diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 927320c..4282860 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "@apollo/server": "^4.1.0",
         "@types/mongoose": "^5.7.16",
-        "body-parser": "^1.20.1",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9b490a8..7219527 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@apollo/server": "^4.1.0",
     "@types/mongoose": "^5.7.16",
-    "body-parser": "^1.20.1",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/index.ts b/src/bootstrap/index.ts
index 8f66054..793649c 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/index.ts
+++ b/src/bootstrap/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import express, { json } from "express";
-import cors from "cors";
+import express from "express";
 import { expressMiddleware } from "@apollo/server/express4";
 import loaders from "./loaders";
 import { Config } from "../config";
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ export default async (config: Config) => {
 
   app.use(
     "/graphql",
-    json(),
     expressMiddleware(server, {
       context: async ({ req }) => ({ token: req.headers.token }),
     })
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/loaders/express.ts b/src/bootstrap/loaders/express.ts
index 54d3679..a63e026 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/loaders/express.ts
+++ b/src/bootstrap/loaders/express.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import express from "express";
-import bodyParser from "body-parser";
+import express, { json } from "express";
 import cors from "cors";
 import helmet from "helmet";
 
@@ -7,7 +6,7 @@ import { config } from "../../config";
 
 export default async (app: express.Application) => {
   // Body parser only needed during POST on the graphQL path
-  app.use(config.graphqlPath, bodyParser.json());
+  app.use(config.graphqlPath, json());
 
   // Cors configuration
   app.use(cors());