diff --git a/vicav.xqm b/vicav.xqm
index f109a5c..deecfd4 100644
--- a/vicav.xqm
+++ b/vicav.xqm
@@ -1454,8 +1454,7 @@ function vicav:_get_feature_labels() {
         'xslt/feature_labels-json.xslt')
     return serialize($renderedJson, map {"method": "json"})
     else
-        (web:response-header(map {'method': 'xml'}, map:merge((cors:header(()), vicav:return_content_header()))),
-        <features>{$out}</features>)
+        <features>{$out}</features>
 };
 
 
@@ -1519,8 +1518,7 @@ declare function vicav:_get_data_words($type as xs:string*) {
         'xslt/data_words-json.xslt')
         return serialize($renderedJson, map {"method": "json"})
     else 
-        (web:response-header(map {'method': 'xml'}, map:merge((cors:header(()), vicav:return_content_header()))),
-        <words>{$out}</words>)
+        <words>{$out}</words>
 };