diff --git a/system/CodeIgniter.php b/system/CodeIgniter.php
index 90a9fdc619e0..8eae06f9c9d7 100644
--- a/system/CodeIgniter.php
+++ b/system/CodeIgniter.php
@@ -326,17 +326,6 @@ protected function handleRequest(RouteCollectionInterface $routes = null, $cache
 			$this->benchmark->stop('controller');
 		}
 
-		// Handle any redirects
-		if ($returned instanceof RedirectResponse)
-		{
-			if ($returnResponse)
-			{
-				return $returned;
-			}
-
-			$this->callExit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
-		}
-
 		// If $returned is a string, then the controller output something,
 		// probably a view, instead of echoing it directly. Send it along
 		// so it can be used with the output.
diff --git a/system/HTTP/Response.php b/system/HTTP/Response.php
index 50393fc02d73..4cf7d113a1af 100644
--- a/system/HTTP/Response.php
+++ b/system/HTTP/Response.php
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ public function redirect(string $uri, string $method = 'auto', int $code = null)
 		}
 
 		$this->setStatusCode($code);
-		$this->sendHeaders();
+
 		return $this;
 	}