diff --git a/dnscrypt-proxy/xtransport.go b/dnscrypt-proxy/xtransport.go
index 009dd18c..13bd72b7 100644
--- a/dnscrypt-proxy/xtransport.go
+++ b/dnscrypt-proxy/xtransport.go
@@ -274,9 +274,6 @@ func (xTransport *XTransport) DoHQuery(useGet bool, url *url.URL, body []byte, t
 		qs.Add("ct", "")
 		encBody := base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(body)
 		qs.Add("dns", encBody)
-		if padding != nil {
-			qs.Add("random_padding", *padding)
-		}
 		url2 := *url
 		url2.RawQuery = qs.Encode()
 		return xTransport.Get(&url2, dataType, timeout)