diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Request/XMLHttpRequest.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Request/XMLHttpRequest.js
index abafa131d7..f5b932bcc6 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Request/XMLHttpRequest.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Request/XMLHttpRequest.js
@@ -217,9 +217,6 @@
         }
     };
     function fXMLHttpRequest_send(oRequest) {
-        // always set the X-Requested-With:-header
-        // oRequest._object.setRequestHeader("X-Requested-With", "XMLHttpRequest");
-        
         oRequest._object.send(oRequest._data);
 
         // BUGFIX: Gecko - missing readystatechange calls in synchronous requests