diff --git a/src/bootstrap.ts b/src/bootstrap.ts
index 5798623..cd088ba 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/src/bootstrap.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { fastifyHttpProxy } from '@fastify/http-proxy'
-import { fastify, type FastifyInstance } from 'fastify'
+import { fastify, type FastifyInstance, type FastifyRequest } from 'fastify'
 
 import { config } from './config.js'
 import { rewriteRequestHeaders } from './http/headers.js'
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ export async function bootstrap(): Promise<FastifyInstance> {
                 http2: false,
                 replyOptions: {
                     rewriteRequestHeaders: (request, headers) => {
-                        return rewriteRequestHeaders(
+                        return rewriteRequestHeaders({
+                            request: request as FastifyRequest,
                             headers,
-                            request.ip,
-                            targetHost.replace('https://', '')
-                        )
+                            host: targetHost.replace('https://', ''),
+                        })
                     },
                 },
             })
diff --git a/src/http/headers.test.ts b/src/http/headers.test.ts
index 63e27c9..4c29db2 100644
--- a/src/http/headers.test.ts
+++ b/src/http/headers.test.ts
@@ -1,72 +1,116 @@
+import type { FastifyRequest, HTTPMethods } from 'fastify'
+
 import { config, initConfig } from '../config.js'
 
 import { rewriteRequestHeaders } from './headers.js'
 
 describe('HTTP server', () => {
+    const ip = '192.168.1.1'
+    const host = 'example.com'
+
+    function getMockRequest(method?: HTTPMethods): FastifyRequest {
+        return {
+            ip,
+            ...(method && { method }),
+        } as FastifyRequest
+    }
+
     beforeEach(() => {
         initConfig()
     })
 
     it('Should keep existing headers', () => {
-        const ip = '192.168.1.1'
+        const originalHeaders = {
+            referer: 'https://www.test.com',
+        }
 
-        const headers = rewriteRequestHeaders(
-            {
-                referer: 'https://www.test.com',
-            },
-            ip,
-            'example.com'
-        )
+        const headers = rewriteRequestHeaders({
+            headers: originalHeaders,
+            request: getMockRequest(),
+            host,
+        })
 
         expect(headers).toEqual({
-            referer: 'https://www.test.com',
+            ...originalHeaders,
             'x-forwarded-for': ip,
             'x-forwarded-by': config.appName,
             'x-forwarded-host': 'example.com',
-            host: 'example.com',
+            host,
         })
     })
 
-    it('Should delete forbidden headers', () => {
-        const ip = '192.168.1.1'
+    it('Should delete forbidden HTTP2 headers', () => {
+        const originalHeaders = {
+            referer: 'https://www.test.com',
+        }
 
-        const headers = rewriteRequestHeaders(
-            {
-                referer: 'https://www.test.com',
+        const headers = rewriteRequestHeaders({
+            headers: {
+                ...originalHeaders,
                 connection: 'keep-alive',
                 upgrade: 'websocket',
             },
-            ip,
-            'example.com'
-        )
+            request: getMockRequest(),
+            host,
+        })
 
         expect(headers).toEqual({
-            referer: 'https://www.test.com',
+            ...originalHeaders,
             'x-forwarded-for': ip,
             'x-forwarded-by': config.appName,
             'x-forwarded-host': 'example.com',
-            host: 'example.com',
+            host,
         })
     })
 
     it('Should respect x-forwarded-for', () => {
-        const ip = '192.168.1.1'
+        const originalHeaders = {
+            referer: 'https://www.test.com',
+        }
 
-        const headers = rewriteRequestHeaders(
-            {
-                referer: 'https://www.test.com',
+        const headers = rewriteRequestHeaders({
+            headers: {
+                ...originalHeaders,
                 'x-forwarded-for': '127.0.0.1',
             },
-            ip,
-            'example.com'
-        )
+            request: getMockRequest(),
+            host,
+        })
 
         expect(headers).toEqual({
-            referer: 'https://www.test.com',
+            ...originalHeaders,
             'x-forwarded-for': '127.0.0.1',
             'x-forwarded-by': config.appName,
             'x-forwarded-host': 'example.com',
-            host: 'example.com',
+            host,
         })
     })
+
+    describe('Should remove content headers if method is not PUT, PATCH or POST', () => {
+        for (const method of ['GET', 'HEAD', 'OPTIONS', 'DELETE']) {
+            it(`Should remove content headers if method is ${method}`, () => {
+                const originalHeaders = {
+                    referer: 'https://www.test.com',
+                    'x-forwarded-for': '127.0.0.1',
+                    'content-type': 'application/json',
+                    'content-length': '123',
+                    'transfer-encoding': 'chunked',
+                }
+
+                const headers = rewriteRequestHeaders({
+                    headers: originalHeaders,
+                    request: { ip, method } as FastifyRequest,
+                    host,
+                })
+
+                expect(headers).toEqual({
+                    referer: originalHeaders.referer,
+                    'x-forwarded-for': '127.0.0.1',
+                    'x-forwarded-by': config.appName,
+                    'x-forwarded-host': 'example.com',
+                    host,
+                })
+            })
+        }
+    })
 })
diff --git a/src/http/headers.ts b/src/http/headers.ts
index 41d496a..31367ba 100644
--- a/src/http/headers.ts
+++ b/src/http/headers.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,37 @@
 import type { IncomingHttpHeaders } from 'node:http'
 
+import type { FastifyRequest } from 'fastify'
+
 import { config } from '../config.js'
 
-export function rewriteRequestHeaders(
-    headers: IncomingHttpHeaders,
-    ip: string,
+export function rewriteRequestHeaders({
+    headers,
+    request,
+    host,
+}: {
+    headers: IncomingHttpHeaders
+    request: FastifyRequest
     host: string
-): IncomingHttpHeaders {
+}): IncomingHttpHeaders {
     const filteredHeaders: IncomingHttpHeaders = {
         ...headers,
-        'x-forwarded-for': headers['x-forwarded-for'] ?? ip,
+        'x-forwarded-for': headers['x-forwarded-for'] ?? request.ip,
         'x-forwarded-host': host,
         'x-forwarded-by': config.appName,
         host,
     }
 
+    const expectsPayload =
+        request.method === 'PUT' ||
+        request.method === 'POST' ||
+        request.method === 'PATCH'
+
+    if (!expectsPayload) {
+        delete filteredHeaders['content-length']
+        delete filteredHeaders['content-type']
+        delete filteredHeaders['transfer-encoding']
+    }
+
     // {@link https://github.com/smartlook/smartlook-relay-proxy/pull/106}
     delete filteredHeaders.connection
     delete filteredHeaders.upgrade