diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/sink/ldap_rest_users.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/sink/ldap_rest_users.py
index 996baed8861..a50783623a0 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/sink/ldap_rest_users.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/sink/ldap_rest_users.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class LdapRestUsersSink(Sink):
         metadata_user = MetadataUser(name=record.github_username[0],
                                      display_name=record.name[0],
                                      email=record.email[0])
-        self.rest.post(self.api_users, data=metadata_user.to_json(), headers=self.headers)
+        self.rest.post(self.api_users, data=metadata_user.to_json())
         self.status.records_written(record.name[0])
 
     def get_status(self):
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/sink/metadata_rest_users.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/sink/metadata_rest_users.py
index 6b774ad2bfc..30f67a1dcfa 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/sink/metadata_rest_users.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/sink/metadata_rest_users.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ class MetadataRestUsersSink(Sink):
         self.api_team_post = "/teams"
         self.api_team_get = "/teams"
         self.api_users = "/users"
-        self.headers = {'Content-type': 'application/json'}
         self.org_entities = {}
         self.role_entities = {}
         self.team_entities = {}