diff --git a/ot_http.c b/ot_http.c
index ee76639..b86ffb8 100644
--- a/ot_http.c
+++ b/ot_http.c
@@ -504,10 +504,6 @@ ssize_t http_handle_request( const int64 client_socket, char *data, size_t recv_
   /* This one implicitely tests strlen < 5, too -- remember, it is \n terminated */
   if( byte_diff( data, 5, "GET /") ) HTTPERROR_400;
 
-  /* Query string MUST terminate with SP -- we know that theres at least a '\n' where this search terminates */
-  for( c = data + 5; *c!=' ' && *c != '\t' && *c != '\n' && *c != '\r'; ++c ) ;
-  if( *c != ' ' ) HTTPERROR_400;
-
   /* Skip leading '/' */
   for( c = data+4; *c == '/'; ++c);