diff --git a/swift/obj/reconstructor.py b/swift/obj/reconstructor.py
index 4385e42cc9..2dd743fa9a 100644
--- a/swift/obj/reconstructor.py
+++ b/swift/obj/reconstructor.py
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ def _get_response(self, node, part, path, headers, policy):
         :returns: response
         """
         resp = None
-        headers['X-Backend-Node-Index'] = node['index']
         try:
             with ConnectionTimeout(self.conn_timeout):
                 conn = http_connect(node['ip'], node['port'], node['device'],