diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index c51ff1c91..a11a52de1 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ Defines if redirect responses should be followed automatically.
 
 Note that if a `303` is sent by the server in response to any request type (`POST`, `DELETE`, etc.), Got will automatically request the resource pointed to in the location header via `GET`. This is in accordance with [the spec](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.4.4).
 
-###### enableMethodRewriting
+###### methodRewriting
 
 Type: `boolean`<br>
 Default: `true`
diff --git a/source/index.ts b/source/index.ts
index 871074ee7..49ef41b14 100644
--- a/source/index.ts
+++ b/source/index.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const defaults: Defaults = {
 		resolveBodyOnly: false,
 		maxRedirects: 10,
 		prefixUrl: '',
-		enableMethodRewriting: true
+		methodRewriting: true
 	},
 	handlers: [defaultHandler],
 	mutableDefaults: false
diff --git a/source/request-as-event-emitter.ts b/source/request-as-event-emitter.ts
index 36b72775c..9b82276b9 100644
--- a/source/request-as-event-emitter.ts
+++ b/source/request-as-event-emitter.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export default (options: NormalizedOptions) => {
 				if (options.followRedirect && Reflect.has(typedResponse.headers, 'location') && redirectCodes.has(statusCode)) {
 					typedResponse.resume(); // We're being redirected, we don't care about the response.
 
-					if (statusCode === 303 || options.enableMethodRewriting === false) {
+					if (statusCode === 303 || options.methodRewriting === false) {
 						if (options.method !== 'GET' && options.method !== 'HEAD') {
 							// Server responded with "see other", indicating that the resource exists at another location,
 							// and the client should request it from that location via GET or HEAD.
diff --git a/source/utils/types.ts b/source/utils/types.ts
index 9aadf8a76..e5a90aa08 100644
--- a/source/utils/types.ts
+++ b/source/utils/types.ts
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export interface Options extends URLOptions {
 	context?: {[key: string]: unknown};
 	maxRedirects?: number;
 	lookup?: CacheableLookup['lookup'];
-	enableMethodRewriting?: boolean;
+	methodRewriting?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface NormalizedOptions extends Except<Options, keyof URLOptions> {
diff --git a/test/redirects.ts b/test/redirects.ts
index b77d2ddaa..b2c40f357 100644
--- a/test/redirects.ts
+++ b/test/redirects.ts
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ test('method overwriting can be turned off', withServer, async (t, server, got)
 
 	const {body} = await got.post('redirect', {
 		body: 'foobar',
-		enableMethodRewriting: false,
+		methodRewriting: false,
 		hooks: {
 			beforeRedirect: [
 				options => {