diff --git a/binarylog/binarylog_end2end_test.go b/binarylog/binarylog_end2end_test.go
index 7da91ad1a8d..61eeb68edae 100644
--- a/binarylog/binarylog_end2end_test.go
+++ b/binarylog/binarylog_end2end_test.go
@@ -850,27 +850,11 @@ func equalLogEntry(entries ...*pb.GrpcLogEntry) (equal bool) {
 			tmp := append(h.Metadata.Entry[:0], h.Metadata.Entry...)
 			h.Metadata.Entry = tmp
 			sort.Slice(h.Metadata.Entry, func(i, j int) bool { return h.Metadata.Entry[i].Key < h.Metadata.Entry[j].Key })
-			// Delete headers that have POST values here since we cannot control
-			// this.
-			for i, entry := range h.Metadata.Entry {
-				if entry.Key == ":method" {
-					h.Metadata.Entry = append(h.Metadata.Entry[:i], h.Metadata.Entry[i+1:]...)
-					break
-				}
-			}
 		}
 		if h := e.GetServerHeader(); h != nil {
 			tmp := append(h.Metadata.Entry[:0], h.Metadata.Entry...)
 			h.Metadata.Entry = tmp
 			sort.Slice(h.Metadata.Entry, func(i, j int) bool { return h.Metadata.Entry[i].Key < h.Metadata.Entry[j].Key })
-			// Delete headers that have POST values here since we cannot control
-			// this.
-			for i, entry := range h.Metadata.Entry {
-				if entry.Key == ":method" {
-					h.Metadata.Entry = append(h.Metadata.Entry[:i], h.Metadata.Entry[i+1:]...)
-					break
-				}
-			}
 		}
 		if h := e.GetTrailer(); h != nil {
 			sort.Slice(h.Metadata.Entry, func(i, j int) bool { return h.Metadata.Entry[i].Key < h.Metadata.Entry[j].Key })
diff --git a/internal/transport/http2_server.go b/internal/transport/http2_server.go
index 0ecfe09ceec..cd0ebed9884 100644
--- a/internal/transport/http2_server.go
+++ b/internal/transport/http2_server.go
@@ -380,7 +380,6 @@ func (t *http2Server) operateHeaders(frame *http2.MetaHeadersFrame, handle func(
 			s.recvCompress = hf.Value
 		case ":method":
 			httpMethod = hf.Value
-			mdata[":method"] = append(mdata[":method"], hf.Value)
 		case ":path":
 			s.method = hf.Value
 		case "grpc-timeout":
diff --git a/test/end2end_test.go b/test/end2end_test.go
index 4c7e2f1fc75..bce752701da 100644
--- a/test/end2end_test.go
+++ b/test/end2end_test.go
@@ -7847,40 +7847,3 @@ func (s) TestStreamingServerInterceptorGetsConnection(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("ss.Client.StreamingInputCall(_) = _, %v, want _, %v", err, io.EOF)
 	}
 }
-
-func unaryInterceptorVerifyPost(ctx context.Context, req interface{}, info *grpc.UnaryServerInfo, handler grpc.UnaryHandler) (interface{}, error) {
-	md, ok := metadata.FromIncomingContext(ctx)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, status.Error(codes.NotFound, "metadata was not in context")
-	}
-	method := md.Get(":method")
-	if len(method) != 1 {
-		return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, ":method value had more than one value")
-	}
-	if method[0] != "POST" {
-		return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, ":method value was not post")
-	}
-	return handler(ctx, req)
-}
-
-// TestUnaryInterceptorGetsPost verifies that the server transport adds a
-// :method POST header to metadata, and that that added Header is visibile at
-// the grpc layer.
-func (s) TestUnaryInterceptorGetsPost(t *testing.T) {
-	ss := &stubserver.StubServer{
-		EmptyCallF: func(ctx context.Context, in *testpb.Empty) (*testpb.Empty, error) {
-			return &testpb.Empty{}, nil
-		},
-	}
-	if err := ss.Start([]grpc.ServerOption{grpc.UnaryInterceptor(unaryInterceptorVerifyPost)}); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Error starting endpoint server: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer ss.Stop()
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), defaultTestTimeout)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	if _, err := ss.Client.EmptyCall(ctx, &testpb.Empty{}); status.Code(err) != codes.OK {
-		t.Fatalf("ss.Client.EmptyCall(_, _) = _, %v, want _, error code %s", err, codes.OK)
-	}
-}