diff --git a/src/main/groovy/io/seqera/wave/controller/ServiceInfoController.groovy b/src/main/groovy/io/seqera/wave/controller/ServiceInfoController.groovy
index ff1b52052..207c6e8d5 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/io/seqera/wave/controller/ServiceInfoController.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/io/seqera/wave/controller/ServiceInfoController.groovy
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 package io.seqera.wave.controller
 
+import groovy.transform.CompileStatic
 import io.micronaut.core.annotation.Nullable
 
 import groovy.util.logging.Slf4j
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ import io.seqera.wave.util.BuildInfo
  */
 @Slf4j
 @Controller("/")
+@CompileStatic
 @ExecuteOn(TaskExecutors.IO)
 class ServiceInfoController {
 
@@ -50,11 +52,6 @@ class ServiceInfoController {
         HttpResponse.ok(new ServiceInfoResponse(info))
     }
 
-    @Get('/ping')
-    HttpResponse<ServiceInfoResponse> ping() {
-        HttpResponse.ok()
-    }
-
     @Get("/")
     HttpResponse landing() {
         return landingUrl