diff --git a/packages/retry-middleware/src/retryMiddleware.ts b/packages/retry-middleware/src/retryMiddleware.ts
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--- a/packages/retry-middleware/src/retryMiddleware.ts
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@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-import {
-  FinalizeHandler,
-  FinalizeHandlerArguments,
-  MetadataBearer,
-  FinalizeHandlerOutput,
-  Pluggable
-} from "@aws-sdk/types";
-import { RetryConfig } from "./configurations";
-
-export function retryMiddleware(options: RetryConfig.Resolved) {
-  return <Output extends MetadataBearer = MetadataBearer>(
-    next: FinalizeHandler<any, Output>
-  ): FinalizeHandler<any, Output> => async (
-    args: FinalizeHandlerArguments<any>
-  ): Promise<FinalizeHandlerOutput<Output>> => {
-    return options.retryStrategy.retry(next, args);
-  };
-}
-
-export const retryPlugin = (
-  options: RetryConfig.Resolved
-): Pluggable<any, any> => ({
-  applyToStack: clientStack => {
-    if (options.maxRetries > 0) {
-      clientStack.add(retryMiddleware(options), {
-        step: "finalizeRequest",
-        tags: { RETRY: true }
-      });
-    }
-  }
-});