diff --git a/src/request.c b/src/request.c
index 9384da9..18a0352 100644
--- a/src/request.c
+++ b/src/request.c
@@ -419,9 +419,9 @@ static S3Status compose_amz_headers(const RequestParams *params,
             append_amz_header(values, 0, "x-amz-copy-source-range", byteRange);
         }
         // And the x-amz-metadata-directive header
-        if (properties) {
-            append_amz_header(values, 0, "x-amz-metadata-directive", "REPLACE");
-        }
+        //if (properties) {
+        //    append_amz_header(values, 0, "x-amz-metadata-directive", "REPLACE");
+        //}
     }
 
     // Add the x-amz-security-token header if necessary