diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.js
index fbdf284fc..62b4d396b 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.js
@@ -141,15 +141,7 @@ in your Node-RED user directory (${RED.settings.userDir}).
                 });
             }
         }
-        /**
-         * @param {Object} headersObject
-         * @param {string} name
-         * @return {any} value
-        */
-        const getHeaderValue = (headersObject, name) => {
-            const asLowercase = name.toLowercase();
-            return headersObject[Object.keys(headersObject).find(k => k.toLowerCase() === asLowercase)];
-        }
+
         this.on("input",function(msg,nodeSend,nodeDone) {
             checkNodeAgentPatch();
             //reset redirectList on each request
@@ -300,7 +292,7 @@ in your Node-RED user directory (${RED.settings.userDir}).
             }
 
             opts.headers = {};
-            //add msg.headers 
+            //add msg.headers
             //NOTE: ui headers will take precidence over msg.headers
             if (msg.headers) {
                 if (msg.headers.hasOwnProperty('x-node-red-request-node')) {
@@ -633,7 +625,7 @@ in your Node-RED user directory (${RED.settings.userDir}).
                     msg.payload = msg.payload.toString('utf8'); // txt
 
                     if (node.ret === "obj") {
-                        if (msg.statusCode == 204){msg.payload= "{}"}; 
+                        if (msg.statusCode == 204){msg.payload= "{}"};
                         try { msg.payload = JSON.parse(msg.payload); } // obj
                         catch(e) { node.warn(RED._("httpin.errors.json-error")); }
                     }
@@ -740,7 +732,7 @@ in your Node-RED user directory (${RED.settings.userDir}).
         *
         * If the algorithm directive's value ends with "-sess", then HA1 is
         *   HA1=digestCompute(digestCompute(username:realm:password):nonce:cnonce)
-        * 
+        *
         * If the algorithm directive's value does not end with "-sess", then HA1 is
         *   HA1=digestCompute(username:realm:password)
         */