diff --git a/src/Medidata.MAuth.Core/MAuthAuthenticator.cs b/src/Medidata.MAuth.Core/MAuthAuthenticator.cs
index 271b3ef..9cb1bf7 100644
--- a/src/Medidata.MAuth.Core/MAuthAuthenticator.cs
+++ b/src/Medidata.MAuth.Core/MAuthAuthenticator.cs
@@ -123,37 +123,41 @@ private Task<ApplicationInfo> GetApplicationInfo(Guid applicationUuid) =>
                 return result;
             });
 
-        private HttpRequestMessage CreateRequest(Guid applicationUuid) =>
-            new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, new Uri(options.MAuthServiceUrl,
-                $"{Constants.MAuthTokenRequestPath}{applicationUuid.ToHyphenString()}.json"));
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Extracts the authentication information from a <see cref="HttpRequestMessage"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="request">The request that has the authentication information.</param>
         /// <param name="mAuthCore">Instantiation of mAuthCore class.</param>
         /// <returns>The authentication information with the payload from the request.</returns>
-        internal PayloadAuthenticationInfo GetAuthenticationInfo(HttpRequestMessage request, IMAuthCore mAuthCore)
+        internal static PayloadAuthenticationInfo GetAuthenticationInfo(HttpRequestMessage request, IMAuthCore mAuthCore)
         {
             var headerKeys = mAuthCore.GetHeaderKeys();
             var authHeader = request.Headers.GetFirstValueOrDefault<string>(headerKeys.mAuthHeaderKey);
 
             if (authHeader == null)
+            {
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(authHeader), "The MAuth header is missing from the request.");
+            }
 
             var signedTime = request.Headers.GetFirstValueOrDefault<long>(headerKeys.mAuthTimeHeaderKey);
 
             if (signedTime == default(long))
+            {
                 throw new ArgumentException("Invalid MAuth signed time header value.", nameof(signedTime));
+            }
 
             var (uuid, payload) = authHeader.ParseAuthenticationHeader();
 
-            return new PayloadAuthenticationInfo()
+            return new PayloadAuthenticationInfo
             {
                 ApplicationUuid = uuid,
                 Payload = Convert.FromBase64String(payload),
                 SignedTime = signedTime.FromUnixTimeSeconds()
             };
         }
+
+        private HttpRequestMessage CreateRequest(Guid applicationUuid) =>
+            new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, new Uri(options.MAuthServiceUrl,
+                $"{Constants.MAuthTokenRequestPath}{applicationUuid.ToHyphenString()}.json"));
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Medidata.MAuth.Tests/Infrastructure/MAuthServerHandler.cs b/tests/Medidata.MAuth.Tests/Infrastructure/MAuthServerHandler.cs
index c0b4e8c..3499c89 100644
--- a/tests/Medidata.MAuth.Tests/Infrastructure/MAuthServerHandler.cs
+++ b/tests/Medidata.MAuth.Tests/Infrastructure/MAuthServerHandler.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Medidata.MAuth.Core;
-using Medidata.MAuth.Core.Models;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
@@ -26,10 +25,7 @@ protected override async Task<HttpResponseMessage> SendAsync(
 
             if (currentNumberOfAttempts < SucceedAfterThisManyAttempts)
                 return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.ServiceUnavailable);
-
-            var authenticator = new MAuthAuthenticator(TestExtensions.ServerOptions, NullLogger<MAuthAuthenticator>.Instance);
-
-            var authInfo = authenticator.GetAuthenticationInfo(request, mAuthCore);
+            var authInfo = MAuthAuthenticator.GetAuthenticationInfo(request, mAuthCore);
 
             if (!mAuthCore.Verify(authInfo.Payload, 
                 await mAuthCore.GetSignature(request, authInfo),
diff --git a/tests/Medidata.MAuth.Tests/MAuthAuthenticatorTests.cs b/tests/Medidata.MAuth.Tests/MAuthAuthenticatorTests.cs
index a780d2d..b112142 100644
--- a/tests/Medidata.MAuth.Tests/MAuthAuthenticatorTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Medidata.MAuth.Tests/MAuthAuthenticatorTests.cs
@@ -311,11 +311,10 @@ public static async Task GetAuthenticationInfo_WithSignedRequest_ForMWSV2Version
             var testData = await method.FromResourceV2();
             var version = MAuthVersion.MWSV2;
             var testOptions = TestExtensions.ServerOptions;
-            var authenticator = new MAuthAuthenticator(testOptions, NullLogger<MAuthAuthenticator>.Instance);
             var mAuthCore = MAuthCoreFactory.Instantiate(version);
 
             // Act
-            var actual = authenticator.GetAuthenticationInfo(testData.ToHttpRequestMessage(version), mAuthCore);
+            var actual = MAuthAuthenticator.GetAuthenticationInfo(testData.ToHttpRequestMessage(version), mAuthCore);
 
             // Assert
             Assert.Equal(testData.ApplicationUuid, actual.ApplicationUuid);
@@ -334,11 +333,10 @@ public static async Task GetAuthenticationInfo_WithSignedRequest_ForMWSVersion_W
             var testData = await method.FromResource();
             var version = MAuthVersion.MWS;
             var testOptions = TestExtensions.ServerOptions;
-            var authenticator = new MAuthAuthenticator(testOptions, NullLogger<MAuthAuthenticator>.Instance);
             var mAuthCore = MAuthCoreFactory.Instantiate(version);
 
             // Act
-            var actual = authenticator.GetAuthenticationInfo(testData.ToHttpRequestMessage(version), mAuthCore);
+            var actual = MAuthAuthenticator.GetAuthenticationInfo(testData.ToHttpRequestMessage(version), mAuthCore);
 
             // Assert
             Assert.Equal(testData.ApplicationUuid, actual.ApplicationUuid);