diff --git a/aws/s3/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/filters/RequestAuthorizeSignature.java b/aws/s3/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/filters/RequestAuthorizeSignature.java
index 67a9d51663..e73bac5d52 100644
--- a/aws/s3/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/filters/RequestAuthorizeSignature.java
+++ b/aws/s3/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/aws/s3/filters/RequestAuthorizeSignature.java
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ public class RequestAuthorizeSignature implements HttpRequestFilter {
 
    private void removeOldHeaders(HttpRequest request) {
       request.getHeaders().removeAll(S3Constants.AUTHORIZATION);
-      request.getHeaders().removeAll(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE);
       request.getHeaders().removeAll(HttpHeaders.DATE);
    }