diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/cloud_formation.rb b/lib/fog/aws/cloud_formation.rb
index db46ba2fb..c87d8a3d6 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/cloud_formation.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/cloud_formation.rb
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ module Fog
               :expects    => 200,
               :idempotent => idempotent,
               :headers    => { 'Content-Type' => 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' },
-              :host       => @host,
               :method     => 'POST',
               :parser     => parser
             })