diff --git a/metrics/librato/client.go b/metrics/librato/client.go
index a807c392af01e..89ecb9ec64da5 100644
--- a/metrics/librato/client.go
+++ b/metrics/librato/client.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (lc *LibratoClient) PostMetrics(batch Batch) (err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if req, err = http.NewRequest("POST", MetricsPostUrl, bytes.NewBuffer(js)); err != nil {
+	if req, err = http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, MetricsPostUrl, bytes.NewBuffer(js)); err != nil {
 		return
 	}