diff --git a/src/Grant/AuthCodeGrant.php b/src/Grant/AuthCodeGrant.php
index a3ab8a32..20d5041b 100644
--- a/src/Grant/AuthCodeGrant.php
+++ b/src/Grant/AuthCodeGrant.php
@@ -200,27 +200,6 @@ class AuthCodeGrant extends AbstractAuthorizeGrant
         return 'authorization_code';
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Fetch the client_id parameter from the query string.
-     *
-     * @return string|null
-     * @throws OAuthServerException
-     */
-    protected function getClientIdFromRequest($request)
-    {
-        $clientId = $this->getQueryStringParameter(
-            'client_id',
-            $request,
-            $this->getServerParameter('PHP_AUTH_USER', $request)
-        );
-
-        if (is_null($clientId)) {
-            throw OAuthServerException::invalidRequest('client_id');
-        }
-
-        return $clientId;
-    }
-
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
@@ -229,7 +208,7 @@ class AuthCodeGrant extends AbstractAuthorizeGrant
         return (
             array_key_exists('response_type', $request->getQueryParams())
             && $request->getQueryParams()['response_type'] === 'code'
-            && $this->getClientIdFromRequest($request) !== null
+            && isset($request->getQueryParams()['client_id'])
         );
     }
 
@@ -238,7 +217,14 @@ class AuthCodeGrant extends AbstractAuthorizeGrant
      */
     public function validateAuthorizationRequest(ServerRequestInterface $request)
     {
-        $clientId = $this->getClientIdFromRequest($request);
+        $clientId = $this->getQueryStringParameter(
+            'client_id',
+            $request,
+            $this->getServerParameter('PHP_AUTH_USER', $request)
+        );
+        if (is_null($clientId)) {
+            throw OAuthServerException::invalidRequest('client_id');
+        }
 
         $client = $this->clientRepository->getClientEntity(
             $clientId,
diff --git a/tests/Grant/AuthCodeGrantTest.php b/tests/Grant/AuthCodeGrantTest.php
index e23bb06b..6a319234 100644
--- a/tests/Grant/AuthCodeGrantTest.php
+++ b/tests/Grant/AuthCodeGrantTest.php
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ class AuthCodeGrantTest extends TestCase
             ]
         );
 
-        $grant->canRespondToAuthorizationRequest($request);
+        $grant->validateAuthorizationRequest($request);
     }
 
     /**