diff --git a/src/h1_htx.c b/src/h1_htx.c
index 0f76cea8d..c5b9dd81d 100644
--- a/src/h1_htx.c
+++ b/src/h1_htx.c
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ static int h1_postparse_res_hdrs(struct h1m *h1m, union h1_sl *h1sl, struct htx
 		h1m->flags &= ~(H1_MF_CLEN|H1_MF_CHNK);
 		h1m->flags |= H1_MF_XFER_LEN;
 		h1m->curr_len = h1m->body_len = 0;
-		flags |= HTX_SL_F_BODYLESS_RESP;
 	}
 	else if ((h1m->flags & H1_MF_METH_HEAD) || (code >= 100 && code < 200) ||
 		 (code == 204) || (code == 304)) {