diff --git a/src/protocol/http/src/main/java/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/http/sampler/HTTPHC4Impl.java b/src/protocol/http/src/main/java/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/http/sampler/HTTPHC4Impl.java
index bc4478eecb3..c160ec77402 100644
--- a/src/protocol/http/src/main/java/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/http/sampler/HTTPHC4Impl.java
+++ b/src/protocol/http/src/main/java/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/http/sampler/HTTPHC4Impl.java
@@ -1562,7 +1562,6 @@ protected String setupHttpEntityEnclosingRequestData(HttpEntityEnclosingRequestB
             }
             // Write the request to our own stream
             MultipartEntityBuilder multipartEntityBuilder = MultipartEntityBuilder.create();
-            multipartEntityBuilder.setCharset(charset);
             if (doBrowserCompatibleMultipart) {
                 multipartEntityBuilder.setLaxMode();
             } else {
diff --git a/src/protocol/http/src/test/java/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/http/sampler/TestHTTPHC4Impl.java b/src/protocol/http/src/test/java/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/http/sampler/TestHTTPHC4Impl.java
index 315806d1b87..bb5c2620c43 100644
--- a/src/protocol/http/src/test/java/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/http/sampler/TestHTTPHC4Impl.java
+++ b/src/protocol/http/src/test/java/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/http/sampler/TestHTTPHC4Impl.java
@@ -97,6 +97,22 @@ void testFileargWithMimeTypeWithCharset() throws Exception {
         Assertions.assertTrue(requestData.contains("charset=utf-8"));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testMultipartFormHeaderWithoutCharset() throws Exception {
+        HTTPSamplerBase sampler = (HTTPSamplerBase) new HttpTestSampleGui().createTestElement();
+        sampler.setThreadContext(jmctx);
+        sampler.setDoMultipart(true);
+        sampler.setDoBrowserCompatibleMultipart(true);
+        HttpEntityEnclosingRequestBase post = new HttpPost();
+        post.addHeader(HTTPConstants.HEADER_CONTENT_TYPE, "application/json; charset=utf-8");
+        sampler.setHTTPFiles(new HTTPFileArg[] {new HTTPFileArg("filename", "file", "application/octect; charset=utf-8")});
+        HTTPHC4Impl hc = new HTTPHC4Impl(sampler);
+        String requestData = hc.setupHttpEntityEnclosingRequestData(post);
+
+        String contentTypeWithEntity = post.getEntity().getContentType().getValue();
+        Assertions.assertFalse(contentTypeWithEntity.contains("charset"));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testNotifyFirstSampleAfterLoopRestartWhenThreadIterationIsSameUser() {
         jmvars.putObject(SAME_USER, true);