diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.js
index ad283657d..9eac4da91 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.js
@@ -435,10 +435,6 @@ in your Node-RED user directory (${RED.settings.userDir}).
                                     formData.append(opt, val);
                                 } else if (typeof val === 'object' && val.hasOwnProperty('value')) {
                                     formData.append(opt,val.value,val.options || {});
-                                } else if (Array.isArray(val)) {
-                                    for (var i=0; i<val.length; i++) {
-                                        formData.append(opt, val[i])
-                                    }
                                 } else {
                                     formData.append(opt,JSON.stringify(val));
                                 }
diff --git a/test/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest_spec.js b/test/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest_spec.js
index 14f3fd628..c6c6ac4ac 100644
--- a/test/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest_spec.js
+++ b/test/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest_spec.js
@@ -2334,38 +2334,4 @@ describe('HTTP Request Node', function() {
             });
         }
     });
-
-    describe('multipart form posts', function() {
-        it('should send arrays as multiple entries', function (done) {
-            const flow = [
-                {
-                    id: 'n1', type: 'http request', wires: [['n2']], method: 'POST', ret: 'obj', url: getTestURL('/file-upload'), headers: [
-                    ]
-                },
-                { id: "n2", type: "helper" }
-            ];
-            helper.load(httpRequestNode, flow, function() {
-                var n1 = helper.getNode("n1");
-                var n2 = helper.getNode("n2");
-                n2.on('input', function(msg){
-                    try {
-                        msg.payload.body.should.have.property('foo')
-                        msg.payload.body.list.should.deepEqual(['a','b','c'])
-                        done()
-                    } catch (e) {
-                        done(e)
-                    }
-                });
-                n1.receive({
-                    headers: {
-                        'content-type': 'multipart/form-data'
-                    },
-                    payload: {
-                        foo: 'bar',
-                        list: [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]
-                    }
-                });
-            })
-        });
-    })
 });