diff --git a/owncloudComLibrary/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/files/chunks/ChunkedUploadRemoteFileOperation.java b/owncloudComLibrary/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/files/chunks/ChunkedUploadRemoteFileOperation.java
index 14d0fbf5a..84396ec81 100644
--- a/owncloudComLibrary/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/files/chunks/ChunkedUploadRemoteFileOperation.java
+++ b/owncloudComLibrary/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/files/chunks/ChunkedUploadRemoteFileOperation.java
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
-import static com.owncloud.android.lib.common.http.HttpConstants.IF_MATCH_HEADER;
 import static com.owncloud.android.lib.common.operations.RemoteOperationResult.ResultCode.OK;
 
 /**
@@ -95,10 +94,6 @@ protected RemoteOperationResult uploadFile(OwnCloudClient client) throws Excepti
             } else {
                 mPutMethod = new PutMethod(new URL(uriPrefix + File.separator + chunkIndex), mFileRequestBody);
 
-                if (mRequiredEtag != null && mRequiredEtag.length() > 0) {
-                    mPutMethod.addRequestHeader(IF_MATCH_HEADER, "\"" + mRequiredEtag + "\"");
-                }
-
                 if (chunkIndex == chunkCount - 1) {
                     // Added a high timeout to the last chunk due to when the last chunk
                     // arrives to the server with the last PUT, all chunks get assembled