diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/Layouts/rss/default.ctp b/lib/Cake/View/Layouts/rss/default.ctp
index 70dcb6ff433..d57624e1a90 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/Layouts/rss/default.ctp
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/Layouts/rss/default.ctp
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-echo $this->Rss->header();
-
 if (!isset($channel)) {
 	$channel = array();
 }
@@ -13,4 +11,4 @@ echo $this->Rss->document(
 		array(), $channel, $content_for_layout
 	)
 );
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>