diff --git a/google/externalaccount/aws.go b/google/externalaccount/aws.go
index da61d0c0..ca27c2e9 100644
--- a/google/externalaccount/aws.go
+++ b/google/externalaccount/aws.go
@@ -520,7 +520,6 @@ func (cs *awsCredentialSource) getMetadataSecurityCredentials(roleName string, h
 	if err != nil {
 		return result, err
 	}
-	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
 
 	for name, value := range headers {
 		req.Header.Add(name, value)