diff --git a/src/apps/http/httpd.c b/src/apps/http/httpd.c
index cf3abacf..48a4733d 100644
--- a/src/apps/http/httpd.c
+++ b/src/apps/http/httpd.c
@@ -2118,12 +2118,6 @@ http_parse_request(struct pbuf *inp, struct http_state *hs, struct altcp_pcb *pc
             struct pbuf *q = inp;
 #endif /* LWIP_HTTPD_SUPPORT_REQUESTLIST */
             err = http_post_request(q, hs, data, data_len, uri, sp2);
-            if (err != ERR_OK) {
-              /* restore header for next try */
-              *sp1 = ' ';
-              *sp2 = ' ';
-              uri[uri_len] = ' ';
-            }
             if (err == ERR_ARG) {
               goto badrequest;
             }