diff --git a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/hash/serialization/impl/CharSequenceSizedReader.java b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/hash/serialization/impl/CharSequenceSizedReader.java
index 7f4872c86..130681b42 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/hash/serialization/impl/CharSequenceSizedReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/hash/serialization/impl/CharSequenceSizedReader.java
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 public class CharSequenceSizedReader implements SizedReader<CharSequence>,
         StatefulCopyable<CharSequenceSizedReader>, ReadResolvable<CharSequenceSizedReader> {
 
-    private static final long serialVersionUID = 3949878688964423946L;
-
     public static final CharSequenceSizedReader INSTANCE = new CharSequenceSizedReader();
 
     /**