diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/TraceWebFilter.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/TraceWebFilter.java
index 8996b5309..0841591bc 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/TraceWebFilter.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/TraceWebFilter.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.instrument.web;
 
-import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;