diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-api/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/api/ApplicationResource.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-api/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/api/ApplicationResource.java
index 399879d179..38c0ae3c3a 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-api/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/api/ApplicationResource.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-api/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/api/ApplicationResource.java
@@ -365,13 +365,6 @@ public abstract class ApplicationResource {
 
         if (httpServletRequest.isSecure()) {
 
-            // add the certificate DN to the proxy chain
-            final NiFiUser user = NiFiUserUtils.getNiFiUser();
-            if (user != null) {
-                // add the proxied user details
-                result.put(PROXIED_ENTITIES_CHAIN_HTTP_HEADER, ProxiedEntitiesUtils.buildProxiedEntitiesChainString(user));
-            }
-
             // add the user's authorities (if any) to the headers
             final Authentication authentication = SecurityContextHolder.getContext().getAuthentication();
             if (authentication != null) {