diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/provider/awsProvider.js b/lib/plugins/aws/provider/awsProvider.js
index bcc78e583..6eae516f6 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/provider/awsProvider.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/provider/awsProvider.js
@@ -328,8 +328,6 @@ class AwsProvider {
   enableS3TransferAcceleration(credentials) {
     this.serverless.cli.log('Using S3 Transfer Acceleration Endpoint...');
     credentials.useAccelerateEndpoint = true;  // eslint-disable-line no-param-reassign
-    credentials.signatureVersion = 'v2';  // eslint-disable-line no-param-reassign
-    // see https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-js/issues/281
   }
 
   getRegion() {