diff --git a/STEP_DEFINITIONS.md b/STEP_DEFINITIONS.md
index 8e109d0..5c9ee08 100644
--- a/STEP_DEFINITIONS.md
+++ b/STEP_DEFINITIONS.md
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ This library provides these generic steps that should be useable across a variet
 | the following document exists in the "COLLECTION" collection: \_BODY\_               | put document BODY in the COLLECTION collection                                       | Given             |
 | I set the "KEY" header to "VALUE"                                                    | set a HTTP header of the request to the value                                        | Given             |
 | I GET "URL"                                                                          | make a GET request to the provided URL                                               | When              |
-| I GET "URL" without a request host                                                   | make a GET request without the host to the provided URL                              | When              |
 | I DELETE "URL"                                                                       | make a DELETE request to the provided URL                                            | When              |
 | I PUT "URL" "BODY"                                                                   | make a PUT request to the provided URL with the given body                           | When              |
 | I PATCH "URL" "BODY"                                                                 | make a PATCH request to the provided URL with the given body                         | When              |
diff --git a/api_feature.go b/api_feature.go
index f93f8ba..2847749 100644
--- a/api_feature.go
+++ b/api_feature.go
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ func (f *APIFeature) RegisterSteps(ctx *godog.ScenarioContext) {
 	ctx.Step(`^I am authorised$`, f.IAmAuthorised)
 	ctx.Step(`^I am not authorised$`, f.IAmNotAuthorised)
 	ctx.Step(`^I GET "([^"]*)"$`, f.IGet)
-	ctx.Step(`^I GET "([^"]*)" without a request host$`, f.IGetWithoutRequestHost)
 	ctx.Step(`^I POST "([^"]*)"$`, f.IPostToWithBody)
 	ctx.Step(`^I PUT "([^"]*)"$`, f.IPut)
 	ctx.Step(`^I PATCH "([^"]*)"$`, f.IPatch)
@@ -103,11 +102,6 @@ func (f *APIFeature) IGet(path string) error {
 	return f.makeRequest("GET", path, nil)
 }
 
-// IGetWithoutRequestHost makes a get request without the host to the provided path with the current headers
-func (f *APIFeature) IGetWithoutRequestHost(path string) error {
-	return f.makeRequestWithoutHost("GET", path, nil)
-}
-
 // IPostToWithBody makes a POST request to the provided path with the current headers and the body provided
 func (f *APIFeature) IPostToWithBody(path string, body *godog.DocString) error {
 	return f.makeRequest("POST", path, []byte(body.Content))
@@ -145,25 +139,6 @@ func (f *APIFeature) makeRequest(method, path string, data []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Request is made without a host so that FromHeadersOrDefault() within dp-net uses the defaultURL to build links
-func (f *APIFeature) makeRequestWithoutHost(method, path string, data []byte) error {
-	handler, err := f.Initialiser()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	req := httptest.NewRequest(method, "http://foo"+path, bytes.NewReader(data))
-	req.Host = ""
-	for key, value := range f.requestHeaders {
-		req.Header.Set(key, value)
-	}
-
-	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	handler.ServeHTTP(w, req)
-
-	f.HTTPResponse = w.Result()
-	return nil
-}
-
 // IShouldReceiveTheFollowingResponse asserts the response body and expected response body are equal
 func (f *APIFeature) IShouldReceiveTheFollowingResponse(expectedAPIResponse *godog.DocString) error {
 	responseBody := f.HTTPResponse.Body
diff --git a/examples/api/features/example.feature b/examples/api/features/example.feature
index addbca0..ad1eb29 100644
--- a/examples/api/features/example.feature
+++ b/examples/api/features/example.feature
@@ -17,11 +17,4 @@ Feature: Example feature
         And I should receive the following response:
         """
         403 - Forbidden
-        """
-
-    Scenario: Example 3 endpoint scenario
-        When I GET "/example3" without a request host
-        Then I should receive the following JSON response with status "200":
-        """
-        {"example_type": 3}
         """
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/api/main.go b/examples/api/main.go
index bbc074b..e4e9df2 100644
--- a/examples/api/main.go
+++ b/examples/api/main.go
@@ -26,24 +26,11 @@ func ExampleHandler2(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "403 - Forbidden")
 }
 
-func ExampleHandler3(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	data := struct {
-		ExampleType int `json:"example_type"`
-	}{ExampleType: 3}
-
-	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-
-	resp, _ := json.Marshal(data)
-
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, string(resp))
-}
-
 func newRouter() http.Handler {
 	router := mux.NewRouter().StrictSlash(true)
 
 	router.HandleFunc("/example1", ExampleHandler1).Methods("GET")
 	router.HandleFunc("/example2", ExampleHandler2).Methods("POST")
-	router.HandleFunc("/example3", ExampleHandler3).Methods("GET")
 
 	return router
 }