diff --git a/src/request.rs b/src/request.rs
index 0394ad9..132458c 100644
--- a/src/request.rs
+++ b/src/request.rs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ impl Request {
         let response =
             unit::connect(unit, true, 0, reader, false).map_err(|e| e.url(url.clone()))?;
 
-        if self.error_on_non_2xx && response.status() >= 400 {
+        if response.status() >= 400 {
             Err(Error::Status(response.status(), response))
         } else {
             Ok(response)
@@ -337,26 +337,6 @@ impl Request {
             .push((param.to_string(), value.to_string()));
         self
     }
-
-    /// By default, if a response's status is anything but a 2xx or 3xx,
-    /// call()/send() and related methods will return an Error. If you want
-    /// to handle such responses as non-errors, set this to `false`.
-    ///
-    /// Example:
-    /// ```
-    /// # fn main() -> Result<(), ureq::Error> {
-    /// # ureq::is_test(true);
-    /// let response = ureq::get("http://httpbin.org/status/500")
-    ///     .error_on_non_2xx(false)
-    ///     .call()?;
-    /// assert_eq!(response.status(), 500);
-    /// # Ok(())
-    /// # }
-    /// ```
-    pub fn error_on_non_2xx(mut self, value: bool) -> Self {
-        self.error_on_non_2xx = value;
-        self
-    }
 }
 
 #[test]