diff --git a/controller.go b/controller.go
index 0586bc62..8dabedd9 100644
--- a/controller.go
+++ b/controller.go
@@ -309,9 +309,6 @@ func (rc RestController) Patch(ctx Context) error {
 		return err1
 	}
 
-	// Set prefer representation header as default
-	ctx.RequestContext().Request.Header.Add("Prefer", "return=representation")
-
 	return RestProxy(ctx, rc.TableName)
 }
 
@@ -335,9 +332,6 @@ func (rc RestController) Post(ctx Context) error {
 		return err1
 	}
 
-	// Set prefer representation header as default
-	ctx.RequestContext().Request.Header.Add("Prefer", "return=representation")
-
 	return RestProxy(ctx, rc.TableName)
 }
 
@@ -353,9 +347,6 @@ func (rc RestController) Put(ctx Context) error {
 		return err1
 	}
 
-	// Set prefer representation header as default
-	ctx.RequestContext().Request.Header.Add("Prefer", "return=representation")
-
 	return RestProxy(ctx, rc.TableName)
 }