diff --git a/src/PhpPact/Standalone/StubService/Service/StubServerHttpService.php b/src/PhpPact/Standalone/StubService/Service/StubServerHttpService.php
index a96cfdd97..592e6e181 100644
--- a/src/PhpPact/Standalone/StubService/Service/StubServerHttpService.php
+++ b/src/PhpPact/Standalone/StubService/Service/StubServerHttpService.php
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace PhpPact\Standalone\StubService\Service;
 
-use PhpPact\Exception\ConnectionException;
 use PhpPact\Http\ClientInterface;
 use PhpPact\Standalone\StubService\StubServerConfigInterface;
 
@@ -36,30 +35,6 @@ public function __construct(ClientInterface $client, StubServerConfigInterface $
         $this->config = $config;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * {@inheritdoc}
-     */
-    public function healthCheck(): bool
-    {
-        $uri = $this->config->getBaseUri()->withPath('/');
-
-        $response = $this->client->get($uri, [
-            'headers' => [
-                'Content-Type'        => 'application/json',
-                'X-Pact-Mock-Service' => true,
-            ],
-        ]);
-
-        $body = $response->getBody()->getContents();
-
-        if ($response->getStatusCode() !== 200
-            || $body !== "Stub service running\n") {
-            throw new ConnectionException('Failed to receive a successful response from the Stub Server.');
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
diff --git a/src/PhpPact/Standalone/StubService/Service/StubServerHttpServiceInterface.php b/src/PhpPact/Standalone/StubService/Service/StubServerHttpServiceInterface.php
index 2b8679afc..f0ba6b54f 100644
--- a/src/PhpPact/Standalone/StubService/Service/StubServerHttpServiceInterface.php
+++ b/src/PhpPact/Standalone/StubService/Service/StubServerHttpServiceInterface.php
@@ -2,22 +2,11 @@
 
 namespace PhpPact\Standalone\StubService\Service;
 
-use PhpPact\Exception\ConnectionException;
-
 /**
  * Interface StubServerHttpServiceInterface.
  */
 interface StubServerHttpServiceInterface
 {
-    /**
-     * Verify that the Ruby PhpPact Stub Server is running.
-     *
-     * @throws ConnectionException
-     *
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    public function healthCheck(): bool;
-
     /**
      * Get the current state of the PACT JSON file and write it to disk.
      *