diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 5944d8a..1a7ae80 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -195,3 +195,7 @@ v0.8.1
 * winws2, blockcheck2: allow multiple instances in windows, linux, freebsd (not openbsd)
 * nfqws2: fix critical bug - wrong ipv6 dissection
 * zapret-auto: fix standard_failure_detector http redirect regression
+
+0.8.7
+
+* nfqws2: removed hard check for host: presence in http_req
diff --git a/nfq2/desync.c b/nfq2/desync.c
index 1b78756..525cfed 100644
--- a/nfq2/desync.c
+++ b/nfq2/desync.c
@@ -1298,11 +1298,6 @@ static uint8_t dpi_desync_tcp_packet_play(
 		if (l7payload==L7P_HTTP_REQ)
 		{
 			bHaveHost = HttpExtractHost(rdata_payload, rlen_payload, host, sizeof(host));
-			if (!bHaveHost)
-			{
-				DLOG("not applying tampering to HTTP without Host:\n");
-				goto pass;
-			}
 		}
 		else if (l7payload==L7P_TLS_CLIENT_HELLO || l7proto==L7_TLS && l7payload==L7P_UNKNOWN && ctrack_replay && !ReasmIsEmpty(&ctrack_replay->reasm_client))
 		{