diff --git a/docs/examples/httpput.c b/docs/examples/httpput.c
index 303f882088..163600a5b1 100644
--- a/docs/examples/httpput.c
+++ b/docs/examples/httpput.c
@@ -89,12 +89,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     /* we want to use our own read function */
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_READFUNCTION, read_callback);
 
-    /* enable uploading */
+    /* enable uploading (implies PUT over HTTP) */
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_UPLOAD, 1L);
 
-    /* HTTP PUT please */
-    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PUT, 1L);
-
     /* specify target URL, and note that this URL should include a file
        name, not only a directory */
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, url);