diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpClientManager/HttpClientManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpClientManager/HttpClientManager.cs
index 681859f693..613545e21d 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpClientManager/HttpClientManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpClientManager/HttpClientManager.cs
@@ -177,10 +177,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpClientManager
         /// <param name="httpMethod">The HTTP method.</param>
         /// <returns>Task{HttpResponseInfo}.</returns>
         public Task<HttpResponseInfo> SendAsync(HttpRequestOptions options, string httpMethod)
-        {
-            var httpMethod2 = GetHttpMethod(httpMethod);
-            return SendAsync(options, httpMethod2);
-        }
+            => SendAsync(options, new HttpMethod(httpMethod));
 
         /// <summary>
         /// send as an asynchronous operation.
@@ -216,40 +213,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpClientManager
             return response;
         }
 
-        private HttpMethod GetHttpMethod(string httpMethod)
-        {
-            if (httpMethod.Equals("DELETE", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                return HttpMethod.Delete;
-            }
-            else if (httpMethod.Equals("GET", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                return HttpMethod.Get;
-            }
-            else if (httpMethod.Equals("HEAD", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                return HttpMethod.Head;
-            }
-            else if (httpMethod.Equals("OPTIONS", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                return HttpMethod.Options;
-            }
-            else if (httpMethod.Equals("POST", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                return HttpMethod.Post;
-            }
-            else if (httpMethod.Equals("PUT", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                return HttpMethod.Put;
-            }
-            else if (httpMethod.Equals("TRACE", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                return HttpMethod.Trace;
-            }
-
-            throw new ArgumentException("Invalid HTTP method", nameof(httpMethod));
-        }
-
         private HttpResponseInfo GetCachedResponse(string responseCachePath, TimeSpan cacheLength, string url)
         {
             if (File.Exists(responseCachePath)