diff --git a/karate-core/src/main/java/com/intuit/karate/StepDefs.java b/karate-core/src/main/java/com/intuit/karate/StepDefs.java
index 22cf085..d9d577c 100755
--- a/karate-core/src/main/java/com/intuit/karate/StepDefs.java
+++ b/karate-core/src/main/java/com/intuit/karate/StepDefs.java
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ public class StepDefs {
     @When("^method (\\w+)")
     public void method(String method) {
         method = method.toUpperCase();
-        if ("POST".equals(method) || "PUT".equals(method) || "PATCH".equals(method)) {
+        if ("POST".equals(method) || "PUT".equals(method) || "PATCH".equals(method) || "DELETE".equals(method)) {
             if (multiPart != null) {
                 String mediaType = getUserSpecifiedContentType();
                 if (mediaType == null) {