diff --git a/src/main/java/com/timgroup/statsd/NoOpStatsDClient.java b/src/main/java/com/timgroup/statsd/NoOpStatsDClient.java
index 42c5efba..1b1f6042 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/timgroup/statsd/NoOpStatsDClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/timgroup/statsd/NoOpStatsDClient.java
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
  */
 public class NoOpStatsDClient implements StatsDClient {
 
-    NoOpStatsDClient() {}
-
     @Override public void stop() { }
 
     @Override public void close() { }