diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/web/cgi/DefaultCGIExecutor.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/web/cgi/DefaultCGIExecutor.java
index c717905077..52eead7956 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/web/cgi/DefaultCGIExecutor.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/web/cgi/DefaultCGIExecutor.java
@@ -425,8 +425,6 @@ public class DefaultCGIExecutor extends AbstractCGIExecutor
   {
     String line = null;
 
-    response.setContentLength(-1);
-
     while ((line = getTextLineFromStream(is)).length() > 0)
     {
       if (logger.isTraceEnabled())