diff --git a/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/server/NetworkOptions.java b/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/server/NetworkOptions.java
index c6852cb0e0e1c..158662215e4a7 100644
--- a/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/server/NetworkOptions.java
+++ b/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/server/NetworkOptions.java
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ public class NetworkOptions {
 
   private final Config config;
   // These are commonly used by process which can't set various headers.
-  // Checks are skipped when the session already exists
-  private final Set<String> SKIP_CHECKS_ON = ImmutableSet.of("/status", "/readyz", "\\/session\\/(.*)");
+  private final Set<String> SKIP_CHECKS_ON = ImmutableSet.of("/status", "/readyz");
 
   public NetworkOptions(Config config) {
     this.config = Require.nonNull("Config", config);
diff --git a/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/web/CheckContentTypeHeader.java b/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/web/CheckContentTypeHeader.java
index 42d7583cbf94a..a4c22f00fe121 100644
--- a/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/web/CheckContentTypeHeader.java
+++ b/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/web/CheckContentTypeHeader.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public HttpHandler apply(HttpHandler httpHandler) {
     Require.nonNull("Next handler", httpHandler);
 
     return req -> {
-      if (skipChecksOn.stream().anyMatch(s -> req.getUri().matches(s))) {
+      if (skipChecksOn.contains(req.getUri())) {
         return httpHandler.execute(req);
       }
 
diff --git a/java/server/test/org/openqa/selenium/grid/web/EnsureSpecCompliantHeadersTest.java b/java/server/test/org/openqa/selenium/grid/web/EnsureSpecCompliantHeadersTest.java
index 723898549412c..2933b0757e6a7 100644
--- a/java/server/test/org/openqa/selenium/grid/web/EnsureSpecCompliantHeadersTest.java
+++ b/java/server/test/org/openqa/selenium/grid/web/EnsureSpecCompliantHeadersTest.java
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 import org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.HttpRequest;
 import org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.HttpResponse;
 
-import java.util.UUID;
-
 import static java.net.HttpURLConnection.HTTP_INTERNAL_ERROR;
 import static java.net.HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
@@ -56,15 +54,6 @@ public void shouldAllowRequestsWithNoContentTypeWhenSkipCheckOnMatches() {
     assertThat(res.getStatus()).isEqualTo(HTTP_OK);
   }
 
-  @Test
-  public void shouldAllowRequestsWithNoContentTypeWhenSkipCheckOnMatchesRegex() {
-    HttpResponse res = new EnsureSpecCompliantHeaders(ImmutableList.of(), ImmutableSet.of("\\/paipa\\/(.*)"))
-      .apply(alwaysOk)
-      .execute(new HttpRequest(POST, String.format("/paipa/%s", UUID.randomUUID().toString())));
-
-    assertThat(res.getStatus()).isEqualTo(HTTP_OK);
-  }
-
   @Test
   public void requestsWithAnOriginHeaderShouldBeBlocked() {
     HttpResponse res = new EnsureSpecCompliantHeaders(ImmutableList.of(), ImmutableSet.of())