diff --git a/src/EFTools/EntityDesignerVersioningFacade/ReverseEngineerDb/SchemaDiscovery/EntityStoreSchemaGeneratorDatabaseSchemaLoader.cs b/src/EFTools/EntityDesignerVersioningFacade/ReverseEngineerDb/SchemaDiscovery/EntityStoreSchemaGeneratorDatabaseSchemaLoader.cs
index b4b89809ae..9029096e52 100644
--- a/src/EFTools/EntityDesignerVersioningFacade/ReverseEngineerDb/SchemaDiscovery/EntityStoreSchemaGeneratorDatabaseSchemaLoader.cs
+++ b/src/EFTools/EntityDesignerVersioningFacade/ReverseEngineerDb/SchemaDiscovery/EntityStoreSchemaGeneratorDatabaseSchemaLoader.cs
@@ -5,11 +5,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.VersioningFacade.ReverseEngineerDb.Schema
     using System;
     using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Data;
-    using System.Data.Common;
-    using System.Data.Common.CommandTrees;
     using System.Data.Entity.Core.EntityClient;
-    using System.Data.Entity.Infrastructure.Interception;
-    using System.Data.Entity.Utilities;
     using System.Diagnostics;
     using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
     using System.Linq;
@@ -22,8 +18,6 @@ internal class EntityStoreSchemaGeneratorDatabaseSchemaLoader
         private readonly EntityConnection _connection;
         private readonly Version _storeSchemaModelVersion;
 
-        private const string ProviderNameSqlclient = "System.Data.SqlClient";
-
         public EntityStoreSchemaGeneratorDatabaseSchemaLoader(EntityConnection entityConnection, Version storeSchemaModelVersion)
         {
             Debug.Assert(entityConnection != null, "entityConnection != null");
@@ -34,31 +28,15 @@ public EntityStoreSchemaGeneratorDatabaseSchemaLoader(EntityConnection entityCon
             _storeSchemaModelVersion = storeSchemaModelVersion;
         }
 
-        internal class QueryTraceOn9481Interceptor : DbCommandInterceptor
-        {
-            [SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Security", "CA2100:Review SQL queries for security vulnerabilities",
-                Justification = "The only SQL passed to this method consists of pre-defined queries over which the user has no control")]
-            public override void ReaderExecuting(DbCommand command, DbCommandInterceptionContext<DbDataReader> interceptionContext)
-            {
-                // Enables the 9481 trace flag to deal with Sql Server 2014 performance regression
-                // See Codeplex #2445
-                command.CommandText = command.CommandText + " OPTION (QUERYTRACEON 9481)";
-                base.ReaderExecuting(command, interceptionContext);
-            }
-        }
-
         // virtual for testing
         public virtual StoreSchemaDetails LoadStoreSchemaDetails(IList<EntityStoreSchemaFilterEntry> filters)
         {
             Debug.Assert(filters != null, "filters != null");
 
-            QueryTraceOn9481Interceptor interceptor = null;
             try
             {
                 _connection.Open();
 
-                interceptor = CreateAndRegisterTrace9481InterceptorIfSqlServer();
-
                 return new StoreSchemaDetails(
                     LoadTableDetails(filters),
                     LoadViewDetails(filters),
@@ -70,30 +48,10 @@ public virtual StoreSchemaDetails LoadStoreSchemaDetails(IList<EntityStoreSchema
             }
             finally
             {
-                if (interceptor != null)
-                {
-                    DbInterception.Remove(interceptor);
-                }
                 _connection.Close();
             }
         }
 
-        private QueryTraceOn9481Interceptor CreateAndRegisterTrace9481InterceptorIfSqlServer()
-        {
-            QueryTraceOn9481Interceptor interceptor = null;
-            var storeProviderFactory = _connection.StoreProviderFactory;
-            if (storeProviderFactory != null)
-            {
-                var providerInvariantName = storeProviderFactory.GetProviderInvariantName();
-                if (string.CompareOrdinal(providerInvariantName, ProviderNameSqlclient) == 0)
-                {
-                    interceptor = new QueryTraceOn9481Interceptor();
-                    DbInterception.Add(interceptor);
-                }
-            }
-            return interceptor;
-        }
-
         // internal virtual for testing
         [SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Reliability", "CA2000:Dispose objects before losing scope")]
         internal virtual IEnumerable<TableDetailsRow> LoadTableDetails(IEnumerable<EntityStoreSchemaFilterEntry> filters)