diff --git a/rest-fights/src/main/java/io/quarkus/sample/superheroes/fight/client/VillainClient.java b/rest-fights/src/main/java/io/quarkus/sample/superheroes/fight/client/VillainClient.java
index 7bfaabee5..dcc222919 100644
--- a/rest-fights/src/main/java/io/quarkus/sample/superheroes/fight/client/VillainClient.java
+++ b/rest-fights/src/main/java/io/quarkus/sample/superheroes/fight/client/VillainClient.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.faulttolerance.CircuitBreaker;
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.faulttolerance.Retry;
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.rest.client.ext.DefaultClientHeadersFactoryImpl;
-import org.jboss.resteasy.reactive.client.impl.StorkClientRequestFilter;
 import org.jboss.resteasy.reactive.client.impl.UniInvoker;
 
 import io.quarkus.logging.Log;
@@ -32,10 +31,9 @@
 public class VillainClient {
   private final WebTarget villainClient;
 
-  public VillainClient(FightConfig fightConfig, StorkClientRequestFilter storkFilter) {
+  public VillainClient(FightConfig fightConfig) {
     this.villainClient = ClientBuilder.newClient()
       .register(new MicroProfileRestClientRequestFilter(new DefaultClientHeadersFactoryImpl()))
-      .register(storkFilter)
       .target(fightConfig.villain().clientBaseUrl())
       .path("api/villains/");
   }