diff --git a/internal/api/saml.go b/internal/api/saml.go
index 41ee9e4f9..d936ff2fa 100644
--- a/internal/api/saml.go
+++ b/internal/api/saml.go
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ func (a *API) SAMLMetadata(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=\"metadata.xml\"")
 	}
 
-	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-
 	_, err = w.Write(metadataXML)
 
 	return err