diff --git a/provider/kv.go b/provider/kv.go
index ec5966554..d610e666d 100644
--- a/provider/kv.go
+++ b/provider/kv.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/libkv"
 	"github.com/docker/libkv/store"
 	"github.com/emilevauge/traefik/types"
-	"strconv"
 )
 
 // Kv holds common configurations of key-value providers.
@@ -74,10 +73,9 @@ func (provider *Kv) loadConfig() *types.Configuration {
 		provider.Prefix,
 	}
 	var KvFuncMap = template.FuncMap{
-		"List":    provider.list,
-		"Get":     provider.get,
-		"GetBool": provider.getBool,
-		"Last":    provider.last,
+		"List": provider.list,
+		"Get":  provider.get,
+		"Last": provider.last,
 	}
 
 	configuration, err := provider.getConfiguration("templates/kv.tmpl", KvFuncMap, templateObjects)
@@ -114,16 +112,6 @@ func (provider *Kv) get(keys ...string) string {
 	return string(keyPair.Value)
 }
 
-func (provider *Kv) getBool(keys ...string) bool {
-	value := provider.get(keys...)
-	b, err := strconv.ParseBool(string(value))
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("Error getting key: ", strings.Join(keys, ""), err)
-		return false
-	}
-	return b
-}
-
 func (provider *Kv) last(key string) string {
 	splittedKey := strings.Split(key, "/")
 	return splittedKey[len(splittedKey)-1]
diff --git a/provider/kv_test.go b/provider/kv_test.go
index 6873e4d18..3cb79f257 100644
--- a/provider/kv_test.go
+++ b/provider/kv_test.go
@@ -194,61 +194,6 @@ func TestKvGet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestKvGetBool(t *testing.T) {
-	cases := []struct {
-		provider *Kv
-		keys     []string
-		expected bool
-	}{
-		{
-			provider: &Kv{
-				kvclient: &Mock{
-					KVPairs: []*store.KVPair{
-						{
-							Key:   "foo",
-							Value: []byte("true"),
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			keys:     []string{"foo"},
-			expected: true,
-		},
-		{
-			provider: &Kv{
-				kvclient: &Mock{
-					KVPairs: []*store.KVPair{
-						{
-							Key:   "foo",
-							Value: []byte("false"),
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			keys:     []string{"foo"},
-			expected: false,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, c := range cases {
-		actual := c.provider.getBool(c.keys...)
-		if actual != c.expected {
-			t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v for %v and %v", c.expected, actual, c.keys, c.provider)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Error case
-	provider := &Kv{
-		kvclient: &Mock{
-			Error: true,
-		},
-	}
-	actual := provider.get("anything")
-	if actual != "" {
-		t.Fatalf("Should have return nil, got %v", actual)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestKvLast(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		key      string
diff --git a/templates/kv.tmpl b/templates/kv.tmpl
index 272093e2f..f5bb470ac 100644
--- a/templates/kv.tmpl
+++ b/templates/kv.tmpl
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     {{$frontend := Last .}}
     [frontends.{{$frontend}}]
     backend = "{{Get . "/backend"}}"
-    passHostHeader = "{{GetBool . "/passHostHeader"}}"
+    passHostHeader = {{Get . "/passHostHeader"}}
     {{$routes := List . "/routes/"}}
         {{range $routes}}
         [frontends.{{$frontend}}.routes.{{Last .}}]