diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 789e260fc..37817d494 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "^3.2.4",
-    "body-parser": "1.19.0",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.4",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "debug": "^4.1.1",
diff --git a/src/middleware/express.app.config.ts b/src/middleware/express.app.config.ts
index a90b93aae..7ec12d79d 100644
--- a/src/middleware/express.app.config.ts
+++ b/src/middleware/express.app.config.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import * as express from 'express';
 import cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
-import bodyParser = require('body-parser');
 import cors = require('cors');
 import { SwaggerUI } from './swagger.ui';
 import { SwaggerRouter } from './swagger.router';
@@ -32,14 +31,12 @@ export class ExpressAppConfig {
         const spec = fs.readFileSync(definitionPath, 'utf8');
         const swaggerDoc = jsyaml.safeLoad(spec);
 
-        this.app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded());
-        this.app.use(bodyParser.text());
-        this.app.use(bodyParser.json());
-        this.app.use(bodyParser.raw({ type: 'application/pdf' }));
+        this.app.use(express.urlencoded({ limit: '50mb', extended: true }));
+        this.app.use(express.text({ limit: '50mb' }));
+        this.app.use(express.json({ limit: '50mb' }));
+        this.app.use(express.raw({ limit: '50mb', type: 'application/pdf' }));
 
         this.app.use(this.configureLogger(appOptions.logging));
-        this.app.use(express.json());
-        this.app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
         this.app.use(cookieParser());
 
         const swaggerUi = new SwaggerUI(swaggerDoc, appOptions.swaggerUI);