diff --git a/src/api/mod.rs b/src/api/mod.rs
index d810137269..5219c6991f 100644
--- a/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -239,9 +239,6 @@ impl Api {
         handle.ssl_verify_host(self.config.should_verify_ssl())?;
         handle.ssl_verify_peer(self.config.should_verify_ssl())?;
 
-        // This toggles gzipping, useful for uploading large files
-        handle.transfer_encoding(self.config.allow_transfer_encoding())?;
-
         let env = self.config.get_pipeline_env();
         let headers = self.config.get_headers();
 
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 4fca141587..fd844f1236 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -310,15 +310,6 @@ impl Config {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Indicates whether uploads may use gzip transfer encoding.
-    pub fn allow_transfer_encoding(&self) -> bool {
-        let val = self.ini.get_from(Some("http"), "transfer_encoding");
-        match val {
-            None => true,
-            Some(val) => val == "true",
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Controls the SSL revocation check on windows.  This can be used as a
     /// workaround for misconfigured local SSL proxies.
     pub fn disable_ssl_revocation_check(&self) -> bool {