diff --git a/nexus/nexus-test-harness/nexus-test-harness-launcher/src/main/java/org/sonatype/nexus/integrationtests/RequestFacade.java b/nexus/nexus-test-harness/nexus-test-harness-launcher/src/main/java/org/sonatype/nexus/integrationtests/RequestFacade.java
index a1e5d0a5f1..433e204637 100644
--- a/nexus/nexus-test-harness/nexus-test-harness-launcher/src/main/java/org/sonatype/nexus/integrationtests/RequestFacade.java
+++ b/nexus/nexus-test-harness/nexus-test-harness-launcher/src/main/java/org/sonatype/nexus/integrationtests/RequestFacade.java
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ public static Response sendMessage( final URL url, final Method method, final Re
         return sendMessage( request, matchers );
     }
 
-    public synchronized static Response sendMessage( final Request request, final org.hamcrest.Matcher<Response> matchers )
+    public static Response sendMessage( final Request request, final org.hamcrest.Matcher<Response> matchers )
         throws IOException
     {
         Preconditions.checkNotNull( request );