diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/lti_provider/outcomes.py b/lms/djangoapps/lti_provider/outcomes.py
index 0f9478341e..2d70b1c97d 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/lti_provider/outcomes.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/lti_provider/outcomes.py
@@ -3,15 +3,11 @@ Helper functions for managing interactions with the LTI outcomes service defined
 in LTI v1.1.
 """
 
-from hashlib import sha1
-from base64 import b64encode
 import logging
 import uuid
 
 from lxml import etree
 from lxml.builder import ElementMaker
-from oauthlib.oauth1 import Client
-from oauthlib.common import to_unicode
 import requests
 from requests.exceptions import RequestException
 import requests_oauthlib
@@ -21,22 +17,6 @@ from lti_provider.models import GradedAssignment, OutcomeService
 log = logging.getLogger("edx.lti_provider")
 
 
-class BodyHashClient(Client):
-    """
-    OAuth1 Client that adds body hash support (required by LTI).
-
-    The default Client doesn't support body hashes, so we have to add it ourselves.
-    The spec:
-        https://oauth.googlecode.com/svn/spec/ext/body_hash/1.0/oauth-bodyhash.html
-    """
-    def get_oauth_params(self, request):
-        """Override get_oauth_params to add the body hash."""
-        params = super(BodyHashClient, self).get_oauth_params(request)
-        digest = b64encode(sha1(request.body.encode('UTF-8')).digest())
-        params.append((u'oauth_body_hash', to_unicode(digest)))
-        return params
-
-
 def store_outcome_parameters(request_params, user, lti_consumer):
     """
     Determine whether a set of LTI launch parameters contains information about
@@ -183,16 +163,10 @@ def sign_and_send_replace_result(assignment, xml):
     consumer_secret = consumer.consumer_secret
 
     # Calculate the OAuth signature for the replace_result message.
-    # TODO: According to the LTI spec, there should be an additional
-    # oauth_body_hash field that contains a digest of the replace_result
-    # message. Testing with Canvas throws an error when this field is included.
-    # This code may need to be revisited once we test with other LMS platforms,
-    # and confirm whether there's a bug in Canvas.
     oauth = requests_oauthlib.OAuth1(
         consumer_key,
         consumer_secret,
         signature_method='HMAC-SHA1',
-        client_class=BodyHashClient,
         force_include_body=True
     )
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/lti_provider/tests/test_outcomes.py b/lms/djangoapps/lti_provider/tests/test_outcomes.py
index 662e982d74..85394a6336 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/lti_provider/tests/test_outcomes.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/lti_provider/tests/test_outcomes.py
@@ -295,47 +295,6 @@ class XmlHandlingTest(TestCase):
         self.assertFalse(outcomes.check_replace_result_response(response))
 
 
-class TestBodyHashClient(unittest.TestCase):
-    """
-    Test our custom BodyHashClient
-
-    This Client should do everything a normal oauthlib.oauth1.Client would do,
-    except it also adds oauth_body_hash to the Authorization headers.
-    """
-    def test_simple_message(self):
-        oauth = requests_oauthlib.OAuth1(
-            '1000000000000000',  # fake consumer key
-            '2000000000000000',  # fake consumer secret
-            signature_method='HMAC-SHA1',
-            client_class=outcomes.BodyHashClient,
-            force_include_body=True
-        )
-        headers = {'content-type': 'application/xml'}
-        req = requests.Request(
-            'POST',
-            "http://example.edx.org/fake",
-            data="Hello world!",
-            auth=oauth,
-            headers=headers
-        )
-        prepped_req = req.prepare()
-
-        # Make sure that our body hash is now part of the test...
-        self.assertIn(
-            'oauth_body_hash="00hq6RNueFa8QiEjhep5cJRHWAI%3D"',
-            prepped_req.headers['Authorization']
-        )
-
-        # But make sure we haven't wiped out any of the other oauth values
-        # that we would expect to be in the Authorization header as well
-        expected_oauth_headers = [
-            "oauth_nonce", "oauth_timestamp", "oauth_version",
-            "oauth_signature_method", "oauth_consumer_key", "oauth_signature",
-        ]
-        for oauth_header in expected_oauth_headers:
-            self.assertIn(oauth_header, prepped_req.headers['Authorization'])
-
-
 class TestAssignmentsForProblem(ModuleStoreTestCase):
     """
     Test cases for the assignments_for_problem method in outcomes.py