diff --git a/.changes/next-release/bugfix-AWSSDKforJavav2-43b4d17.json b/.changes/next-release/bugfix-AWSSDKforJavav2-43b4d17.json
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+{
+    "type": "bugfix",
+    "category": "AWS SDK for Java v2",
+    "contributor": "",
+    "description": "Removed reflect-config.json from sdk-core, as it referenced a deleted interceptor. See [#5552](https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-java-v2/issues/5552)."
+}
diff --git a/core/sdk-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/software.amazon.awssdk/sdk-core/reflect-config.json b/core/sdk-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/software.amazon.awssdk/sdk-core/reflect-config.json
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--- a/core/sdk-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/software.amazon.awssdk/sdk-core/reflect-config.json
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-[
-  {
-    "name": "software.amazon.awssdk.core.internal.interceptor.HttpChecksumRequiredInterceptor",
-    "methods": [
-      {
-        "name": "<init>",
-        "parameterTypes": []
-      }
-    ]
-  }
-]
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