diff --git a/api/incubator/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/config/DeclarativeConfigPropertyUtil.java b/api/incubator/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/config/DeclarativeConfigPropertyUtil.java
index 46722f4d49a..daa069f3ae8 100644
--- a/api/incubator/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/config/DeclarativeConfigPropertyUtil.java
+++ b/api/incubator/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/config/DeclarativeConfigPropertyUtil.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ private DeclarativeConfigPropertyUtil() {}
               DeclarativeConfigPropertyUtil::getBooleanList,
               DeclarativeConfigPropertyUtil::getLongList,
               DeclarativeConfigPropertyUtil::getDoubleList,
-              DeclarativeConfigPropertyUtil::getStringList,
               DeclarativeConfigPropertyUtil::getStructuredList,
               DeclarativeConfigPropertyUtil::getStructured);