diff --git a/habushu-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/technologybrewery/habushu/PyenvAndPoetrySetup.java b/habushu-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/technologybrewery/habushu/PyenvAndPoetrySetup.java
index bc85f4cb..fa9bb86e 100644
--- a/habushu-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/technologybrewery/habushu/PyenvAndPoetrySetup.java
+++ b/habushu-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/technologybrewery/habushu/PyenvAndPoetrySetup.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ public class PyenvAndPoetrySetup {
      */
     final String pythonDefaultVersionRequirement;
 
-    private final ThreadLocal<ValidationTrackingStatus> validationStatusContainer;
     public final String validatedInPriorBuildPhase;
 
     /**
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ public class PyenvAndPoetrySetup {
      *
      * @param pythonDefaultVersionRequirement   Specifies the semver compliant requirement for the default version of Python that
      * must be installed and available for Habushu to use.
-     * @param validationStatusContainer      container for validation status tracking
      * @param validatedInPriorBuildPhase     string value indicating validation in prior build phase
      * @param pythonVersion                  version of python to leverage
      * @param usePyenv                       whether we are using pyenv to instance and activate python versions
@@ -89,11 +87,9 @@ public class PyenvAndPoetrySetup {
      * @param log                            the logger to use for output
      */
     public PyenvAndPoetrySetup(String pythonDefaultVersionRequirement, 
-        ThreadLocal<ValidationTrackingStatus> validationStatusContainer, 
         String validatedInPriorBuildPhase, String pythonVersion, boolean usePyenv,
         File baseDir, boolean rewriteLocalPathDepsInArchives, Log log) {
         this.pythonDefaultVersionRequirement = pythonDefaultVersionRequirement;
-        this.validationStatusContainer = validationStatusContainer;
         this.validatedInPriorBuildPhase = validatedInPriorBuildPhase;
         this.pythonVersion = pythonVersion;
         this.usePyenv = usePyenv;
@@ -102,18 +98,6 @@ public PyenvAndPoetrySetup(String pythonDefaultVersionRequirement,
         this.log = log;
     }
 
-    public String getPythonDefaultVersionRequirement() {
-        return pythonDefaultVersionRequirement;
-    }
-
-    public ThreadLocal<ValidationTrackingStatus> getValidationStatusContainer() {
-        return validationStatusContainer;
-    }
-
-    public String getValidatedInPriorBuildPhase() {
-        return validatedInPriorBuildPhase;
-    }
-
     public String configurePyenvOrStraightPython(boolean usePyenv, List<String> missingRequiredToolMsgs, File patchInstallScript) throws MojoExecutionException {
         String currentPythonVersion = "";
         if (usePyenv) {
diff --git a/habushu-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/technologybrewery/habushu/PythonPackageAndDependencyManagerSetup.java b/habushu-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/technologybrewery/habushu/PythonPackageAndDependencyManagerSetup.java
index f6bcd0b4..1ec71e49 100644
--- a/habushu-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/technologybrewery/habushu/PythonPackageAndDependencyManagerSetup.java
+++ b/habushu-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/technologybrewery/habushu/PythonPackageAndDependencyManagerSetup.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public PythonPackageAndDependencyManagerSetup(String pythonVersion, String pytho
         this.rewriteLocalPathDepsInArchives = rewriteLocalPathDepsInArchives;
         this.log = log;
         this.poetryConfigureTools = new PyenvAndPoetrySetup(PYTHON_DEFAULT_VERSION_REQUIREMENT, 
-        validationStatusContainer, VALIDATED_IN_PRIOR_BUILD_PHASE, pythonVersion, usePyenv,
+        VALIDATED_IN_PRIOR_BUILD_PHASE, pythonVersion, usePyenv,
             baseDir, rewriteLocalPathDepsInArchives, log);
     }