diff --git a/src/ConnectedMode.UnitTests/Binding/BindingProcessFactoryTests.cs b/src/ConnectedMode.UnitTests/Binding/BindingProcessFactoryTests.cs
index 80bcdf2bc..c10eb1c1e 100644
--- a/src/ConnectedMode.UnitTests/Binding/BindingProcessFactoryTests.cs
+++ b/src/ConnectedMode.UnitTests/Binding/BindingProcessFactoryTests.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ public class BindingProcessFactoryTests
         public void MefCtor_CheckIsExported()
         {
             MefTestHelpers.CheckTypeCanBeImported<BindingProcessFactory, IBindingProcessFactory>(
-                MefTestHelpers.CreateExport<ISonarQubeService>(),
                 MefTestHelpers.CreateExport<IQualityProfileDownloader>(),
                 MefTestHelpers.CreateExport<ILogger>());
         }
@@ -55,15 +54,13 @@ public void Create_ReturnsProcessImpl()
         }
 
         private static BindingProcessFactory CreateTestSubject(
-            ISonarQubeService service = null,
             IQualityProfileDownloader qualityProfileDownloader = null,
             ILogger logger = null)
         {
-            service ??= Mock.Of<ISonarQubeService>();
             qualityProfileDownloader ??= Mock.Of<IQualityProfileDownloader>();
             logger ??= new TestLogger(logToConsole: true);
 
-            return new BindingProcessFactory(service, qualityProfileDownloader, logger);
+            return new BindingProcessFactory(qualityProfileDownloader, logger);
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/src/ConnectedMode.UnitTests/Binding/BindingProcessImplTests.cs b/src/ConnectedMode.UnitTests/Binding/BindingProcessImplTests.cs
index c579792fd..3c763d157 100644
--- a/src/ConnectedMode.UnitTests/Binding/BindingProcessImplTests.cs
+++ b/src/ConnectedMode.UnitTests/Binding/BindingProcessImplTests.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 using SonarLint.VisualStudio.Core.Binding;
 using SonarLint.VisualStudio.TestInfrastructure;
 using SonarQube.Client;
-using SonarQube.Client.Models;
 using SonarQube.Client.Helpers;
 using System.Security;
 
@@ -45,36 +44,22 @@ public void Ctor_ArgChecks()
         {
             var bindingArgs = CreateBindCommandArgs();
             var qpDownloader = Mock.Of<IQualityProfileDownloader>();
-            var sonarQubeService = Mock.Of<ISonarQubeService>();
+            Mock.Of<ISonarQubeService>();
             var logger = Mock.Of<ILogger>();
 
             // 1. Null binding args
-            Action act = () => new BindingProcessImpl(null, sonarQubeService, qpDownloader, logger);
+            Action act = () => new BindingProcessImpl(null, qpDownloader, logger);
             act.Should().ThrowExactly<ArgumentNullException>().And.ParamName.Should().Be("bindingArgs");
 
-            // 3. Null SonarQube service
-            act = () => new BindingProcessImpl(bindingArgs, null, qpDownloader, logger);
-            act.Should().ThrowExactly<ArgumentNullException>().And.ParamName.Should().Be("sonarQubeService");
-
-            // 4. Null QP downloader
-            act = () => new BindingProcessImpl(bindingArgs, sonarQubeService, null, logger);
+            // 2. Null QP downloader
+            act = () => new BindingProcessImpl(bindingArgs, null, logger);
             act.Should().ThrowExactly<ArgumentNullException>().And.ParamName.Should().Be("qualityProfileDownloader");
 
-            // 5. Null logger
-            act = () => new BindingProcessImpl(bindingArgs, sonarQubeService, qpDownloader, null);
+            // 3. Null logger
+            act = () => new BindingProcessImpl(bindingArgs, qpDownloader, null);
             act.Should().ThrowExactly<ArgumentNullException>().And.ParamName.Should().Be("logger");
         }
 
-        private static ServerExclusions CreateSettings()
-        {
-            return new ServerExclusions
-            {
-                Inclusions = new string[] { "inclusion1", "inclusion2" },
-                Exclusions = new string[] { "exclusion" },
-                GlobalExclusions = new string[] { "globalExclusion" }
-            };
-        }
-
         [TestMethod]
         public async Task DownloadQualityProfile_CreatesBoundProjectAndCallsQPDownloader()
         {
@@ -132,17 +117,14 @@ public async Task DownloadQualityProfile_HandlesInvalidOperationException()
         #region Helpers
 
         private BindingProcessImpl CreateTestSubject(BindCommandArgs bindingArgs = null,
-            ISonarQubeService sonarQubeService = null,
             IQualityProfileDownloader qpDownloader = null,
             ILogger logger = null)
         {
             bindingArgs = bindingArgs ?? CreateBindCommandArgs();
-            sonarQubeService ??= Mock.Of<ISonarQubeService>();
             qpDownloader ??= Mock.Of<IQualityProfileDownloader>();
             logger ??= new TestLogger(logToConsole: true);
 
             return new BindingProcessImpl(bindingArgs,
-                sonarQubeService,
                 qpDownloader,
                 logger);
         }
diff --git a/src/ConnectedMode/Binding/BindingProcessImpl.cs b/src/ConnectedMode/Binding/BindingProcessImpl.cs
index 08e6d4c2e..e7caa4676 100644
--- a/src/ConnectedMode/Binding/BindingProcessImpl.cs
+++ b/src/ConnectedMode/Binding/BindingProcessImpl.cs
@@ -18,37 +18,23 @@
  * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.Threading;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using SonarLint.VisualStudio.ConnectedMode.Persistence;
 using SonarLint.VisualStudio.ConnectedMode.QualityProfiles;
 using SonarLint.VisualStudio.Core;
-using SonarLint.VisualStudio.Core.Analysis;
-using SonarLint.VisualStudio.Core.Binding;
-using SonarQube.Client;
-using SonarQube.Client.Models;
-using Language = SonarLint.VisualStudio.Core.Language;
 
 namespace SonarLint.VisualStudio.ConnectedMode.Binding
 {
     internal class BindingProcessImpl : IBindingProcess
     {
         private readonly BindCommandArgs bindingArgs;
-        private readonly ISonarQubeService sonarQubeService;
         private readonly IQualityProfileDownloader qualityProfileDownloader;
         private readonly ILogger logger;
 
         public BindingProcessImpl(
             BindCommandArgs bindingArgs,
-            ISonarQubeService sonarQubeService,
             IQualityProfileDownloader qualityProfileDownloader,
             ILogger logger)
         {
             this.bindingArgs = bindingArgs ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(bindingArgs));
-            this.sonarQubeService = sonarQubeService ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(sonarQubeService));
             this.qualityProfileDownloader = qualityProfileDownloader ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(qualityProfileDownloader));
             this.logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
         }
diff --git a/src/ConnectedMode/Binding/IBindingProcessFactory.cs b/src/ConnectedMode/Binding/IBindingProcessFactory.cs
index c68bb69b8..382611e72 100644
--- a/src/ConnectedMode/Binding/IBindingProcessFactory.cs
+++ b/src/ConnectedMode/Binding/IBindingProcessFactory.cs
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 using System.ComponentModel.Composition;
 using SonarLint.VisualStudio.ConnectedMode.QualityProfiles;
 using SonarLint.VisualStudio.Core;
-using SonarLint.VisualStudio.Core.Analysis;
-using SonarQube.Client;
 
 namespace SonarLint.VisualStudio.ConnectedMode.Binding
 {
@@ -38,17 +36,14 @@ internal interface IBindingProcessFactory
     [PartCreationPolicy(CreationPolicy.Shared)]
     internal class BindingProcessFactory : IBindingProcessFactory
     {
-        private readonly ISonarQubeService sonarQubeService;
         private readonly IQualityProfileDownloader qualityProfileDownloader;
         private readonly ILogger logger;
 
         [ImportingConstructor]
         public BindingProcessFactory(
-            ISonarQubeService sonarQubeService,
             IQualityProfileDownloader qualityProfileDownloader,
             ILogger logger)
         {
-            this.sonarQubeService = sonarQubeService;
             this.qualityProfileDownloader = qualityProfileDownloader;
             this.logger = logger;
         }
@@ -56,7 +51,6 @@ public BindingProcessFactory(
         public IBindingProcess Create(BindCommandArgs bindingArgs)
         {
             return new BindingProcessImpl(bindingArgs,
-                sonarQubeService,
                 qualityProfileDownloader,
                 logger);
         }
diff --git a/src/Integration.Vsix/SonarLintTagger/TaggerProvider.cs b/src/Integration.Vsix/SonarLintTagger/TaggerProvider.cs
index 1254a5fa0..9b135252b 100644
--- a/src/Integration.Vsix/SonarLintTagger/TaggerProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Integration.Vsix/SonarLintTagger/TaggerProvider.cs
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@ public ITagger<T> CreateTagger<T>(ITextBuffer buffer) where T : ITag
 
             var tagger = singletonTaggerManager.CreateTagger(buffer);
             return tagger as ITagger<T>;
-
-            return null;
         }
 
         private TextBufferIssueTracker InternalCreateTextBufferIssueTracker(ITextDocument textDocument, IEnumerable<AnalysisLanguage> analysisLanguages) =>