diff --git a/oaipmh-core/src/main/java/info/textgrid/middleware/OAIPMHImpl.java b/oaipmh-core/src/main/java/info/textgrid/middleware/OAIPMHImpl.java
index 99ef417fd6573c30f808bbb73c2b53f37f0a47e3..47d78caef07b88411e3936ecfae6d2704a51e505 100644
--- a/oaipmh-core/src/main/java/info/textgrid/middleware/OAIPMHImpl.java
+++ b/oaipmh-core/src/main/java/info/textgrid/middleware/OAIPMHImpl.java
@@ -684,13 +684,7 @@ public class OAIPMHImpl implements OAIPMHProducer {
 
 		if (!verb.isEmpty()) {
 				request.setVerb(verbParam);
-		}else{
-						
-				verbParam = setVerb("Identify");
-				request.setVerb(verbParam);
-			
 		}
-		
 	}
 
 	public RequestType setRequestType(String verb) {