diff --git a/hapi-fhir-client-okhttp/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/okhttp/client/OkHttpRestfulRequest.java b/hapi-fhir-client-okhttp/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/okhttp/client/OkHttpRestfulRequest.java
index 5ad07eceb2d..e8569f9c755 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-client-okhttp/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/okhttp/client/OkHttpRestfulRequest.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-client-okhttp/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/okhttp/client/OkHttpRestfulRequest.java
@@ -94,4 +94,9 @@ public class OkHttpRestfulRequest implements IHttpRequest {
         return myRequestTypeEnum.name();
     }
 
+	@Override
+	public void removeHeaders(String theHeaderName) {
+    	myRequestBuilder.removeHeader(theHeaderName);
+	}
+
 }