diff --git a/service/app/controllers/BaseController.java b/service/app/controllers/BaseController.java
index 06cdd33af5..cdc6a61478 100644
--- a/service/app/controllers/BaseController.java
+++ b/service/app/controllers/BaseController.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import org.sunbird.common.models.util.ProjectUtil;
 import org.sunbird.common.request.ExecutionContext;
 import org.sunbird.common.responsecode.ResponseCode;
-import org.sunbird.learner.util.TelemetryUtil;
 import org.sunbird.telemetry.util.lmaxdisruptor.LMAXWriter;
 import play.libs.F.Function;
 import play.libs.F.Promise;
diff --git a/service/app/util/Global.java b/service/app/util/Global.java
index 19f77696ed..c60316d287 100644
--- a/service/app/util/Global.java
+++ b/service/app/util/Global.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
@@ -89,18 +88,6 @@ public Promise<Result> call(Http.Context ctx) throws java.lang.Throwable {
     }
   }
 
-  private void initializeRequestChannel(Context ctx) {
-
-    String channel = ctx.request().getHeader(JsonKey.CHANNEL);
-    if(ProjectUtil.isStringNullOREmpty(channel)){
-      // set default channel to context flash
-      ctx.flash().put(JsonKey.CHANNEL, JsonKey.DEFAULT_ROOT_ORG_ID);
-    }else{
-      ctx.flash().put(JsonKey.CHANNEL, channel);
-    }
-
-  }
-
 
   /**
    *