diff --git a/src/main/java/graphql/servlet/AbstractGraphQLHttpServlet.java b/src/main/java/graphql/servlet/AbstractGraphQLHttpServlet.java
index 27cc8023..3d54e5ad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/graphql/servlet/AbstractGraphQLHttpServlet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/graphql/servlet/AbstractGraphQLHttpServlet.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public AbstractGraphQLHttpServlet(List<GraphQLServletListener> listeners) {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void init(ServletConfig servletConfig) {
+    public void init() {
         this.configuration = getConfiguration();
 
         this.getHandler = (request, response) -> {
diff --git a/src/main/java/graphql/servlet/DefaultGraphQLServlet.java b/src/main/java/graphql/servlet/DefaultGraphQLServlet.java
index 76b11824..0e81da0d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/graphql/servlet/DefaultGraphQLServlet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/graphql/servlet/DefaultGraphQLServlet.java
@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
 package graphql.servlet;
 
-import javax.servlet.ServletConfig;
-
 public class DefaultGraphQLServlet extends AbstractGraphQLHttpServlet {
 
-    @Override
-    public void init(ServletConfig servletConfig) {
-
-        super.init(servletConfig);
-    }
-
     @Override
     protected GraphQLInvocationInputFactory getInvocationInputFactory() {
         return null;