diff --git a/spi/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/spi/Resource.java b/spi/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/spi/Resource.java
index 8104ecc418..f5c9cc7a4b 100644
--- a/spi/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/spi/Resource.java
+++ b/spi/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/spi/Resource.java
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ public abstract class Resource implements NamedWriteable, ToXContentFragment {
     protected ResourceUser resourceUser;
     protected String resourceId;
 
-    public Resource() {}
-
     public String getResourceId() {
         return resourceId;
     }