diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/server.go b/modules/caddyhttp/server.go
index b98619189..d060738f1 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/server.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/server.go
@@ -318,8 +318,7 @@ func (s *Server) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		// so we can track the number of bytes read from it
 		var bodyReader *lengthReader
 		if r.Body != nil {
-			bodyReader = getLengthReader(r.Body)
-			defer putLengthReader(bodyReader)
+			bodyReader = &lengthReader{Source: r.Body}
 			r.Body = bodyReader
 		}
 
@@ -903,24 +902,6 @@ type lengthReader struct {
 	Length int
 }
 
-var lengthReaderPool = sync.Pool{
-	New: func() interface{} {
-		return &lengthReader{}
-	},
-}
-
-func getLengthReader(source io.ReadCloser) *lengthReader {
-	reader := lengthReaderPool.Get().(*lengthReader)
-	reader.Source = source
-	return reader
-}
-
-func putLengthReader(reader *lengthReader) {
-	reader.Source = nil
-	reader.Length = 0
-	lengthReaderPool.Put(reader)
-}
-
 func (r *lengthReader) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	n, err := r.Source.Read(b)
 	r.Length += n