diff --git a/lib/multipart.js b/lib/multipart.js
index c700788cdad..899b2d14997 100644
--- a/lib/multipart.js
+++ b/lib/multipart.js
@@ -53,11 +53,7 @@ proto.init = function(options) {
     var self = this;
     req
       .addListener('body', function(chunk) {
-        req.pause();
         self.write(chunk);
-        setTimeout(function() {
-          req.resume();
-        });
       })
       .addListener('complete', function() {
         self.emit('complete');