diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index d898f7623..f2b51e451 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 plugins {
     `java-library`
+
 }
 
 val edcScmConnection: String by project
diff --git a/core/issuerservice/issuerservice-credentials/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/issuerservice/credentials/CredentialServiceExtension.java b/core/issuerservice/issuerservice-credentials/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/issuerservice/credentials/CredentialServiceExtension.java
index d994ee785..804f92df0 100644
--- a/core/issuerservice/issuerservice-credentials/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/issuerservice/credentials/CredentialServiceExtension.java
+++ b/core/issuerservice/issuerservice-credentials/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/issuerservice/credentials/CredentialServiceExtension.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 @Extension(value = NAME)
 public class CredentialServiceExtension implements ServiceExtension {
     public static final String NAME = "Issuer Service Credential Service Extension";
+    public static final String BITSTRING_STATUS_LIST_ENTRY = "BitstringStatusListEntry";
 
     @Setting(description = "Alias for the private key that is intended for signing status list credentials", key = "edc.issuer.statuslist.signing.key.alias")
     private String privateKeyAlias;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ public class CredentialServiceExtension implements ServiceExtension {
     private TypeManager typeManager;
     @Inject
     private JwsSignerProvider jwsSignerProvider;
+
     private StatusListInfoFactoryRegistry factory;
 
     @Provider
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ public CredentialService getStatusListService(ServiceExtensionContext context) {
         var fact = getFactory();
 
         // Bitstring StatusList is provided by default. others can be added via extensions
-        fact.register("BitstringStatusListEntry", new BitstringStatusListFactory(store, typeManager.getMapper()));
+        fact.register(BITSTRING_STATUS_LIST_ENTRY, new BitstringStatusListFactory(store));
 
         var tokenGenerationService = new JwtGenerationService(jwsSignerProvider);
         return new CredentialServiceImpl(store, transactionContext, typeManager.getMapper(JSON_LD), context.getMonitor(), tokenGenerationService,
diff --git a/core/issuerservice/issuerservice-credentials/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/issuerservice/credentials/statuslist/bitstring/BitstringStatusListFactory.java b/core/issuerservice/issuerservice-credentials/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/issuerservice/credentials/statuslist/bitstring/BitstringStatusListFactory.java
index 162a55dd2..3f119a2b2 100644
--- a/core/issuerservice/issuerservice-credentials/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/issuerservice/credentials/statuslist/bitstring/BitstringStatusListFactory.java
+++ b/core/issuerservice/issuerservice-credentials/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/issuerservice/credentials/statuslist/bitstring/BitstringStatusListFactory.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.edc.issuerservice.credentials.statuslist.bitstring;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import org.eclipse.edc.iam.verifiablecredentials.spi.model.CredentialStatus;
 import org.eclipse.edc.identityhub.spi.verifiablecredentials.store.CredentialStore;
 import org.eclipse.edc.issuerservice.spi.credentials.statuslist.StatusListInfo;
@@ -28,11 +27,9 @@
 
 public class BitstringStatusListFactory implements StatusListInfoFactory {
     private final CredentialStore credentialStore;
-    private final ObjectMapper objectMapper;
 
-    public BitstringStatusListFactory(CredentialStore credentialStore, ObjectMapper objectMapper) {
+    public BitstringStatusListFactory(CredentialStore credentialStore) {
         this.credentialStore = credentialStore;
-        this.objectMapper = objectMapper;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/core/issuerservice/issuerservice-credentials/src/test/java/org/eclipse/edc/issuerservice/credentials/CredentialServiceImplTest.java b/core/issuerservice/issuerservice-credentials/src/test/java/org/eclipse/edc/issuerservice/credentials/CredentialServiceImplTest.java
index 16a3e9753..44d3e257e 100644
--- a/core/issuerservice/issuerservice-credentials/src/test/java/org/eclipse/edc/issuerservice/credentials/CredentialServiceImplTest.java
+++ b/core/issuerservice/issuerservice-credentials/src/test/java/org/eclipse/edc/issuerservice/credentials/CredentialServiceImplTest.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void setUp() throws JOSEException {
         when(tokenGenerationService.generate(any(), any())).thenReturn(Result.success(TokenRepresentation.Builder.newInstance().token("new-token").build()));
         monitor = mock();
         var reg = new StatusListInfoFactoryRegistryImpl();
-        reg.register("BitstringStatusListEntry", new BitstringStatusListFactory(credentialStore, objectMapper));
+        reg.register("BitstringStatusListEntry", new BitstringStatusListFactory(credentialStore));
         revocationService = new CredentialServiceImpl(credentialStore, new NoopTransactionContext(), objectMapper,
                 monitor, tokenGenerationService, () -> "some-private-key", reg);
     }
diff --git a/core/issuerservice/issuerservice-credentials/src/test/java/org/eclipse/edc/issuerservice/credentials/statuslist/bitstring/BitstringStatusListFactoryTest.java b/core/issuerservice/issuerservice-credentials/src/test/java/org/eclipse/edc/issuerservice/credentials/statuslist/bitstring/BitstringStatusListFactoryTest.java
index 64cd91892..93655a21e 100644
--- a/core/issuerservice/issuerservice-credentials/src/test/java/org/eclipse/edc/issuerservice/credentials/statuslist/bitstring/BitstringStatusListFactoryTest.java
+++ b/core/issuerservice/issuerservice-credentials/src/test/java/org/eclipse/edc/issuerservice/credentials/statuslist/bitstring/BitstringStatusListFactoryTest.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.edc.issuerservice.credentials.statuslist.bitstring;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import org.eclipse.edc.iam.verifiablecredentials.spi.model.CredentialStatus;
 import org.eclipse.edc.identityhub.spi.verifiablecredentials.store.CredentialStore;
 import org.eclipse.edc.spi.result.StoreResult;
@@ -31,8 +30,7 @@
 class BitstringStatusListFactoryTest {
 
     private final CredentialStore credentialStore = mock();
-    private final ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
-    private final BitstringStatusListFactory factory = new BitstringStatusListFactory(credentialStore, objectMapper);
+    private final BitstringStatusListFactory factory = new BitstringStatusListFactory(credentialStore);
 
 
     @Test
diff --git a/e2e-tests/admin-api-tests/src/test/java/org/eclipse/edc/identityhub/tests/CredentialApiEndToEndTest.java b/e2e-tests/admin-api-tests/src/test/java/org/eclipse/edc/identityhub/tests/CredentialApiEndToEndTest.java
index 3605ab0c1..bdfd27a09 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/admin-api-tests/src/test/java/org/eclipse/edc/identityhub/tests/CredentialApiEndToEndTest.java
+++ b/e2e-tests/admin-api-tests/src/test/java/org/eclipse/edc/identityhub/tests/CredentialApiEndToEndTest.java
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ void revoke_whenCredentialNotFound(IssuerServiceEndToEndTestContext context, Cre
             var res = createRevocationCredential(EXAMPLE_REVOCATION_CREDENTIAL_WITH_STATUS_BIT_SET, EXAMPLE_REVOCATION_CREDENTIAL_JWT_WITH_STATUS_BIT_SET);
 
             // track the original bitstring
-            var originalBitstring = res.getVerifiableCredential().credential().getCredentialSubject().get(0).getClaim("", "encodedList");
             credentialStore.create(res).orElseThrow(f -> new RuntimeException("Failed to create credential: " + f.getFailureDetail()));
 
             // missing: creation of the holder credential