diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/go/client.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/go/client.mustache
index a9b82e3ff7d..c73470708d6 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/go/client.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/go/client.mustache
@@ -101,10 +101,6 @@ func selectHeaderAccept(accepts []string) string {
 		return ""
 	}
 
-	if contains(accepts, "application/json") {
-		return "application/json"
-	}
-
 	return strings.Join(accepts, ",")
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/go/go-petstore/client.go b/samples/client/petstore/go/go-petstore/client.go
index d28e9c440b6..ec3dfad98ae 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/go/go-petstore/client.go
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/go/go-petstore/client.go
@@ -109,10 +109,6 @@ func selectHeaderAccept(accepts []string) string {
 		return ""
 	}
 
-	if contains(accepts, "application/json") {
-		return "application/json"
-	}
-
 	return strings.Join(accepts, ",")
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/extensions/x-auth-id-alias/go-experimental/client.go b/samples/openapi3/client/extensions/x-auth-id-alias/go-experimental/client.go
index b812ae69158..0a5ca0e52d8 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/extensions/x-auth-id-alias/go-experimental/client.go
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/extensions/x-auth-id-alias/go-experimental/client.go
@@ -94,10 +94,6 @@ func selectHeaderAccept(accepts []string) string {
 		return ""
 	}
 
-	if contains(accepts, "application/json") {
-		return "application/json"
-	}
-
 	return strings.Join(accepts, ",")
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/go/go-petstore/client.go b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/go/go-petstore/client.go
index c3ab7d2b8ec..260ab6781cf 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/go/go-petstore/client.go
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/go/go-petstore/client.go
@@ -112,10 +112,6 @@ func selectHeaderAccept(accepts []string) string {
 		return ""
 	}
 
-	if contains(accepts, "application/json") {
-		return "application/json"
-	}
-
 	return strings.Join(accepts, ",")
 }