConnections[connection]
@@ -102,24 +102,24 @@ func (m *Manager) getRedisClient(connection string) redis.UniversalClient {
 		opts.TLSConfig = tlsConfig
 		fallthrough
 	case "redis+sentinel":
-		client.UniversalClient = redis.NewFailoverClient(opts.Failover())
+		client.RedisClient = redis.NewFailoverClient(opts.Failover())
 	case "redis+clusters":
 		fallthrough
 	case "rediss+cluster":
 		opts.TLSConfig = tlsConfig
 		fallthrough
 	case "redis+cluster":
-		client.UniversalClient = redis.NewClusterClient(opts.Cluster())
+		client.RedisClient = redis.NewClusterClient(opts.Cluster())
 	case "redis+socket":
 		simpleOpts := opts.Simple()
 		simpleOpts.Network = "unix"
 		simpleOpts.Addr = path.Join(uri.Host, uri.Path)
-		client.UniversalClient = redis.NewClient(simpleOpts)
+		client.RedisClient = redis.NewClient(simpleOpts)
 	case "rediss":
 		opts.TLSConfig = tlsConfig
 		fallthrough
 	case "redis":
-		client.UniversalClient = redis.NewClient(opts.Simple())
+		client.RedisClient = redis.NewClient(opts.Simple())
 	default:
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/modules/queue/base_redis.go b/modules/queue/base_redis.go
index 14931b62cd..62df30f68f 100644
--- a/modules/queue/base_redis.go
+++ b/modules/queue/base_redis.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type baseRedis struct {
-	client   redis.UniversalClient
+	client   nosql.RedisClient
 	isUnique bool
 	cfg      *BaseConfig
 	prefix   string
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type baseRedis struct {
 
 var _ baseQueue = (*baseRedis)(nil)
 
-func newBaseRedisGeneric(cfg *BaseConfig, unique bool, client redis.UniversalClient) (baseQueue, error) {
+func newBaseRedisGeneric(cfg *BaseConfig, unique bool, client nosql.RedisClient) (baseQueue, error) {
 	if client == nil {
 		client = nosql.GetManager().GetRedisClient(cfg.ConnStr)
 	}
diff --git a/modules/session/redis.go b/modules/session/redis.go
index 69cf6b1a4a..230b501080 100644
--- a/modules/session/redis.go
+++ b/modules/session/redis.go
@@ -26,12 +26,11 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/nosql"
 
 	"code.forgejo.org/go-chi/session"
-	"github.com/redis/go-redis/v9"
 )
 
 // RedisStore represents a redis session store implementation.
 type RedisStore struct {
-	c           redis.UniversalClient
+	c           nosql.RedisClient
 	prefix, sid string
 	duration    time.Duration
 	lock        sync.RWMutex
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ type RedisStore struct {
 }
 
 // NewRedisStore creates and returns a redis session store.
-func NewRedisStore(c redis.UniversalClient, prefix, sid string, dur time.Duration, kv map[any]any) *RedisStore {
+func NewRedisStore(c nosql.RedisClient, prefix, sid string, dur time.Duration, kv map[any]any) *RedisStore {
 	return &RedisStore{
 		c:        c,
 		prefix:   prefix,
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ func (s *RedisStore) Flush() error {
 
 // RedisProvider represents a redis session provider implementation.
 type RedisProvider struct {
-	c        redis.UniversalClient
+	c        nosql.RedisClient
 	duration time.Duration
 	prefix   string
 }