diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/umd/dawn/common/interceptor/RequestInterceptor.java b/src/main/java/edu/umd/dawn/common/interceptor/RequestInterceptor.java
index 8b403669aadef42b6e4c28c20fe71b4242f93caa..9f4c3291e5d6711ad2282e7631710c62714c8301 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/umd/dawn/common/interceptor/RequestInterceptor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/umd/dawn/common/interceptor/RequestInterceptor.java
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ public class RequestInterceptor implements HandlerInterceptor {
     @Autowired
     private UserAgentService userAgentService;
 
-    public RequestInterceptor(String serviceName) {
-        MDC.put("requestId", UUID.randomUUID().toString());
-        this.serviceName = serviceName;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public boolean preHandle(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, Object handler)
             throws Exception {