diff --git a/modules/transports/optional/amqp/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/transport/amqp/AMQPTransportEndpoint.java b/modules/transports/optional/amqp/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/transport/amqp/AMQPTransportEndpoint.java
index 9616eb892..e79094bc1 100644
--- a/modules/transports/optional/amqp/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/transport/amqp/AMQPTransportEndpoint.java
+++ b/modules/transports/optional/amqp/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/transport/amqp/AMQPTransportEndpoint.java
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
  */
 public class AMQPTransportEndpoint extends ProtocolEndpoint {
 
-    private Set<EndpointReference> endpointReferences = new HashSet<EndpointReference>();
-
     private ScheduledExecutorService workerPool;
 
     private AMQPTransportPollingTask pollingTask;
@@ -88,6 +86,6 @@ public boolean loadConfiguration(ParameterInclude params) throws AxisFault {
     @Override
     public EndpointReference[] getEndpointReferences(AxisService service, String ip)
             throws AxisFault {
-        return endpointReferences.toArray(new EndpointReference[endpointReferences.size()]);
+        return new EndpointReference[0];
     }
 }
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