diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/OpenSearchSecurityPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/OpenSearchSecurityPlugin.java
index 98f96b495d..f1dc539e4a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/OpenSearchSecurityPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/OpenSearchSecurityPlugin.java
@@ -1160,7 +1160,6 @@ public Collection<Object> createComponents(
         dcf.registerDCFListener(irr);
         dcf.registerDCFListener(xffResolver);
         dcf.registerDCFListener(evaluator);
-        dcf.registerDCFListener(restLayerEvaluator);
         dcf.registerDCFListener(tokenManager);
         if (!(auditLog instanceof NullAuditLog)) {
             // Don't register if advanced modules is disabled in which case auditlog is instance of NullAuditLog