diff --git a/java/google/registry/request/RequestParameters.java b/java/google/registry/request/RequestParameters.java
index e7cb7283b..49eaf8cf2 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/request/RequestParameters.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/request/RequestParameters.java
@@ -58,19 +58,6 @@ public final class RequestParameters {
     return result;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns first GET or POST parameter associated with {@code name}.
-   *
-   * @throws BadRequestException if request parameter is absent (but not if empty)
-   */
-  public static String extractRequiredMaybeEmptyParameter(HttpServletRequest req, String name) {
-    String result = req.getParameter(name);
-    if (result == null) {
-      throw new BadRequestException("Missing parameter: " + name);
-    }
-    return result;
-  }
-
   /** Returns the first GET or POST parameter associated with {@code name}. */
   public static Optional<String> extractOptionalParameter(HttpServletRequest req, String name) {
     return Optional.fromNullable(emptyToNull(req.getParameter(name)));
diff --git a/javatests/google/registry/request/RequestParametersTest.java b/javatests/google/registry/request/RequestParametersTest.java
index 78536b267..030fca5d5 100644
--- a/javatests/google/registry/request/RequestParametersTest.java
+++ b/javatests/google/registry/request/RequestParametersTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import static google.registry.request.RequestParameters.extractEnumParameter;
 import static google.registry.request.RequestParameters.extractOptionalDatetimeParameter;
 import static google.registry.request.RequestParameters.extractOptionalParameter;
 import static google.registry.request.RequestParameters.extractRequiredDatetimeParameter;
-import static google.registry.request.RequestParameters.extractRequiredMaybeEmptyParameter;
 import static google.registry.request.RequestParameters.extractRequiredParameter;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
@@ -64,26 +63,6 @@ public class RequestParametersTest {
     extractRequiredParameter(req, "spin");
   }
 
-  @Test
-  public void testExtractRequiredMaybeEmptyParameter_valuePresent_returnsValue() throws Exception {
-    when(req.getParameter("spin")).thenReturn("bog");
-    assertThat(extractRequiredMaybeEmptyParameter(req, "spin")).isEqualTo("bog");
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  public void testExtractRequiredMaybeEmptyParameter_notPresent_throwsBadRequest()
-      throws Exception {
-    thrown.expect(BadRequestException.class, "spin");
-    extractRequiredMaybeEmptyParameter(req, "spin");
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  public void testExtractRequiredMaybeEmptyParameter_empty_returnsValue()
-      throws Exception {
-    when(req.getParameter("spin")).thenReturn("");
-    assertThat(extractRequiredMaybeEmptyParameter(req, "spin")).isEmpty();
-  }
-
   @Test
   public void testExtractOptionalParameter_valuePresent_returnsValue() throws Exception {
     when(req.getParameter("spin")).thenReturn("bog");