Index: src/OFHTTPRequest.h
==================================================================
--- src/OFHTTPRequest.h
+++ src/OFHTTPRequest.h
@@ -107,17 +107,10 @@
  *
  * @note The setter creates a copy of the remote address.
  */
 @property OF_NULLABLE_PROPERTY (nonatomic) const OFSocketAddress *remoteAddress;
 
-/**
- * @brief Creates a new OFHTTPRequest.
- *
- * @return A new, autoreleased OFHTTPRequest
- */
-+ (instancetype)request;
-
 /**
  * @brief Creates a new OFHTTPRequest with the specified URL.
  *
  * @param URL The URL for the request
  * @return A new, autoreleased OFHTTPRequest
@@ -129,10 +122,12 @@
  *
  * @param URL The URL for the request
  * @return An initialized OFHTTPRequest
  */
 - (instancetype)initWithURL: (OFURL *)URL;
+
+- (instancetype)init OF_UNAVAILABLE;
 @end
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif

Index: src/OFHTTPRequest.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFHTTPRequest.m
+++ src/OFHTTPRequest.m
@@ -78,44 +78,36 @@
 }
 
 @implementation OFHTTPRequest
 @synthesize URL = _URL, method = _method, headers = _headers;
 
-+ (instancetype)request
-{
-	return [[[self alloc] init] autorelease];
-}
-
 + (instancetype)requestWithURL: (OFURL *)URL
 {
 	return [[[self alloc] initWithURL: URL] autorelease];
 }
 
-- (instancetype)init
+- (instancetype)initWithURL: (OFURL *)URL
 {
 	self = [super init];
 
-	_method = OFHTTPRequestMethodGet;
-	_protocolVersion.major = 1;
-	_protocolVersion.minor = 1;
-
-	return self;
-}
-
-- (instancetype)initWithURL: (OFURL *)URL
-{
-	self = [self init];
-
 	@try {
 		_URL = [URL copy];
+		_method = OFHTTPRequestMethodGet;
+		_protocolVersion.major = 1;
+		_protocolVersion.minor = 1;
 	} @catch (id e) {
 		[self release];
 		@throw e;
 	}
 
 	return self;
 }
+
+- (instancetype)init
+{
+	OF_INVALID_INIT_METHOD
+}
 
 - (void)dealloc
 {
 	[_URL release];
 	[_headers release];