diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
index 64190f1..d82f5ea 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@
 
     loc_len = (r->valid_location && ctx->vars.uri.len) ? plcf->location.len : 0;
 
-    if (r->quoted_uri || r->space_in_uri || r->internal) {
+    if (r->quoted_uri || r->internal) {
         escape = 2 * ngx_escape_uri(NULL, r->uri.data + loc_len,
                                     r->uri.len - loc_len, NGX_ESCAPE_URI);
     } else {
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@
         loc_len = (r->valid_location && ctx->vars.uri.len) ?
                       plcf->location.len : 0;
 
-        if (r->quoted_uri || r->space_in_uri || r->internal) {
+        if (r->quoted_uri || r->internal) {
             escape = 2 * ngx_escape_uri(NULL, r->uri.data + loc_len,
                                         r->uri.len - loc_len, NGX_ESCAPE_URI);
         }
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_parse.c b/src/http/ngx_http_parse.c
index 71fa3c7..8297a13 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_parse.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_parse.c
@@ -116,10 +116,8 @@
         sw_host_end,
         sw_host_ip_literal,
         sw_port,
-        sw_host_http_09,
         sw_after_slash_in_uri,
         sw_check_uri,
-        sw_check_uri_http_09,
         sw_uri,
         sw_http_09,
         sw_http_H,
@@ -398,7 +396,7 @@
                  */
                 r->uri_start = r->schema_end + 1;
                 r->uri_end = r->schema_end + 2;
-                state = sw_host_http_09;
+                state = sw_http_09;
                 break;
             default:
                 return NGX_HTTP_PARSE_INVALID_REQUEST;
@@ -472,35 +470,13 @@
                  */
                 r->uri_start = r->schema_end + 1;
                 r->uri_end = r->schema_end + 2;
-                state = sw_host_http_09;
+                state = sw_http_09;
                 break;
             default:
                 return NGX_HTTP_PARSE_INVALID_REQUEST;
             }
             break;
 
-        /* space+ after "http://host[:port] " */
-        case sw_host_http_09:
-            switch (ch) {
-            case ' ':
-                break;
-            case CR:
-                r->http_minor = 9;
-                state = sw_almost_done;
-                break;
-            case LF:
-                r->http_minor = 9;
-                goto done;
-            case 'H':
-                r->http_protocol.data = p;
-                state = sw_http_H;
-                break;
-            default:
-                return NGX_HTTP_PARSE_INVALID_REQUEST;
-            }
-            break;
-
-
         /* check "/.", "//", "%", and "\" (Win32) in URI */
         case sw_after_slash_in_uri:
 
@@ -512,7 +488,7 @@
             switch (ch) {
             case ' ':
                 r->uri_end = p;
-                state = sw_check_uri_http_09;
+                state = sw_http_09;
                 break;
             case CR:
                 r->uri_end = p;
@@ -584,7 +560,7 @@
                 break;
             case ' ':
                 r->uri_end = p;
-                state = sw_check_uri_http_09;
+                state = sw_http_09;
                 break;
             case CR:
                 r->uri_end = p;
@@ -621,31 +597,6 @@
             }
             break;
 
-        /* space+ after URI */
-        case sw_check_uri_http_09:
-            switch (ch) {
-            case ' ':
-                break;
-            case CR:
-                r->http_minor = 9;
-                state = sw_almost_done;
-                break;
-            case LF:
-                r->http_minor = 9;
-                goto done;
-            case 'H':
-                r->http_protocol.data = p;
-                state = sw_http_H;
-                break;
-            default:
-                r->space_in_uri = 1;
-                state = sw_check_uri;
-                p--;
-                break;
-            }
-            break;
-
-
         /* URI */
         case sw_uri:
 
@@ -692,10 +643,7 @@
                 state = sw_http_H;
                 break;
             default:
-                r->space_in_uri = 1;
-                state = sw_uri;
-                p--;
-                break;
+                return NGX_HTTP_PARSE_INVALID_REQUEST;
             }
             break;
 
@@ -1171,9 +1119,7 @@
 
             switch (ch) {
             case ' ':
-                r->space_in_uri = 1;
-                state = sw_check_uri;
-                break;
+                return NGX_ERROR;
             case '.':
                 r->complex_uri = 1;
                 state = sw_uri;
@@ -1232,8 +1178,7 @@
                 r->uri_ext = p + 1;
                 break;
             case ' ':
-                r->space_in_uri = 1;
-                break;
+                return NGX_ERROR;
 #if (NGX_WIN32)
             case '\\':
                 r->complex_uri = 1;
@@ -1267,8 +1212,7 @@
 
             switch (ch) {
             case ' ':
-                r->space_in_uri = 1;
-                break;
+                return NGX_ERROR;
             case '#':
                 r->complex_uri = 1;
                 break;
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
index 2614b99..7956610 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request.c
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@
     r->unparsed_uri.len = r->uri_end - r->uri_start;
     r->unparsed_uri.data = r->uri_start;
 
-    r->valid_unparsed_uri = (r->space_in_uri || r->empty_path_in_uri) ? 0 : 1;
+    r->valid_unparsed_uri = r->empty_path_in_uri ? 0 : 1;
 
     if (r->uri_ext) {
         if (r->args_start) {
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_request.h b/src/http/ngx_http_request.h
index fa4d5f9..6357627 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_request.h
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_request.h
@@ -468,9 +468,6 @@
     /* URI with "+" */
     unsigned                          plus_in_uri:1;
 
-    /* URI with " " */
-    unsigned                          space_in_uri:1;
-
     /* URI with empty path */
     unsigned                          empty_path_in_uri:1;