diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
index ae9d8479d..3056e8470 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
@@ -1790,11 +1790,6 @@ ngx_http_send_response(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_uint_t status,
 
     r->headers_out.status = status;
 
-    if (status == NGX_HTTP_NO_CONTENT) {
-        r->header_only = 1;
-        return ngx_http_send_header(r);
-    }
-
     if (ngx_http_complex_value(r, cv, &val) != NGX_OK) {
         return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
     }