diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplesvn.py b/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplesvn.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplesvn.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplesvn.py
@@ -89,10 +89,6 @@ class SimpleSvnApp(object):
             if h.lower() not in self.IGNORED_HEADERS
         ]
 
-        # Add custom response header to indicate that this is a VCS response
-        # and which backend is used.
-        headers.append(('X-RhodeCode-Backend', 'svn'))
-
         return headers
 
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/middleware/utils/scm_app_http.py b/rhodecode/lib/middleware/utils/scm_app_http.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/middleware/utils/scm_app_http.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/middleware/utils/scm_app_http.py
@@ -116,10 +116,6 @@ class VcsHttpProxy(object):
             if not wsgiref.util.is_hop_by_hop(h)
         ]
 
-        # Add custom response header to indicate that this is a VCS response
-        # and which backend is used.
-        response_headers.append(('X-RhodeCode-Backend', self._backend))
-
         # TODO: johbo: Better way to get the status including text?
         status = str(response.status_code)
         start_response(status, response_headers)
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/middleware/utils/wsgi_app_caller_client.py b/rhodecode/lib/middleware/utils/wsgi_app_caller_client.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/middleware/utils/wsgi_app_caller_client.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/middleware/utils/wsgi_app_caller_client.py
@@ -94,10 +94,6 @@ class RemoteAppCaller(object):
             data, status, headers = self._remote_wsgi.handle(
                 clean_environ, input_data, *self._args, **self._kwargs)
 
-        # Add custom response header to indicate that this is a VCS response
-        # and which backend is used.
-        headers.append(('X-RhodeCode-Backend', self._backend))
-
         log.debug("Got result from proxy, returning to WSGI container")
         start_response(status, headers)
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/lib/middleware/test_simplesvn.py b/rhodecode/tests/lib/middleware/test_simplesvn.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/lib/middleware/test_simplesvn.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/lib/middleware/test_simplesvn.py
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ class TestSimpleSvnApp(object):
         expected_headers = [
             ('MS-Author-Via', 'DAV'),
             ('SVN-Supported-Posts', 'create-txn-with-props'),
-            ('X-RhodeCode-Backend', 'svn'),
         ]
         response_headers = self.app._get_response_headers(headers)
         assert sorted(response_headers) == sorted(expected_headers)
@@ -192,7 +191,6 @@ class TestSimpleSvnApp(object):
         expected_response_headers = [
             ('SVN-Supported-Posts', 'create-txn-with-props'),
             ('MS-Author-Via', 'DAV'),
-            ('X-RhodeCode-Backend', 'svn'),
         ]
         request_mock.assert_called_once_with(
             self.environment['REQUEST_METHOD'], expected_url,