diff --git a/proxy/mucp/mucp.go b/proxy/mucp/mucp.go
index 8b25d22d..9fccc6cc 100644
--- a/proxy/mucp/mucp.go
+++ b/proxy/mucp/mucp.go
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ func (p *Proxy) ServeRequest(ctx context.Context, req server.Request, rsp server
 	endpoint := req.Endpoint()
 
 	if len(service) == 0 {
-		b, _ := req.Read()
 		return errors.BadRequest("go.micro.proxy", "service name is blank")
 	}