diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/filter/NettyRequest.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/filter/NettyRequest.java
index e0fb37142a..5890521e2c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/filter/NettyRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/filter/NettyRequest.java
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ public String param(String key) {
         return urlParams != null ? params().get(key) : null;
     }
 
-    @Override
     public Set<String> getConsumedParams() {
         return consumedParams;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/filter/SecurityRequest.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/filter/SecurityRequest.java
index ad46589e86..195c7d51a5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/filter/SecurityRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/filter/SecurityRequest.java
@@ -12,11 +12,9 @@
 package org.opensearch.security.filter;
 
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import javax.net.ssl.SSLEngine;
 
@@ -54,9 +52,4 @@ default String header(final String headerName) {
 
     /** Gets the parameter for the given key */
     String param(String key);
-
-    /** Gets the parameters that have been consumed */
-    default Set<String> getConsumedParams() {
-        return Collections.emptySet();
-    };
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/ssl/http/netty/Netty4HttpRequestHeaderVerifier.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/ssl/http/netty/Netty4HttpRequestHeaderVerifier.java
index 978eb035e6..b6ca4ca79c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/ssl/http/netty/Netty4HttpRequestHeaderVerifier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/ssl/http/netty/Netty4HttpRequestHeaderVerifier.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import org.opensearch.common.util.concurrent.ThreadContext;
 import org.opensearch.http.netty4.Netty4HttpChannel;
 import org.opensearch.http.netty4.Netty4HttpServerTransport;
+import org.opensearch.security.filter.NettyRequest;
 import org.opensearch.security.filter.SecurityRequestChannel;
 import org.opensearch.security.filter.SecurityRequestChannelUnsupported;
 import org.opensearch.security.filter.SecurityRequestFactory;
@@ -85,7 +86,9 @@ public void channelRead0(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, DefaultHttpRequest msg) thro
             // If request channel is completed and a response is sent, then there was a failure during authentication
             restFilter.checkAndAuthenticateRequest(requestChannel);
 
-            ctx.channel().attr(CONSUMED_PARAMS).set(requestChannel.getConsumedParams());
+            if (requestChannel instanceof NettyRequest) {
+                ctx.channel().attr(CONSUMED_PARAMS).set(((NettyRequest) requestChannel).getConsumedParams());
+            }
 
             ThreadContext.StoredContext contextToRestore = threadPool.getThreadContext().newStoredContext(false);
             ctx.channel().attr(CONTEXT_TO_RESTORE).set(contextToRestore);