diff --git a/watchdog/main.go b/watchdog/main.go
index adcd9b57..d4cc756c 100644
--- a/watchdog/main.go
+++ b/watchdog/main.go
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ func makeRequestHandler(config *WatchdogConfig) func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.
 			http.MethodPost,
 			http.MethodPut,
 			http.MethodDelete,
-			"UPDATE",
 			http.MethodGet:
 			pipeRequest(config, w, r, r.Method)
 			break
diff --git a/watchdog/requesthandler_test.go b/watchdog/requesthandler_test.go
index d4a9766d..5fb82be9 100644
--- a/watchdog/requesthandler_test.go
+++ b/watchdog/requesthandler_test.go
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func TestHandler_RequestTimeoutFailsForExceededDuration(t *testing.T) {
 func TestHandler_StatusOKAllowed_ForWriteableVerbs(t *testing.T) {
 	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
 
-	verbs := []string{http.MethodPost, http.MethodPut, "UPDATE", http.MethodDelete}
+	verbs := []string{http.MethodPost, http.MethodPut, http.MethodDelete}
 	for _, verb := range verbs {
 
 		body := "hello"
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ func TestHealthHandler_StatusInternalServerError_LockFileNotPresent(t *testing.T
 func TestHealthHandler_SatusMethoNotAllowed_ForWriteableVerbs(t *testing.T) {
 	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
 
-	verbs := []string{http.MethodPost, http.MethodPut, "UPDATE", http.MethodDelete}
+	verbs := []string{http.MethodPost, http.MethodPut, http.MethodDelete}
 
 	for _, verb := range verbs {
 		req, err := http.NewRequest(verb, "/_/health", nil)