diff --git a/src/detect-engine-hmd.c b/src/detect-engine-hmd.c
index 391a623b11..72f5c43597 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-hmd.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-hmd.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "detect-parse.h"
 #include "detect-engine-state.h"
 #include "detect-engine-content-inspection.h"
+#include "detect-engine-prefilter.h"
 
 #include "flow-util.h"
 #include "util-debug.h"
@@ -58,45 +59,43 @@
 #include "app-layer-protos.h"
 #include "util-validate.h"
 
-/**
- * \brief Http method match -- searches for one pattern per signature.
+/** \brief HTTP Method Mpm prefilter callback
  *
- * \param det_ctx    Detection engine thread ctx.
- * \param method     Method to inspect.
- * \param method_len Method length.
+ *  \param det_ctx detection engine thread ctx
+ *  \param p packet to inspect
+ *  \param f flow to inspect
+ *  \param txv tx to inspect
+ *  \param pectx inspection context
  *
- *  \retval ret Number of matches.
+ *  \retval ret number of matches
  */
-static inline uint32_t HttpMethodPatternSearch(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx,
-        const uint8_t *raw_method, const uint32_t raw_method_len)
+static void PrefilterTxMethod(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx,
+        const void *pectx,
+        Packet *p, Flow *f, void *txv,
+        const uint64_t idx, const uint8_t flags)
 {
     SCEnter();
 
-    uint32_t ret = 0;
+    const MpmCtx *mpm_ctx = (MpmCtx *)pectx;
+    htp_tx_t *tx = (htp_tx_t *)txv;
 
-    DEBUG_VALIDATE_BUG_ON(det_ctx->sgh->mpm_hmd_ctx_ts == NULL);
+    if (tx->request_method == NULL)
+        return;
 
-    if (raw_method_len >= det_ctx->sgh->mpm_hmd_ctx_ts->minlen) {
-        ret = mpm_table[det_ctx->sgh->mpm_hmd_ctx_ts->mpm_type].
-            Search(det_ctx->sgh->mpm_hmd_ctx_ts, &det_ctx->mtcu,
-                    &det_ctx->pmq, raw_method, raw_method_len);
-    }
+    const uint32_t buffer_len = bstr_len(tx->request_method);
+    const uint8_t *buffer = bstr_ptr(tx->request_method);
 
-    SCReturnUInt(ret);
+    if (buffer_len >= mpm_ctx->minlen) {
+        (void)mpm_table[mpm_ctx->mpm_type].Search(mpm_ctx,
+                &det_ctx->mtcu, &det_ctx->pmq, buffer, buffer_len);
+    }
 }
 
-int DetectEngineRunHttpMethodMpm(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx, void *txv)
+int PrefilterTxMethodRegister(SigGroupHead *sgh, MpmCtx *mpm_ctx)
 {
-    uint32_t cnt = 0;
-    htp_tx_t *tx = (htp_tx_t *)txv;
-    if (tx->request_method == NULL)
-        goto end;
-
-    cnt = HttpMethodPatternSearch(det_ctx,
-                                  (const uint8_t *)bstr_ptr(tx->request_method),
-                                  bstr_len(tx->request_method));
- end:
-    return cnt;
+    return PrefilterAppendTxEngine(sgh, PrefilterTxMethod,
+        ALPROTO_HTTP, HTP_REQUEST_LINE,
+        mpm_ctx, NULL);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/detect-engine-hmd.h b/src/detect-engine-hmd.h
index c176755a66..e2be754be4 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-hmd.h
+++ b/src/detect-engine-hmd.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int DetectEngineInspectHttpMethod(ThreadVars *tv,
                                   void *alstate,
                                   void *tx, uint64_t tx_id);
 
-int DetectEngineRunHttpMethodMpm(DetectEngineThreadCtx *det_ctx, void *txv);
+int PrefilterTxMethodRegister(SigGroupHead *sgh, MpmCtx *mpm_ctx);
 
 void DetectEngineHttpMethodRegisterTests(void);
 
diff --git a/src/detect-engine-mpm.c b/src/detect-engine-mpm.c
index 3355e79ce0..0d625b1119 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-mpm.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-mpm.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include "detect-content.h"
 
 #include "detect-engine-uri.h"
+#include "detect-engine-hmd.h"
 
 #include "stream.h"
 
@@ -93,7 +94,8 @@ AppLayerMpms app_mpms[] = {
     { "http_raw_header", 0, SIG_FLAG_TOSERVER, DETECT_SM_LIST_HRHDMATCH, SIG_GROUP_HEAD_MPM_HRHD, NULL, 5},
     { "http_raw_header", 0, SIG_FLAG_TOCLIENT, DETECT_SM_LIST_HRHDMATCH, SIG_GROUP_HEAD_MPM_HRHD, NULL, 6},
 
-    { "http_method", 0, SIG_FLAG_TOSERVER, DETECT_SM_LIST_HMDMATCH, SIG_GROUP_HEAD_MPM_HMD, NULL, 7},
+    { "http_method", 0, SIG_FLAG_TOSERVER, DETECT_SM_LIST_HMDMATCH,
+        SIG_GROUP_HEAD_MPM_HMD, PrefilterTxMethodRegister, 7},
 
     { "file_data", 0, SIG_FLAG_TOSERVER, DETECT_SM_LIST_FILEDATA, SIG_GROUP_HEAD_MPM_FD_SMTP, NULL, 8}, /* smtp */
     { "file_data", 0, SIG_FLAG_TOCLIENT, DETECT_SM_LIST_FILEDATA, SIG_GROUP_HEAD_MPM_HSBD, NULL, 9}, /* http server body */
diff --git a/src/detect.c b/src/detect.c
index c863d964e2..e9fc09f063 100644
--- a/src/detect.c
+++ b/src/detect.c
@@ -908,11 +908,6 @@ static inline void DetectMpmPrefilter(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx,
                             DetectEngineRunHttpRawUriMpm(det_ctx, tx);
                             PACKET_PROFILING_DETECT_END(p, PROF_DETECT_MPM_HRUD);
                         }
-                        if (det_ctx->sgh->flags & SIG_GROUP_HEAD_MPM_HMD) {
-                            PACKET_PROFILING_DETECT_START(p, PROF_DETECT_MPM_HMD);
-                            DetectEngineRunHttpMethodMpm(det_ctx, tx);
-                            PACKET_PROFILING_DETECT_END(p, PROF_DETECT_MPM_HMD);
-                        }
                     }
 
                     if (tx_progress >= HTP_REQUEST_HEADERS) {