diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/service.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/service.rb
index 6d6bcf9fe..b2d3fbcd9 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/service.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/service.rb
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ module Fog
       def request_params(params)
         params.merge({
           :headers  => headers(params),
-          :host     => endpoint_uri.host,
           :path     => "#{endpoint_uri.path}/#{params[:path]}"
         })
       end
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/service_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/service_tests.rb
index d057ae000..8f7f08961 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/service_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/service_tests.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::Rackspace::Service', ['rackspace']) do
     REQUEST_HASH = {
       :path=>"/endpoint/my_service",
       :headers=>{"Content-Type"=>"application/json", "Accept"=>"application/json", "X-Auth-Token"=>"my_auth_token"},
-      :host=>"fog.io"
     }.freeze
 
     uri = URI.parse("http://fog.io/endpoint")