diff --git a/lib/node-http-proxy/http-proxy.js b/lib/node-http-proxy/http-proxy.js
index e23d551ca..77e0efe3c 100644
--- a/lib/node-http-proxy/http-proxy.js
+++ b/lib/node-http-proxy/http-proxy.js
@@ -247,6 +247,11 @@ HttpProxy.prototype.proxyRequest = function (req, res, buffer) {
       delete response.headers['transfer-encoding'];
     }
 
+    // Do not use Transfer-Encoding for DELETE
+    if (req.method == 'DELETE') {
+      delete response.headers['transfer-encoding'];
+    }
+
     if ((response.statusCode === 301) || (response.statusCode === 302)) {
       if (self.source.https && !self.target.https) {
         response.headers.location = response.headers.location.replace(/^http\:/, 'https:');