diff --git a/packages/relay/src/lib/relay.ts b/packages/relay/src/lib/relay.ts
index d7a618d064..a90feb34f4 100644
--- a/packages/relay/src/lib/relay.ts
+++ b/packages/relay/src/lib/relay.ts
@@ -164,9 +164,6 @@ export class RelayImpl implements Relay {
     const hapiService = new HAPIService(logger, register, this.cacheService, this.eventEmitter, hbarLimitService);
 
     this.clientMain = hapiService.getMainClientInstance();
-    if (this.clientMain.operatorAccountId) {
-      hbarLimitService.setOperatorAddress(this.clientMain.operatorAccountId.toSolidityAddress());
-    }
 
     this.web3Impl = new Web3Impl(this.clientMain);
     this.netImpl = new NetImpl(this.clientMain);
diff --git a/packages/relay/src/lib/services/hapiService/hapiService.ts b/packages/relay/src/lib/services/hapiService/hapiService.ts
index e1a8ef19ed..88fe3327c2 100644
--- a/packages/relay/src/lib/services/hapiService/hapiService.ts
+++ b/packages/relay/src/lib/services/hapiService/hapiService.ts
@@ -279,9 +279,6 @@ export default class HAPIService {
     this.clientMain = this.initClient(this.logger, this.hederaNetwork);
     this.client = this.initSDKClient(this.logger);
     this.resetCounters();
-    if (this.clientMain.operatorAccountId) {
-      this.hbarLimitService.setOperatorAddress(this.clientMain.operatorAccountId.toSolidityAddress());
-    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/relay/src/lib/services/hbarLimitService/index.ts b/packages/relay/src/lib/services/hbarLimitService/index.ts
index dcd6431420..71f3e4cfe5 100644
--- a/packages/relay/src/lib/services/hbarLimitService/index.ts
+++ b/packages/relay/src/lib/services/hbarLimitService/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-/*
+/*-
  *
  * Hedera JSON RPC Relay
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2022-2024 Hedera Hashgraph, LLC
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Hedera Hashgraph, LLC
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -171,14 +171,6 @@ export class HbarLimitService implements IHbarLimitService {
     return this.isHBarRateLimiterEnabled;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Sets the operator address for the rate limiter. Used for tracking operator expenses.
-   * @param {string} operatorAddress - The EVM address of the operator.
-   */
-  setOperatorAddress(operatorAddress: string) {
-    this.operatorAddress = prepend0x(operatorAddress);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Resets the {@link HbarSpendingPlan#amountSpent} field for all existing plans.
    * @param {RequestDetails} requestDetails - The request details used for logging and tracking.