diff --git a/Sources/Vapor/Responder/DefaultResponder.swift b/Sources/Vapor/Responder/DefaultResponder.swift
index c342131261..1a2dece011 100644
--- a/Sources/Vapor/Responder/DefaultResponder.swift
+++ b/Sources/Vapor/Responder/DefaultResponder.swift
@@ -39,26 +39,6 @@ internal struct DefaultResponder: Responder {
                 }
             }
             
-            // If the route isn't explicitly a HEAD route,
-            // and it's made up solely of .constant components,
-            // register a HEAD route with the same path
-            if route.method == .GET &&
-                route.path.allSatisfy({ component in
-                    if case .constant(_) = component { return true }
-                    return false
-            }) {
-                let headRoute = Route(
-                    method: .HEAD,
-                    path: route.path,
-                    responder: middleware.makeResponder(chainingTo: HeadResponder()),
-                    requestType: route.requestType,
-                    responseType: route.responseType)
-
-                let headCachedRoute = CachedRoute(route: headRoute, responder: middleware.makeResponder(chainingTo: HeadResponder()))
-
-                router.register(headCachedRoute, at: [.constant(HTTPMethod.HEAD.string)] + path)
-            }
-            
             router.register(cached, at: [.constant(route.method.string)] + path)
         }
         self.router = router
@@ -155,12 +135,6 @@ internal struct DefaultResponder: Responder {
     }
 }
 
-private struct HeadResponder: Responder {
-    func respond(to request: Request) -> EventLoopFuture<Response> {
-        request.eventLoop.makeSucceededFuture(.init(status: .ok))
-    }
-}
-
 private struct NotFoundResponder: Responder {
     func respond(to request: Request) -> EventLoopFuture<Response> {
         request.eventLoop.makeFailedFuture(RouteNotFound())
diff --git a/Tests/VaporTests/RouteTests.swift b/Tests/VaporTests/RouteTests.swift
index bf28872016..4ecbce263a 100644
--- a/Tests/VaporTests/RouteTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/VaporTests/RouteTests.swift
@@ -229,38 +229,23 @@ final class RouteTests: XCTestCase {
         }
     }
 
-    func testHeadRequestWithConstantPathReturnsOK() throws {
+    func testHeadRequestForwardedToGet() throws {
         let app = Application(.testing)
         defer { app.shutdown() }
 
         app.get("hello") { req -> String in
-            return "hi"
-        }
-
-        try app.testable(method: .running(port: 0)).test(.HEAD, "/hello") { res in
-            XCTAssertEqual(res.status, .ok)
-            XCTAssertEqual(res.headers.first(name: .contentLength), "0")
-            XCTAssertEqual(res.body.readableBytes, 0)
-        }
-    }
-
-    func testHeadRequestWithParameterForwardedToGet() throws {
-        let app = Application(.testing)
-        defer { app.shutdown() }
-
-        app.get("hello", ":name") { req -> String in
             XCTAssertEqual(req.method, .HEAD)
             return "hi"
         }
 
-        try app.testable(method: .running(port: 0)).test(.HEAD, "/hello/joe") { res in
+        try app.testable(method: .running(port: 0)).test(.HEAD, "/hello") { res in
             XCTAssertEqual(res.status, .ok)
             XCTAssertEqual(res.headers.first(name: .contentLength), "2")
             XCTAssertEqual(res.body.readableBytes, 0)
         }
     }
 
-    func testExplicitHeadRouteHandlerOverridesGeneratedHandler() throws {
+    func testExplicitHeadRouteOverridesForwardingToGet() throws {
         let app = Application(.testing)
         defer { app.shutdown() }