diff --git a/swift/proxy/controllers/obj.py b/swift/proxy/controllers/obj.py
index 1af0049..4562511 100644
--- a/swift/proxy/controllers/obj.py
+++ b/swift/proxy/controllers/obj.py
@@ -2270,6 +2270,8 @@ class ECObjectController(BaseObjectController):
                  _getter, parts_iter in best_bucket.get_responses()],
                 range_specs, fa_length, obj_length,
                 self.app.logger)
+            # this is not for the response
+            resp_headers.pop('Connection')
             resp = Response(
                 request=req,
                 headers=resp_headers,