diff --git a/installation/caddy/Caddyfile b/installation/caddy/Caddyfile
index 6deee74d2..3322acc69 100644
--- a/installation/caddy/Caddyfile
+++ b/installation/caddy/Caddyfile
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ example.tld  {
     output file /var/log/caddy/akkoma.log
   }
 
-  encode gzip
-
   # this is explicitly IPv4 since Pleroma.Web.Endpoint binds on IPv4 only
   # and `localhost.` resolves to [::0] on some systems: see issue #930
   reverse_proxy 127.0.0.1:4000