diff --git a/lib/new_relic/agent/http_clients/abstract.rb b/lib/new_relic/agent/http_clients/abstract.rb
index 655ecd57f1..0e90076a1a 100644
--- a/lib/new_relic/agent/http_clients/abstract.rb
+++ b/lib/new_relic/agent/http_clients/abstract.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module HTTPClients
       #
       # @api public
       class AbstractRequest
-        [:[], :[]=, :type, :host_from_header, :host, :method, :headers, :uri].each do |name|
+        %i[[] []= type host_from_header host method headers uri].each do |name|
           define_method(name) do
             not_implemented(name)
           end