diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/sampler/StringToUuidConverter.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/sampler/StringToUuidConverter.java
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-package org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.sampler;
-
-import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
-
-import java.util.UUID;
-
-/**
- * Interface showing how to convert String into UUID
- *
- * @author Marcin Grzejszczak
- * @author Adrian Cole
- */
-public interface StringToUuidConverter extends Converter<String, UUID> {
-
-	@Override
-	UUID convert(String source);
-}