diff --git a/codegen/smithy-go-codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/go/codegen/integration/HttpBindingProtocolGenerator.java b/codegen/smithy-go-codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/go/codegen/integration/HttpBindingProtocolGenerator.java
index 3049a0b2..f3ced75e 100644
--- a/codegen/smithy-go-codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/go/codegen/integration/HttpBindingProtocolGenerator.java
+++ b/codegen/smithy-go-codegen/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/go/codegen/integration/HttpBindingProtocolGenerator.java
@@ -877,11 +877,8 @@ private void writeHttpBindingMember(
                             writer.write("hv := encoder.Headers($S)", getCanonicalHeader(locationName));
                             writer.addUseImports(SmithyGoDependency.NET_HTTP);
                             writer.openBlock("for mapKey, mapVal := range $L {", "}", operand, () -> {
-                                GoValueAccessUtils.writeIfNonZeroValue(context.getModel(), writer, valueMemberShape,
-                                        "mapVal", false, false, () -> {
-                                            writeHeaderBinding(context, valueMemberShape, "mapVal", location,
-                                                    "http.CanonicalHeaderKey(mapKey)", "hv");
-                                        });
+                                writeHeaderBinding(context, valueMemberShape, "mapVal", location,
+                                        "http.CanonicalHeaderKey(mapKey)", "hv");
                             });
                             break;
                         case LABEL: