diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index 0448e118c..65fe12586 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -913,16 +913,8 @@ def __setHTTPMethod():
     Check and set the HTTP method to perform HTTP requests through.
     """
 
-    if conf.method:
-        conf.method = conf.method.upper()
-
-        if conf.method not in (HTTPMETHOD.GET, HTTPMETHOD.POST):
-            warnMsg  = "'%s' " % conf.method
-            warnMsg += "is an unsupported HTTP method, "
-            warnMsg += "setting to default method, %s" % HTTPMETHOD.GET
-            logger.warn(warnMsg)
-
-            conf.method = HTTPMETHOD.GET
+    if conf.data:
+        conf.method = HTTPMETHOD.POST
     else:
         conf.method = HTTPMETHOD.GET
 
diff --git a/lib/core/optiondict.py b/lib/core/optiondict.py
index c52978865..e6d0dda52 100644
--- a/lib/core/optiondict.py
+++ b/lib/core/optiondict.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ optDict = {
                              },
 
             "Request":       {
-                               "method":            "string",
                                "data":              "string",
                                "cookie":            "string",
                                "cookieUrlencode":   "boolean",
diff --git a/lib/parse/cmdline.py b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
index 7fbad5794..bd9bca0b4 100644
--- a/lib/parse/cmdline.py
+++ b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ def cmdLineParser():
         request = OptionGroup(parser, "Request", "These options can be used "
                               "to specify how to connect to the target url.")
 
-        request.add_option("--method", dest="method", default="GET",
-                           help="HTTP method, GET or POST (default GET)")
-
         request.add_option("--data", dest="data",
                            help="Data string to be sent through POST")
 
diff --git a/sqlmap.conf b/sqlmap.conf
index e5af4e6e5..a82ee5183 100644
--- a/sqlmap.conf
+++ b/sqlmap.conf
@@ -33,13 +33,7 @@ googleDork =
 # These options can be used to specify how to connect to the target url.
 [Request]
 
-# HTTP method to perform HTTP requests.
-# Valid: GET or POST
-# Default: GET
-method = GET
-
-# Data string to be sent through POST. It is mandatory only when
-# HTTP method is set to POST.
+# Data string to be sent through POST.
 data = 
 
 # HTTP Cookie header.