diff --git a/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/protocol/MessageUtil.java b/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/protocol/MessageUtil.java
index c3b7e37402d76..288ffd08f7187 100644
--- a/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/protocol/MessageUtil.java
+++ b/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/protocol/MessageUtil.java
@@ -26,11 +26,9 @@
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.UUID;
 
-public final class MessageUtil {
-    public static final UUID ZERO_UUID = new UUID(0L, 0L);
 
+public final class MessageUtil {
     /**
      * Copy a byte buffer into an array.  This will not affect the buffer's
      * position or mark.