diff --git a/ext/soup/gstsouphttpsrc.c b/ext/soup/gstsouphttpsrc.c
index c5e5374122..fbaa81e371 100644
--- a/ext/soup/gstsouphttpsrc.c
+++ b/ext/soup/gstsouphttpsrc.c
@@ -1083,8 +1083,6 @@ gst_soup_http_src_build_message (GstSoupHTTPSrc * src)
           *cookie);
     }
   }
-  soup_message_headers_append (src->msg->request_headers,
-      "transferMode.dlna.org", "Streaming");
   src->retry = FALSE;
 
   g_signal_connect (src->msg, "got_headers",