diff --git a/rpc/websocket.go b/rpc/websocket.go
index 93fa6b3798..26d736da81 100644
--- a/rpc/websocket.go
+++ b/rpc/websocket.go
@@ -140,18 +140,6 @@ func wsClientHeaders(endpoint, origin string) (string, http.Header, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return endpoint, nil, err
 	}
-	if origin == "" {
-		var err error
-		if origin, err = os.Hostname(); err != nil {
-			return endpoint, nil, err
-		}
-		if endpointURL.Scheme == "wss" {
-			origin = "https://" + strings.ToLower(origin)
-		} else {
-			origin = "http://" + strings.ToLower(origin)
-		}
-	}
-
 	header := make(http.Header)
 	header.Add("origin", origin)
 	if endpointURL.User != nil {
diff --git a/rpc/websocket_test.go b/rpc/websocket_test.go
index 6cf15d3760..f150918d40 100644
--- a/rpc/websocket_test.go
+++ b/rpc/websocket_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import (
 func TestWebsocketClientHeaders(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	endpoint, header, err := wsClientHeaders("wss://testuser:test-PASS_01@example.com:1234", "")
+	endpoint, header, err := wsClientHeaders("wss://testuser:test-PASS_01@example.com:1234", "https://example.com")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("wsGetConfig failed: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func TestWebsocketClientHeaders(t *testing.T) {
 	if header.Get("authorization") != "Basic dGVzdHVzZXI6dGVzdC1QQVNTXzAx" {
 		t.Fatal("Basic auth header is incorrect")
 	}
-	if header.Get("origin") == "" {
+	if header.Get("origin") != "https://example.com" {
 		t.Fatal("Origin not set")
 	}
 }