diff --git a/nix/tools/generate_targets.py b/nix/tools/generate_targets.py
index 9ece166ca..5c434b96d 100644
--- a/nix/tools/generate_targets.py
+++ b/nix/tools/generate_targets.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import random
 import jwt
 from typing import Optional
 from pathlib import Path
-from enum import Enum
 
 URL = "http://postgrest"
 
@@ -49,21 +48,8 @@ def generate_jwt(
     return jwt.encode(payload, key, alg)
 
 
-HTTP_METHODS = (
-    "GET",
-    "OPTIONS",
-)
-
-HttpMethod = Enum(
-    "HttpMethod",
-    {method: method for method in HTTP_METHODS},
-    type=str,
-    module=__name__,
-)
-
-
-def append_targets(lines: list[str], token: str, http_method: HttpMethod):
-    lines.append(f"{http_method.value} {URL}/authors_only")
+def append_targets(lines: list[str], token: str):
+    lines.append(f"OPTIONS {URL}/authors_only")
     lines.append(f"Authorization: Bearer {token}")
     lines.append("")  # blank line to separate requests
 
@@ -121,13 +107,6 @@ def main():
         default=None,
         help="Path to an existing RSA JWK file used for signing tokens",
     )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--method",
-        dest="http_method",
-        choices=list(HTTP_METHODS),
-        required=True,
-        help="HTTP method for the vegeta targets",
-    )
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -135,8 +114,6 @@ def main():
 
     is_hs = args.jwk_path is None
 
-    http_method = HttpMethod(args.http_method)
-
     nsamples = 1000
 
     if is_hs:
@@ -184,13 +161,13 @@ def main():
 
         for i in range(ntargets):
             token = generate_jwt(now, run_postgrest_time + i // 1000, rsa_private_key)
-            append_targets(lines, token, http_method)
+            append_targets(lines, token)
 
     else:
         tokens = [generate_jwt(now, None, rsa_private_key) for _ in range(nsamples)]
         for i in range(ntargets):
             token = random.choice(tokens)
-            append_targets(lines, token, http_method)
+            append_targets(lines, token)
 
     try:
         with open(args.targets_path, "w") as f:
diff --git a/nix/tools/loadtest.nix b/nix/tools/loadtest.nix
index 47150e2e3..d7a1ee0f4 100644
--- a/nix/tools/loadtest.nix
+++ b/nix/tools/loadtest.nix
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ let
           "ARG_OPTIONAL_SINGLE([output], [o], [Filename to dump json output to], [./loadtest/result.bin])"
           "ARG_OPTIONAL_SINGLE([testdir], [t], [Directory to load tests and fixtures from], [./test/load])"
           "ARG_OPTIONAL_SINGLE([kind], [k], [Kind of loadtest], [mixed])"
-          "ARG_OPTIONAL_SINGLE([method],, [HTTP method used for the jwt loadtests], [OPTIONS])"
           "ARG_TYPE_GROUP_SET([KIND], [KIND], [kind], [mixed,jwt-hs,jwt-hs-cache,jwt-hs-cache-worst,jwt-rsa,jwt-rsa-cache,jwt-rsa-cache-worst])"
-          "ARG_TYPE_GROUP_SET([METHOD], [METHOD], [method], [OPTIONS,GET])"
           "ARG_OPTIONAL_SINGLE([monitor], [m], [Monitoring file], [./loadtest/result.csv])"
           "ARG_LEFTOVERS([additional vegeta arguments])"
         ];
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ let
           jwt-hs)
             export PGRST_JWT_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES="0"
 
-            ${genTargets} --method "$_arg_method" "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
+            ${genTargets} "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
 
             # shellcheck disable=SC2145
             ${withTools.withPg} -f "$_arg_testdir"/fixtures.sql \
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ let
             ;;
 
           jwt-hs-cache)
-            ${genTargets} --method "$_arg_method" "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
+            ${genTargets} "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
 
             # shellcheck disable=SC2145
             ${withTools.withPg} -f "$_arg_testdir"/fixtures.sql \
@@ -89,7 +87,7 @@ let
             ;;
 
           jwt-hs-cache-worst)
-            ${libfaketime}/bin/faketime '2000-01-01 00:00:00' ${genTargets} --method "$_arg_method" --worst "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
+            ${libfaketime}/bin/faketime '2000-01-01 00:00:00' ${genTargets} --worst "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
 
             # shellcheck disable=SC2145
             ${withTools.withPg} -f "$_arg_testdir"/fixtures.sql \
@@ -104,7 +102,7 @@ let
             ${genRsaMaterials} --rsa="$_arg_testdir"/gen_jwk.json --private-key="$_arg_testdir"/gen_private.json
             export PGRST_JWT_SECRET="@$_arg_testdir/gen_jwk.json"
 
-            ${genTargets} --method "$_arg_method" --rsa="$_arg_testdir"/gen_jwk.json --private-key="$_arg_testdir"/gen_private.json "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
+            ${genTargets} --rsa="$_arg_testdir"/gen_jwk.json --private-key="$_arg_testdir"/gen_private.json "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
 
             # shellcheck disable=SC2145
             ${withTools.withPg} -f "$_arg_testdir"/fixtures.sql \
@@ -117,7 +115,7 @@ let
             ${genRsaMaterials} --rsa="$_arg_testdir"/gen_jwk.json --private-key="$_arg_testdir"/gen_private.json
             export PGRST_JWT_SECRET="@$_arg_testdir/gen_jwk.json"
 
-            ${genTargets} --method "$_arg_method" --rsa="$_arg_testdir"/gen_jwk.json --private-key="$_arg_testdir"/gen_private.json "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
+            ${genTargets} --rsa="$_arg_testdir"/gen_jwk.json --private-key="$_arg_testdir"/gen_private.json "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
 
             # shellcheck disable=SC2145
             ${withTools.withPg} -f "$_arg_testdir"/fixtures.sql \
@@ -130,7 +128,7 @@ let
             ${genRsaMaterials} --rsa="$_arg_testdir"/gen_jwk.json --private-key="$_arg_testdir"/gen_private.json
             export PGRST_JWT_SECRET="@$_arg_testdir/gen_jwk.json"
 
-            ${libfaketime}/bin/faketime '2000-01-01 00:00:00' ${genTargets} --method "$_arg_method" --worst --rsa="$_arg_testdir"/gen_jwk.json --private-key="$_arg_testdir"/gen_private.json "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
+            ${libfaketime}/bin/faketime '2000-01-01 00:00:00' ${genTargets} --worst --rsa="$_arg_testdir"/gen_jwk.json --private-key="$_arg_testdir"/gen_private.json "$_arg_testdir"/gen_targets.http
 
             # shellcheck disable=SC2145
             ${withTools.withPg} -f "$_arg_testdir"/fixtures.sql \