diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/utils/SoftValueHashMap.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/utils/SoftValueHashMap.java
index 4eaf1064c7..4a7675f5c7 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/utils/SoftValueHashMap.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/utils/SoftValueHashMap.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class SoftValueHashMap<K, V extends SoftValueHashMap.ValueCache> implemen
 
    // Static --------------------------------------------------------
 
-   public abstract interface ValueCache {
+   public interface ValueCache {
 
       boolean isLive();
    }