diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/HttpHeaders.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/HttpHeaders.java
index cddc62ba5847..b3fb32f82e71 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/HttpHeaders.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/HttpHeaders.java
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ public void setHost(@Nullable InetSocketAddress host) {
 			set(HOST, value);
 		}
 		else {
-			remove(HOST, null);
+			remove(HOST);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/HttpHeadersTests.java b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/HttpHeadersTests.java
index 7767b4ea41ed..c87123d22595 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/HttpHeadersTests.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/HttpHeadersTests.java
@@ -213,6 +213,15 @@ void ipv6Host() {
 		assertThat(headers.getFirst("Host")).as("Invalid Host header").isEqualTo("[::1]");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void hostDeletion() {
+		InetSocketAddress host = InetSocketAddress.createUnresolved("localhost", 8080);
+		headers.setHost(host);
+		headers.setHost(null);
+		assertThat(headers.getHost()).as("Host is not deleted").isEqualTo(null);
+		assertThat(headers.getFirst("Host")).as("Host is not deleted").isEqualTo(null);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void eTagWithoutQuotes() {
 		headers.setETag("v2.6");