diff --git a/zio-http/src/main/scala/zhttp/http/Middleware.scala b/zio-http/src/main/scala/zhttp/http/Middleware.scala
index c6364f020b..32ab14bc6c 100644
--- a/zio-http/src/main/scala/zhttp/http/Middleware.scala
+++ b/zio-http/src/main/scala/zhttp/http/Middleware.scala
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import zio.{UIO, ZIO}
  * The `AOut` and `BOut` type params represent the type params of the output
  * Http.
  */
-sealed trait Middleware[-R, +E, +AIn, -BIn, -AOut, +BOut] { self =>
+trait Middleware[-R, +E, +AIn, -BIn, -AOut, +BOut] { self =>
 
   /**
    * Creates a new middleware that passes the output Http of the current