2 files changed, 1 insertions, 56 deletions

diff --git a/net/url_request/url_request_http_job.cc b/net/url_request/url_request_http_job.cc
index 8091b70..702c0bf 100644
--- a/net/url_request/url_request_http_job.cc
+++ b/net/url_request/url_request_http_job.cc
@@ -807,23 +807,12 @@ void URLRequestHttpJob::Start() {
   GURL referrer(request_->GetSanitizedReferrer());
 
   request_info_.url = request_->url();
+  request_info_.referrer = referrer;
   request_info_.method = request_->method();
   request_info_.load_flags = request_->load_flags();
   request_info_.priority = request_->priority();
   request_info_.request_id = request_->identifier();
 
-  // Strip Referer from request_info_.extra_headers to prevent, e.g., plugins
-  // from overriding headers that are controlled using other means. Otherwise a
-  // plugin could set a referrer although sending the referrer is inhibited.
-  request_info_.extra_headers.RemoveHeader(HttpRequestHeaders::kReferer);
-
-  // Our consumer should have made sure that this is a safe referrer.  See for
-  // instance WebCore::FrameLoader::HideReferrer.
-  if (referrer.is_valid()) {
-    request_info_.extra_headers.SetHeader(HttpRequestHeaders::kReferer,
-                                          referrer.spec());
-  }
-
   if (request_->context()) {
     request_info_.extra_headers.SetHeaderIfMissing(
         HttpRequestHeaders::kUserAgent,
diff --git a/net/url_request/url_request_unittest.cc b/net/url_request/url_request_unittest.cc
index ef43f30..ffc1b41 100644
--- a/net/url_request/url_request_unittest.cc
+++ b/net/url_request/url_request_unittest.cc
@@ -2479,50 +2479,6 @@ TEST_F(URLRequestTest, NetworkDelegateProxyError) {
   EXPECT_EQ(ERR_PROXY_CONNECTION_FAILED, network_delegate.last_os_error());
 }
 
-// Check that it is impossible to change the referrer in the extra headers of
-// an URLRequest.
-TEST_F(URLRequestTest, DoNotOverrideReferrer) {
-  TestServer test_server(TestServer::TYPE_HTTP, FilePath());
-  ASSERT_TRUE(test_server.Start());
-
-  scoped_refptr<URLRequestContext> context(new TestURLRequestContext());
-
-  // If extra headers contain referer and the request contains a referer,
-  // only the latter shall be respected.
-  {
-    TestDelegate d;
-    TestURLRequest req(test_server.GetURL("echoheader?Referer"), &d);
-    req.set_referrer("http://foo.com/");
-    req.set_context(context);
-
-    HttpRequestHeaders headers;
-    headers.SetHeader(HttpRequestHeaders::kReferer, "http://bar.com/");
-    req.SetExtraRequestHeaders(headers);
-
-    req.Start();
-    MessageLoop::current()->Run();
-
-    EXPECT_EQ("http://foo.com/", d.data_received());
-  }
-
-  // If extra headers contain a referer but the request does not, no referer
-  // shall be sent in the header.
-  {
-    TestDelegate d;
-    TestURLRequest req(test_server.GetURL("echoheader?Referer"), &d);
-    req.set_context(context);
-
-    HttpRequestHeaders headers;
-    headers.SetHeader(HttpRequestHeaders::kReferer, "http://bar.com/");
-    req.SetExtraRequestHeaders(headers);
-
-    req.Start();
-    MessageLoop::current()->Run();
-
-    EXPECT_EQ("None", d.data_received());
-  }
-}
-
 class URLRequestTestFTP : public URLRequestTest {
  public:
   URLRequestTestFTP() : test_server_(TestServer::TYPE_FTP, FilePath()) {