diff --git a/pyresttest/tests.py b/pyresttest/tests.py
index d1ce09af..8cb613bd 100644
--- a/pyresttest/tests.py
+++ b/pyresttest/tests.py
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ def configure_curl(self, timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, context=None, curl_handle=None
         elif self.method == u'DELETE':
             curl.setopt(curl.CUSTOMREQUEST, 'DELETE')
             if bod is not None:
-                curl.setopt(pycurl.INFILESIZE, len(bod))
+                curl.setopt(pycurl.POSTFIELDS, bod)
+                curl.setopt(pycurl.POSTFIELDSIZE, len(bod))
         elif self.method == u'HEAD':
             curl.setopt(curl.NOBODY, 1)
             curl.setopt(curl.CUSTOMREQUEST, 'HEAD')