diff --git a/googleapiclient/http.py b/googleapiclient/http.py
index f63d33e..f272ba8 100644
--- a/googleapiclient/http.py
+++ b/googleapiclient/http.py
@@ -1120,10 +1120,6 @@
     g.flatten(msg, unixfrom=False)
     body = fp.getvalue()
 
-    # Strip off the \n\n that the MIME lib tacks onto the end of the payload.
-    if request.body is None:
-      body = body[:-2]
-
     return status_line + body
 
   def _deserialize_response(self, payload):