/**
* Removes all via headers from <tt>request</tt> and replaces them with a new one, equal to the
* one that was top most.
*
* @param request the Request whose branchID we'd like to remove.
*/
private void removeBranchID(Request request) {
ViaHeader viaHeader = (ViaHeader) request.getHeader(ViaHeader.NAME);
viaHeader.removeParameter("branch");
}
