diff --git a/gateway/handlers/forwarding_proxy.go b/gateway/handlers/forwarding_proxy.go
index 3f3cc564..e4e729a7 100644
--- a/gateway/handlers/forwarding_proxy.go
+++ b/gateway/handlers/forwarding_proxy.go
@@ -155,10 +155,6 @@ func copyHeaders(destination http.Header, source *http.Header) {
 		copy(vClone, v)
 		(destination)[k] = vClone
 	}
-
-	for _, h := range hopHeaders {
-		destination.Del(h)
-	}
 }
 
 func deleteHeaders(target *http.Header, exclude *[]string) {